Forest Ecosystem Science Subjects
The following table lists subjects available in the Forest Ecosystem Sciences. It also provides examples of subjects that can be taken as electives from other courses in the Melbourne School of Land and Environment and from other Schools and Faculties across the University of Melbourne.
Subjects available through the National Forest Masters Program are listed at http://www.forestry.org.au/masters/courses.htm.
Coursework Subjects offered in 2012
FRST90017 Bushfire Planning & Management
FRST90019 Forest Assessment and Monitoring
FRST90020 Silviculture & Forest Dynamics
FRST90021 Sustainable Forest Management
FRST90073 Forest Planning & Business Management
FRST90034 Ecological Restoration
FRST90026 Bushfire & Biodiversity
FRST90030 Forests in the Asia Pacific
FRST90032 Forests, Carbon and Climate Change
FRST90033 Farm Trees and Agroforestry
Project Subjects
FRST90035 Forest Internship Project (25pts)
FRST90036 Forest Research Project (50pts)
Not offered 2012, Next offered 2013
FRST90016 Trees in a Changing Climate
FRST90025 Bushfire and Climate
FRST90031 Sustainable & Renewable Forest Products
Suggested Electives within MSLE
FRST90036 Forest Research Project (50 point project subject)
AGRI90013 Financial Management for Agribusiness
MAST90008 Research Philosophies and Statistics
NRMT90003 Social Research Methods
AGRI90075 Research Methods for Life Sciences
MGMT90018 Human Resource Management
AGRI90013 Agribusiness Financial Management
NRMT90007 Community Natural Resource Management
NRMT90002 Management of Plant and Animal Invasions
NRMT90018 Human Resource Management
EVSC90001 Global Environment and Sustainability
AGRI90012 Agribusiness Management Economics
Elective Examples from other University of Melbourne School and Faculties
*enrolment in the below subjects may require approval from the course/subject coordinators
EVSC90017 Global Environmental Change
ENEN90028 Monitoring Environmental Impacts
EVSC90018 Hydrogeology and the Environment
LAWS70219 International Environmental Law
LAWS70185 Water Law & Natural Resources Management
MULT90005 Trans-disciplinary Thinking & Learning
MULT90004 Sustainability Policy and Management
ENST90004 Climate Change Politics and Policy
ECON90016 Environmental Economics and Strategy
EVSC90015 Environmental Impact Assessment
Or
- alternative elective from the Office of Environmental Programs Subject List
- other approved elective from within the Melbourne School of Land and Environment
- University of Melbourne Handbook
- From another University nationally or internationally (up to 25% of total course)