Unit of Study BIO10185 - Marine Mammals: Biology and Conservation (2014)
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Unit Snapshot
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Unit type
UG Coursework Unit
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Credit points
12
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AQF level
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Level of learning
Advanced
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Former School/College
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Pre-requisites
192 credit points in any SCU units, AND
BIO00232 - Coastal Marine Ecosystems
AND Admission into
3004100 - Bachelor of Environmental Science
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3007157 - Bachelor of Marine Science and Management
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3207274 - Bachelor of Environmental Science/Bachelor of Marine Science and Management
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Enrolment information
It is strongly recommended that you have completed the following unit prior to enrolling in this unit: BIO00232 - Coastal Marine Ecosystems
Learning outcomes and graduate attributes
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:
Learning outcome count | Learning outcome description | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 |
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1 | Demonstrate understanding of the taxonomy, anatomy, biology including physiology and reproductive biology, ecology, migrations, and evolution of marine mammals, and their ecological roles in the marine environment | |||||||
2 | Analyse past and present threats to whales, dolphins, seals and dugongs and how these can be managed | |||||||
3 | Understand the importance and nature of social structure in cetaceans and the role of acoustic and other communications in maintaining this social structure | |||||||
4 | Describe the main types of human interactions with marine mammals and how they can be managed | |||||||
5 | Identify the common cetaceans occurring in coastal waters off eastern Australia | |||||||
6 | Analyse the risks posed to marine mammals by human activities such as whaling, fisheries, habitat loss, shipping, pollution, tourism and climate change | |||||||
7 | Demonstrate understanding of how marine mammals are managed and the legislation governing their protection, including important issues in their conservation, management of strandings and causes of mortality |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
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Demonstrate understanding of the taxonomy, anatomy, biology including physiology and reproductive biology, ecology, migrations, and evolution of marine mammals, and their ecological roles in the marine environment
- GA1:
- GA4:
- GA5:
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Analyse past and present threats to whales, dolphins, seals and dugongs and how these can be managed
- GA1:
- GA2:
- GA4:
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Understand the importance and nature of social structure in cetaceans and the role of acoustic and other communications in maintaining this social structure
- GA1:
- GA4:
- GA6:
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Describe the main types of human interactions with marine mammals and how they can be managed
- GA1:
- GA4:
- GA7:
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Identify the common cetaceans occurring in coastal waters off eastern Australia
- GA1:
- GA4:
- GA5:
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Analyse the risks posed to marine mammals by human activities such as whaling, fisheries, habitat loss, shipping, pollution, tourism and climate change
- GA1:
- GA4:
- GA5:
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Demonstrate understanding of how marine mammals are managed and the legislation governing their protection, including important issues in their conservation, management of strandings and causes of mortality
- GA1:
- GA3:
- GA4:
- GA7:
Prescribed learning resources
- No prescribed texts.
Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.