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Unit of Study AGRC6001 - Soil Management for Biodiversity (2023)

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  • Enrolment information

    There will be a two-day compulsory residential for Online students that will be held on the Lismore campus. Please refer to http://scu.edu.au/timetables for further information on this schedule and to register for this residential. For on-campus students, there will be compulsory practical sessions during the Term. Please refer to the timetable for the schedule. Online students also have the option to participate in a residential delivered in O-Week of Term 2. For dates and details, contact your Unit Assessor: john.grant@scu.edu.au To complete this higher-level soils unit, students must have a sound understanding of soil processes and the chemistry underpinning them. SOIL2001 - Soil Processes

Unit description

Develops the knowledge and skills required for effective regenerative soil management. Students assess soil structure, soil health and emergent properties of soil. The key concepts of soil management are examined. Students will learn to develop regenerative strategies for effective agricultural soil management, including carbon sequestration. Students will gain a range of practical skills in monitoring and managing soils to support the regeneration of soil ecology and biodiversity.

Unit content

  1. Principles of regenerative soil management

  2. Assessing soil health and fertility, identifying constraints

  3. Soil ecology and biology

  4. Land capability, classification and mapping

  5. Soil carbon and sequestration

  6. Monitoring and managing soil health and fertility

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Lismore
Term2
Term2
Online
Term2
N/A

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

identify the key principles of regenerative soil management

map soils at landscape and paddock scales

assess soil health and fertility and identify soil constraints

develop a Regenerative Soil Plan to apply a range of regenerative soil management strategies and practices

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • No prescribed texts.
Prescribed Resources/Equipment

  • Students are expected to have a working microphone and headset, including a camera for participation in the online sessions.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.