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International Exchange Program
Enrolment code: KGA080
Unit description: For details, contact Faculty of Science and Engineering
International Exchange Program
Enrolment code: KGA090
Unit description: For details, contact Faculty of Science and Engineering
Geography and Environmental Studies 1
Enrolment code: KGA100
Offered: Hbt, sem 1&2
Special note: mid-year intake possible for BA students, who should use
enrolment codes KGA151 (first semester) and KGA152 (2nd semester)
Unit description: Introduces various approaches to the study of
environmental processes and human relations with nature, including key
spatial, developmental, and cultural dimensions of human adaptation of the
Earth as habitat. The unit comprises four major components: (a) Society, Space
and Development (semester 1) – which covers the basic concepts of human
geography, while exploring the theme of development; (b) Ecosystem
Processes (semesters 1 and 2) – which covers atmospheric, geomorphic, and
biotic processes and considers their modification by people, especially in
Australasia; (c) Environment and Society (semester 2) – which covers the
human impact on the environment both currently and historically, and the
evolution of conservation ideas; and (d) Practical and Field Studies (semesters
1 and 2) – which provides training in the basic field and laboratory techniques
used in physical geography.
Staff: (Society, Space and Development) Dr LJ Wood; (Ecosystem Processes) Dr
K Brown; (Environment and Society), Dr E Pharo, Dr J Russell; (Practical
and Field Studies) Dr K Brown, Dr R Kellaway, Dr E Pharo
Unit weight: 25%
Teaching: 3x1-hr lectures, 2 or 3-hr practical period weekly, a tutorial every 2
wks, and 2 days of excursion
Mutual excl: KGA101
Assess: 2-hr exam in June (25%), 2-hr exam in Nov (25%), 2x1,500-word essays
(18%), practical work including a project (24%), tutorials (5%), field trip
(3%)
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Required texts, etc:
Knox PL and Marston SA, Places and Regions in Global Context: Human
Geography, ISBN 0131414917
Christopherson RW, Geosystems: An Introduction to Physical Geography, ISBN
0130108456
Courses: R3A R3J S3G S3GD1 S3GD2 S3GD3 S3T +OC
Geography and Environmental Studies 1A
Enrolment code: KGA101
Offered: Hbt, sem 1&2
Special note: not available to BSc students; mid-year intake possible for BA
students, who should use enrolment codes KGA161 (sem 1) and KGA162 (sem
2)
Unit description: Has the same broad objectives as KGA100, covering
components (a), (b) and (c). While this unit leads to a full major in Geography
and Environmental Studies, students intending to use their studies for any
professional purpose are advised to enrol in KGA100.
Staff: (Society, Space and Development) Dr LJ Wood; (Ecosystem Processes) Dr
K Brown; (Environment and Society) Dr E Pharo, Dr J Russell
Unit weight: 25%
Teaching: 3x1-hr lectures, 1 tutorial weekly, and 2 days of excursion
Mutual excl: KGA100
Assess: 2-hr exam in June (25%), 2-hr exam in Nov (25%); 4x1,500-word essays
(36%), tutorials, workshops and excursion (14%)
Required texts, etc:
Knox PL and Marston SA, Places and Regions in Global Context: Human
Geography, ISBN 0131414917
Christopherson RW, Geosystems: An Introduction to Physical Geography, ISBN
0130108456
Courses: R3A R3C R3J R3K S3T +OC
Geography and Environmental Studies 1
Enrolment code: KGA151/152
Special note: For BA students only.
Unit description: For details see KGA100. BA students wishing to study this
unit should use enrolment codes KGA151 (first semester) and KGA152 (2nd
semester).
Courses:
R3A
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Geography and Environmental Studies 1A
Enrolment code: KGA161/162
Unit description: Has the same broad objectives as KGA100, covering
components (a), (b) and (c). While this unit leads to a full major in Geography
and Environmental Studies, students intending to use their studies for any
professional purpose are advised to enrol in KGA100. BA students wishing to
study this unit should use enrolment codes KGA161 (sem 1) and KGA162 (sem
2)
Courses:
R3A
Soil Conservation (Landcare for Teachers)
Enrolment code: KGA190
Offered: Hbt, sem 1/sem 2/
Special note: restricted to Education students
Unit description: Provides teachers with the skills and confidence to teach soil
conservation and landcare. The unit is accessible to all teachers, including those
with no prior scientific or agricultural background, and enables them to
understand the problems surrounding soil conservation and landcare so that
they can make the topic relevant and interesting to their pupils.
Staff: Dr TC Stadler
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 35 hrs in total
Assess: 2,000 to 3,000-word essay (40%), curriculum unit or case study (60%)
Recommended reading:
Campbell A, Landcare: Communities Shaping the Land and the Future, ISBN
1863735550
Geography and Environmental Studies 2
Enrolment code: KGA200
Offered: Hbt, sem 1&2
Unit description: Is an umbrella code for the core and optional units that meet
the Group 2 requirements for the BSc degree. Students enrol in KGA200 and the
three component units which make up the complete Group. To enrol correctly
(and to be assessed the correct HECS levy) students must use the alternative
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unit codes KGA285 to KGA298. Units are described under the listings for level
200 or level 200/300. The course consists of: TWO units chosen from:
KGA285
Conservation Geomorphology (see
KGA227)
Natural Environment Field
Techniques (see KGA213)
Introduction to GIS (see KGG245)
Biogeography and Climatology (see
KGA209)
KGA286
KGA287
KGA290
ONE further unit chosen from the above or from:
KGA291
KGA292
Geography of Asia (see KGA202)
The Global Space Economy (see
KGA208)
Environmental Management (see
KGA223)
Historical Geography (see KGA240)
Urban Planning: Space, Place and
Society (see KGA253)
Wilderness and Natural Area
Management (see KGA270)
Sustainable Communities and Local
Environments (see KGA254)
KGA293
KGA294
KGA295
KGA296
KGA298
NO MORE than two units may be taken in any one semester.
Staff: see individual unit entries
Unit weight: 33.33%
Teaching: depends on units chosen
Prereq: KGA100
Assess: The result for KGA200 is the aggregated result of the three individual
units
Courses: S3G S3GD3
Geography of Asia
Enrolment code: KGA202/302
Offered: Hbt, sem 1
Special note: this unit is coded KGA291 and weighted 0% when taken as part
of KGA200
Unit description: Examines issues relevant to the understanding of the
geography of contemporary Asia. Topics such as population pressure and
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policies, environmental change and degradation, economic growth in urban
and rural areas, and the problems produced by modernisation and
development are considered using different areas as case studies.
Staff: Dr RG Kellaway, Dr LJ Wood
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 2x1-hr lectures weekly, 9 tutorials
Prereq: KGA100 or KGA101
Mutual excl: HMA202/302
Assess: 2-hr exam in June (60%), 2,500-word essay (40%)
Majors: Geography and Environmental Studies, Asian Studies, Natural
Environment and Wilderness Studies, Economics
Courses: R3A R3J S3G
The Global Space Economy
Enrolment code: KGA208/308
Offered: Hbt, sem 2
Special note: this unit is coded KGA292 and weighted at 0% when taken as
part of KGA200
Unit description: Everyday terms such as ‘globalisation’, ‘structural
adjustment’, ‘economic rationalism’, ‘protectionism’ and ‘multiculturalism’
reflect an increasing interest in the worldwide consequences of new patterns of
demand, delivery and supply of goods and services. The unit examines recent
developments in transportation and communication systems which, with new
methods of production and distribution, are leading to an increasingly
integrated global space economy. The consequences of this transition for
employment, leisure and trade, and the environmental, social and cultural
implications for individuals and communities in adjusting to a new era of
change, in both developed and developing countries, are examined.
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 2x1-hr lectures weekly, 9 tutorials
Prereq: KGA100 or KGA101 (one of [BEA100 or BEA110], BEA101, BEA102 or
BEA105 for Faculty of Commerce & Law students only)
Assess: 2-hr exam in Nov (50%), 1,500-word essay (30%), 2x500-word tutorial
papers (20%)
Majors: Geography and Environmental Studies, Social Ecology
Courses: R3A R3C S3G
Biogeography and Climatology
Enrolment code: KGA209
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Offered: Hbt, sem 1
Special note: this unit is coded KGA290 and weighted 0% when taken as part
of KGA200
Unit description: Introduces: (a) concepts of climatology, with emphasis on
the energy balance and its role in influencing local, regional and global
climates; and (b) biogeography, with emphasis on the response of plants and
animals to local and regional environments.
Staff: Dr M Nuñez, Dr P McQuillan
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 2x1-hr lectures weekly, 9x2-hr practicals
Prereq: KGA100 or KGA101
Assess: 2-hr exam in June (60%), practical work (20%), 1,500-word essay (20%)
Recommended reading:
Oke TR, Boundary Layer Climates, ISBN 0416044328
Sturman A and Tapper N, The Weather and Climate of Australia and New
Zealand, ISBN 0195533933
Majors: Geography and Environmental Studies, Natural Environment and
Wilderness Studies, Economics
Courses: R3A S3G S3GD1 S3T
Natural Environment Field Techniques
Enrolment code: KGA213
Offered: Hbt, s-sch; Ltn, s-sch; NWC, s-sch
Special note: this unit is coded KGA286 and weighted 0% when taken as part
of KGA200; the unit will be offered in both February and July 2001 depending
on demand
Unit description: A field-based unit taught in natural environments in
Tasmania. Students who successfully undertake this unit will develop a wide
variety of skills in environmental data recording in the context of a project
designed both to increase knowledge of natural environments and to contribute
to their proper management. The skills include: the use of global positioning
systems; rapid topographic survey techniques; microclimatic data collection
techniques; soil analysis, geomorphological measurement; vegetation survey;
fauna survey; data entry and analysis. The unit provides students with the
opportunity to build their field skills and their ability to work cooperatively on
a meaningful project in one of the many interesting natural environments in
Tasmania. While it may be taken in either second or third year, those intending
to enrol in any of KGA321, KGA327, KGA331 or KGA332 are advised to take
this unit first.
Staff: Prof JB Kirkpatrick, Dr K Brown, Dr P McQuillan, Mr M Russell
Unit details (Course and Unit Handbook 2002)
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 8 days field, 16 lectures
Prereq: KGA100 or KGA101 or other first-year course approved by HoS, (for
S3T: KJG102)
Mutual excl: KGA211, KGA288
Assess: field test (30%), 5,000-word report (70%)
Majors: Geography and Environmental Studies, Natural Environment and
Wilderness Studies, Economics
Courses: R3A S3G S3T +OC
Environmental Management
Enrolment code: KGA223/323
Offered: Hbt, sem 1
Special note: this unit is coded KGA293 and weighted 0% when taken as part
of KGA200
Unit description: Introduces students to the principles of efficient
management of the environment by examining the relationships between the
economy and the environment, the concepts and techniques of valuing
environmental services, the use of market based and regulatory instruments to
control pollution and other environmental externalities, and policies for the
optimum management of renewable and non-renewable resources. These and
other issues, as well as practical case studies, are examined using the approach
of environmental economics.
Staff: Mr RDM Cotgrove
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 2x1-hr lectures weekly, 6 tutorials and 2 days field work
Prereq: KGA100 or KGA101
Assess: 2-hr exam in June (50%), 1,500-word essay/report (30%), 2x500-word
tutorial papers (20%)
Required texts, etc:
Either Pearce DW and Turner RK, Economics of Natural Resources and the
Environment, ISBN 745002250 [p/b], 745002021
or Pearce DW and Warford JJ, World Without End, ISBN 745002250 [p/b],
0195208811
Majors: Geography and Environmental Studies, Natural Environment and
Wilderness Studies
Courses: R3A S3G S3GD3 S3T
Conservation Geomorphology
Enrolment code: KGA227
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Offered: Hbt, sem 2
Special note: this unit is coded KGA285 and weighted at 0% when taken as
part of KGA200.
Unit description: Develops an understanding of the geomorphic processes
responsible for the formation of different landforms in a number of
environmental settings. The influence of human activities on landscapes, and
the need to conserve and manage landforms, is a major theme in the unit. A
geo-conservation management plan is undertaken as a major component of
assessment, and this exercise familiarises students with the interpretation of
landscapes, data collection and analysis, laboratory work and the development
of appropriate management strategies.
Staff: Dr K Brown
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 2x1-hr lectures weekly, 13x3-hr practicals, 9 taken on 3 days of field
trip (weekend, students will be responsible for accommodation costs) and
4 as data interpretation assignments
Prereq: KGA100 or KGA101
Assess: 2-hr exam in Nov (50%), 1,500-word management plan (30%),
practical/field assessment (20%)
Courses: S3GD1 S3T
Historical Geography
Enrolment code: KGA240/340
Offered: Hbt, sem 2
Special note: this unit is coded KGA294 and weighted 0% when taken as part
of KGA200
Unit description: Examines the geography of the past and the imprint of the
past upon the present cultural landscape. The first half of the unit provides an
appreciation of the nature of historical geography by considering five general
themes: (a) the impact of prehistoric people on the landscape, (b) cultural
transfer and cultural regionalisation in North America, (c) environmental
perception and settlement strategy, (d) the evolution of the wheat frontier in
Australia, and (e) the historical geography of the Australian house. The second
half examines problems in the historical geography of Tasmania during the 19th
century, in rural, urban and wilderness areas.
Staff: Dr RG Kellaway
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 2x1-hr lectures weekly, 6 tutorials and 2 days field/project work
Prereq: KGA100 or KGA101
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Assess: 2-hr exam in Nov (60%), 2,500-word research essay (40%)
Majors: Geography and Environmental Studies, Natural Environment and
Wilderness Studies
Courses: R3A S3G S3GD3 S3T
Urban Planning: Space, Place and Society
Enrolment code: KGA253/353
Offered: Hbt, sem 1
Special note: this unit is coded KGA295 and weighted 0% when taken as part
of KGA200
Unit description: Focuses on the planning, production, maintenance and the
valuing of urban environments, showing how urban planning is influenced by
ideology, capital, the state and the law, community, industry and the
environment. Attention is paid to Australian cities and to the various
sub-cultures whose members occupy these spaces and places. Particular
reference is made to Tasmania where urban planning and management are part
of the Resource Management and Planning System which is predicated on the
practice of sustainable development. Students study specific sites and precincts,
examining their planning histories, policy contexts and challenges, with a view
to making substantive recommendations to be directed to the appropriate local
governments as to how they may be better managed.
Staff: Dr E Stratford
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 2x1-hr lectures weekly, 6 tutorials and 2 days field work or equiv
Prereq: KGA100 or KGA101
Assess: 1,500-word research paper (30%), 2-hr exam in June (50%), 500-word
field report (10%), 500-word poster (10%)
Recommended reading:
Stratford E (ed), Australian Cultural Geographies, ISBN 0195506081
Hamnett S and Freestone R, The Australian Metropolis – a Planning
History, ISBN 1865080535
Gleeson B and Law N, Australian Urban Planning: New Challenges, New
Agendas, ISBN 1865082384
Perec G, Species of Spaces and Other Pieces, ISBN 0140189866
Majors: Geography and Environmental Studies, Social Ecology
Courses: R3A R3C S3G
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Sustainable Communities and Local
Environments
Enrolment code: KGA254/354
Offered: Hbt, sem 2
Special note: previously titled Social Geographies of Regional Tasmania, this
unit is coded KGA298 and weighted 0% when taken as part of KGA200
Unit description: Provides students with opportunities to work on the design,
implementation, and analysis of a team-based research project in a meaningful
partnership with a local government. The unit focuses on how people create
and maintain sense of place, value environments, and understand spatiality.
Lectures provide the necessary historical, theoretical and practical grounding
for each step of the project, while workshops allow students to practise the
hands-on skills needed to achieve the aims and objectives of the project. Field
work is integral to the unit.
Staff: Dr E Stratford
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 2x1-hr lectures weekly, 10 x 2-hr workshops, 3 days field work
(students are responsible for accommodation costs and meals)
Prereq: KGA100 or KGA101
Assess: workshop portfolio (25%), oral project report (5%), 1,500-word project
report (20%), 2-hr exam in Nov (50%)
Recommended reading:
Hay I (ed), Qualitative Research Methods in Geography, ISBN 0195502878
Winter I (ed), Social Capital and Public Policy in Australia, ISBN 0642394709
Majors: Geography and Environmental Studies, Social Ecology
Courses: R3A R3C S3G S3T
Literature and Environment
Enrolment code: KGA272/372
Offered: Hbt, sem 1
Unit description: Provides a study of contemporary ideas in social and
philosophical ecology, using a range of fiction, poetry and non-fiction as
primary learning tools.
Staff: Dr P Hay
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 1x1-hr lecture and 1x2-hr seminar weekly
Prereq: KGA100 or KGA101
Assess: 2,500-word essay (60%), 2-exam in June (40%)
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Required texts, etc:
Astley T, A Kindness Cup, ISBN 0140128409
Flanagan R, Death of a River Guide, ISBN 0140257853
Mudrooroo, Dr Wooreddy’s Prescription for Enduring the Ending of the
World, ISBN 0908090544
Silko LM, Ceremony, ISBN 0670209864
Courses: S3G R3A S3T
Wilderness and Natural Area Management:
Natural and Cultural Values
Enrolment code: KGA278/378
Offered: Hbt, sem 2
Special note: this unit is coded KGA296 and weighted 0% when taken as part
of KGA200
Unit description: Provides practical skills for planning and managing
wilderness and natural areas, with emphasis on conservation of both natural
and cultural values, as well as their use for nature-based tourism. Major themes
are conservation management; changing concepts of national parks;
conservation and human values; cultural values in natural areas; cultural
heritage management; tourism education; technical services; ecologically
sustainable tourism development; and wilderness issues. A major component of
the unit will be the treatment of nature-based tourism including its biophysical,
social and cultural impacts. The unit includes a field work component. The unit
takes an international perspective but special emphasis is placed on Tasmania.
Staff: Dr LK Kriwoken, Dr E Pharo, Dr J Russell
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 2x1-hr lectures weekly, 6 tutorials and 2 days field work
Prereq: KGA100 or KGA101
Mutual excl: KGN278/378, KGE514/814
Assess: 2-hr exam in Nov (50%), 2,000-word major essay (35%), 500-word short
essay (15%)
Majors: Geography and Environmental Studies, Natural Environment and
Wilderness Studies
Courses: R3A R3J S3G S3GD3 S3T
Conservation Geomorphology
Enrolment code: KGA285
Offered: Hbt, sem 2
Unit details (Course and Unit Handbook 2002)
Unit description: See KGA227.
Unit weight: 0%
Natural Environment Field Techniques
Enrolment code: KGA286
Offered: Hbt, s-sch; Ltn, s-sch; NWC, s-sch
Unit description: See KGA213.
Unit weight: 0%
Introduction to GIS
Enrolment code: KGA287
Offered: Hbt, sem 1
Unit description: See KGG245.
Unit weight: 0%
Biogeography and Climatology
Enrolment code: KGA290
Offered: Hbt, sem 1
Unit description: See KGA209.
Unit weight: 0%
Geography of Asia
Enrolment code: KGA291
Offered: Hbt, sem 1
Unit description: See KGA202.
Unit weight: 0%
The Global Space Economy
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Unit details (Course and Unit Handbook 2002)
Enrolment code: KGA292
Offered: Hbt, sem 2
Unit description: See KGA208.
Unit weight: 0%
Environmental Management
Enrolment code: KGA293
Offered: Hbt, sem 1
Unit description: See KGA223.
Unit weight: 0%
Historical Geography
Enrolment code: KGA294
Offered: Hbt, sem 2
Unit description: See KGA240.
Unit weight: 0%
Urban Planning: Space, Place and Society
Enrolment code: KGA295
Offered: Hbt, sem 1
Unit description: See KGA253.
Unit weight: 0%
Wilderness and Natural Area Management:
Natural and Cultural Values
Enrolment code: KGA296
Offered: Hbt, sem 2
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Unit description: See KGA278.
Unit weight: 0%
Sustainable Communities and Local
Environments
Enrolment code: KGA298
Offered: Hbt, sem 2
Unit description: See KGA254.
Unit weight: 0%
Microclimatology
Enrolment code: KGA321
Offered: Hbt, sem 2
Unit description: Covers the physical principles governing the transfer of
radiation, heat and moisture in the atmosphere boundary layer; monitoring the
microclimate of different environments; the surface energy balance,
evapotranspiration and the hydrological cycle; and air pollution in the
boundary layer.
Staff: Dr M Nuñez
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 2x1-hr lectures weekly, 12x2-hr tutorials, 2 days project/field work
Prereq: KGA200 (including KGA290) or 25% Geog & Env Stud Yr-2 including
KGA209
Assess: 2-hr exam in Nov (60%), tutorial (20%), 1,500-word project report (20%)
Recommended reading:
Oke TR, Boundary Layer Climates, ISBN 0416044328
Arya SP, Introduction to Micrometeorology, ISBN 0120644908
Stull RB, Meteorology Today for Scientists and Engineers, ISBN 0314064710
Majors: Geography and Environmental Studies, Natural Environment and
Wilderness Studies
Courses: R3A S3G S3GD3 S3T
Conservation Geomorphology
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Enrolment code: KGA327
Offered: Hbt, sem 2
Unit description: Develops an understanding of the geomorphic processes
responsible for the formation of different landforms in a number of
environmental settings. The influence of human activities on landscapes, and
the need to conserve and manage landforms, is a major theme in the unit. A
geo-conservation management plan is undertaken as a major component of
assessment, and this exercise familiarises students with the interpretation of
landscapes, data collection and analysis, laboratory work and the development
of appropriate management strategies.
Staff: Dr K Brown
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 2x1-hr lectures weekly, 13x3-hr practicals, 9 taken on 3 days of field
trip (weekend, students will be responsible for accommodation costs) and
4 as data interpretation assignments
Prereq: KGA100 or KGA101
Assess: 2-hr exam in Nov (50%), 1,500-word management plan (30%),
practical/field assessment (20%)
Majors: Geography and Environmental Studies, Natural Environment and
Wilderness Studies
Courses: R3A S3G S3GD3 S3T
Vegetation Management
Enrolment code: KGA331
Offered: Hbt, sem 1
Unit description: Develops an understanding of factors relevant to the
conservation management of Australian natural vegetation and threatened
plant species, and trains students in the formulation of vegetation management
plans. Field work is used to familiarise students with the management
problems of local vegetation types and to collect data relevant to the
formulation of a vegetation management plan.
Staff: Prof JB Kirkpatrick
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 2x1-hr lectures weekly, 13x3-hr practical, 9 taken on 3 days of field
trips (weekend, students will be responsible for accommodation costs) and
4 as data interpretation assignments
Prereq: one of KGA200, KPA200 or 25% of Geog & Env Stud Yr-2 units
Mutual excl: KGE513/813
Assess: 2-hr exam in June (50%), a 1,500-word field-based management plan
(30%), practical/field assessment (20%)
Required texts, etc:
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Kirkpatrick JB (ed), Tasmanian Native Bush: a Management Handbook, Tasmanian
Environment ISBN 0909160090
Kirkpatrick JB, A Continent Transformed, ISBN 0195510348
Majors: Geography and Environmental Studies, Natural Environment and
Wilderness Studies
Courses: R3A R3J S3G S3GD1 S3GD3 S3T
Fauna Conservation Management
Enrolment code: KGA332
Offered: Hbt, sem 1
Unit description: Develops an understanding of: threats to the conservation of
animal biodiversity and approaches to ameliorate them; rapid biodiversity
assessment; the conservation needs of rare species and communities; the
integration of fauna management with conservation of flora and landscape, on
and off reserves. The unit will train students in the formulation of fauna
assessment and management plans, including recovery plans, and their
evaluation. The laboratory component has a large field base and will familiarise
students with approaches to survey, documentation, analysis and management
planning using local fauna communities.
Staff: Dr P McQuillan
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 2x1-hr lectures weekly, 13x3-hr practical, 9 taken on 3 days of field
trips (weekend, students will be responsible for accommodation costs) and
4 as data interpretation assignments
Prereq: one of KGA200, KZA200 or 25% of Geog & Env Stud Yr-2 units
Mutual excl: KGE513/813
Assess: 2-hr exam in June (50%), a 1,500-word field-based management plan
(30%), practical/field assessment (20%)
Majors: Geography and Environmental Studies, Natural Environment and
Wilderness Studies
Courses: R3A R3J S3G S3GD3 S3T
Environmental Remote Sensing
Enrolment code: KGA365
Offered: Hbt, sem 1
Special note: when taken as part of GradDipSIS(Hons) N6Y this unit is
weighted at 0%
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Unit description: Looks at: (a) the nature of radiation in the atmosphere and
radiative properties of earth surfaces; and (b) aerial photography and imagery
systems including their interpretation and digital processing. The unit includes
a project involving application of techniques to topics in the field of resource
inventory, land use mapping or environmental monitoring.
Staff: Dr M Nuñez and Dr KJ Michael
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 2x1-hr lectures weekly, 13x3-hr lab classes
Prereq: KGA200 or 25% of Geog & Env Stud Yr-2 or approved Yr-2 Surveying,
Engineering and/or Science units
Assess: practical assignments (20%), 2,000-word project report (20%), 2-hr exam
in June (60%)
Recommended reading:
Lillesand TM and Kiefer RWF, Remote Sensing and Image Interpretation, ISBN
0471577839
Majors: Geography and Environmental Studies, Natural Environment and
Wilderness Studies
Courses: N3H R3A S3G S3GD3 S3T N6Y
Environmental Impact Assessment and Decision
Making
Enrolment code: KGA381
Offered: Hbt, sem 2
Unit description: Provides an introduction to legal, administrative, social and
scientific aspects of environmental impact assessment, environmental auditing
and related environmental management tools. The unit emphasises the
practical aspects of impact assessment (Tasmanian, Australian and
international). The unit is intended for students who are interested in or plan to
work in environmental management or a related field.
Staff: Assoc Prof JJ Todd, Dr LK Kriwoken
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: 2x1-hr lectures, 1 tutorial weekly, 8x3-hr practicals
Prereq: KGA200 or 25% of Geog & Envir Stud Yr-2 or Yr-2 subjects approved
by HoS
Assess: 2-hr exam in Nov (50%), practical assessment (25%), 1,500-word essay
(25%)
Majors: Geography and Environmental Studies, Natural Environment and
Wilderness Studies
Courses: R3A R3J S3G S3GD1 S3GD3 S3T
Geography and Environmental Studies 4
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Enrolment code: KGA400/401
Full time/Part time (BSc Honours)
Offered: Hbt, sem 1&2
Special note: all potential honours students should ensure that an academic
staff member is available for their supervision before commencing honours.
Course selection and timing should be discussed with the supervisor before
seeking approval from the honours coordinator. Full-time students enrol in
KGA400 (100%); part-time students in KGA401 (50%)
Unit description: Involve: a) the writing of an original thesis of up to 15,000
words on an approved subject in one of the major sub-disciplines of
environmental studies, geography or spatial information science; b) a general
research methodology course involving attendance at lectures and seminars,
the writing of a review of methods in a defined area broader than the thesis of
up to 5,000 words, and further written work relating to professional experience
in the field of study; c) a reading or other course designed to ensure the
development of a full breadth of expertise in the selected sub-discipline; d)
presentation of a research seminar.
Unit weight: 100%/50%
Teaching: weekly lectures, seminars and meetings
Prereq: bachelor degree with a sound major in Geography and Environmental
Studies or another discipline relevant to the thesis topic and satisfying the
Faculty honours entry requirements for major and GPA.
Assess: 15,000-word thesis (50%), method essay of 5,000 words (12.5%) and
other written work (essays, projects and/or exams) up to a maximum of 12,000
words (37.5%)
Courses: S4G
Geography and Environmental Studies 4
Enrolment code: KGA402/403
Full time/Part time (BA Honours)
Offered: Hbt, sem 1&2
Special note: all potential honours students should ensure that an academic
staff member is available for their supervision before commencing honours.
Course selection and timing should be discussed with the supervisor before
seeking approval from the honours coordinator. Full-time students enrol in
KGA402 (100%); part-time students in KGA403 (50%)
Unit details (Course and Unit Handbook 2002)
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Unit description: Involve: a) the writing of an original thesis of up to 15,000
words on an approved subject in one of the major sub-disciplines of
environmental studies, geography or spatial information science; b) a general
research methodology course involving attendance at lectures and seminars the
writing of a review of methods in a defined area broader than the thesis of up to
5,000 words, and further written work relating to professional experience in the
field of study; c) a reading or other course designed to ensure the development
of a full breadth of expertise in the selected sub-discipline; d) presentation of a
research seminar.
Unit weight: 100%/50%
Teaching: weekly lectures, seminars and meetings
Prereq: bachelor degree with a sound major in Geography and Environmental
Studies or another discipline relevant to the thesis topic and satisfying the
Faculty honours entry requirements for major and GPA.
Assess: 15,000-word thesis (50%), method essay of 5,000 words (12.5%) and
other written work (essays, projects and/or exams) up to a maximum of 12,000
words (37.5%)
Courses: R4A
Natural Environment and Wilderness
Management (Honours)
Enrolment code: KGA450/451
Full time/Part time (BSc(Hons)(Natural Environment and
Wilderness Management)
Offered: Hbt, sem 1&2
Special note: to be used by students enrolled in the Bachelor of Science with
Honours (Natural Environment and Wilderness Management), full-time
students enrol in KGA450 (100%); part-time students in KGA451 (50%)
Unit description: Involve the completion of the fourth year of the BSc
specimen course in Natural Environment and Wilderness Management.
Content includes a 50% thesis and four 12.5% coursework units.
Unit weight: 100%/50%
Teaching: weekly seminars and meetings
Prereq: completion of 3 yrs of the BSc specimen course in Natural Environment
and Wilderness Management and satisfying the Faculty Honours entry
requirements
Assess: 15,000-word thesis (50%), four 12.5% coursework units as detailed in
the Schedule.
Courses: S3GD3 S4L
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Graduate Diploma in Science with Honours,
specialising in Geography
Enrolment code: KGA500/501
Unit description: Full time/part time ‘umbrella’ code. Has the same objectives
as KGA400/401.
Courses:
S6X