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26. Bachelor of Resource Management
    26.1. Course objectives
    26.2. Career opportunities
    26.3. Course outline
    26.4. Elective subjects

26. Bachelor of Resource Management

The Bachelor of Resource Management is offered at the Parkville campus of the University. Students will need to travel to the Burnley campus for some subjects.

Resource Management includes the sustainable management of our natural resources such as flora, fauna, landscapes, soil, water and air.

26.1. Course objectives

Students who have completed this course should have acquired:

• an understanding of natural resources, and how land, flora, fauna and water systems function;

• an understanding of the important land resource values and their underlying attributes;

• an understanding of the types of human activities that can affect these values and how the effects occur;

• knowledge of sustainable development in relation to land related industries;

• an ability to demonstrate a broad knowledge of the ways in which human behaviours can be influenced to improve outcomes in land resource management;

• an understanding of and ability to utilise the tools of land resource assessment;

• an ability to demonstrate a knowledge of the legal and administrative framework in which land resource management operates;

• an understanding of integral approaches to land resource management;

• an ability to demonstrate a broad knowledge of technology and practical competence appropriate to their specialisation;

• a clear understanding of the concept of sustainable development and the interelationship between the environment and social and economic constructs.

26.2. Career opportunities

Graduates can expect to find employment in careers within the key areas of catchment and land management, biodiversity and land rehabilitation management and in the utilisation and management of soil, land, and water. Such careers are found in both public and private sectors, and often involve communication and liaison with a wide range of stakeholders, the ability to use technology in a management and planning context, such as land spatial information, and the ability to develop and implement policy.

26.3. Course outline

*Electives may be chosen from the following list or from approved subjects from other courses.

26.4. Elective subjects

Insufficient enrolments may lead to an elective subject being suspended.

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