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Unit Summary

Unit type

PG Coursework Unit

Credit points

12

AQF level

9

Level of learning

Introductory

Former School/College

Former School of Environment, Science and Engineering

Anti-requisites

BIO00212 - Wildlife Conservation

Unit aim

Introduces the theory and practice of wildlife conservation. This includes learning the techniques used to collect basic data for wildlife management and conservation. Emphasises developing the skills required to communicate the results of research projects that investigate conservation issues. This unit includes a Masters Tutorial component in which students critically analyse advanced issues in the field.

Unit content

  • Introduction to wildlife conservation
  • Introduction to animal care and ethics
  • Wildlife survey techniques
  • Relevance of the Theory of Island Biogeography to Wildlife Conservation
  • Population ecology and population viability analysis
  • Conservation genetics
  • Endangered species legislation
  • Ecological considerations in conservation biology
  • Animal home ranges
  • Australian wildlife and climate change

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.

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On completion of this unit, students should be able to: GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 demonstrate an ability to independently design a field survey
2 demonstrate a high level of skill in report writing and in scientific data presentation
3 collate data from a variety of sources and demonstrate an ability to evaluate different methods of data collection
4 demonstrate correct ethical approaches to animal survey and handling
5 demonstrate the skills required to independently conduct a wildlife survey and to accurately identify wildlife
6 describe the basic principles of conservation biology
7 synthesize and critically evaluate the literature for a specific topic in wildlife conservation.

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

  1. demonstrate an ability to independently design a field survey
    • GA1:
    • GA3:
    • GA4:
  2. demonstrate a high level of skill in report writing and in scientific data presentation
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  3. collate data from a variety of sources and demonstrate an ability to evaluate different methods of data collection
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  4. demonstrate correct ethical approaches to animal survey and handling
    • GA3:
  5. demonstrate the skills required to independently conduct a wildlife survey and to accurately identify wildlife
    • GA1:
    • GA3:
  6. describe the basic principles of conservation biology
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  7. synthesize and critically evaluate the literature for a specific topic in wildlife conservation.
    • GA1:
    • GA4:

Prescribed texts

  • No prescribed texts.
Prescribed texts may change in future teaching periods.