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Doctorate in Tropical Environmental Management (DTEM)
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DTEM
FACULTY, EDUCATION, HEALTH AND SCIENCE
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3 year/s
6 year/s
240
About the Course
Admission Requirements
Credit Transfer and Pathways
Course Structure
Recommended Study Plan
Course Fees

Availability
No
No
This course is for re-enrolling students

This course may not be deferred.

Location and Mode Offered
Currently no Course Offering Information available


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Applicants into this course are required to provide: research proposal outline (400-600 words) and proposed course work plan (or a letter of support from the DTEM Program Adviser), referees reports, certified academic transcripts, a CV and other supporting documentation.

Potential students should contact the Research Office on ph: 08 8946 6548 or email: research@cdu.edu.au or, fax: 08 8946 7199 for the appropriate package to be sent to them. This course is not available for electronic admission or enrolment.

The University currently allocates a limited number of fees waived scholarships. Applicants for this degree may apply.

More detailed information is also available on the Faculty of Education, Health and Science website. Click here to find out more.

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This course is no longer available for admission. It is only open to existing students who have already been offered a place and completed one or more units of study.

Entry requires an Honours degree (or equivalent) at 2A level or better, a Masters degree or mid-career professional with a Bachelor degree and extensive professional experience. In addition, applicants will require demonstrated capacity to undertake significant research in the proposed doctoral field and at least 2 years of professional experience.




The information provided for this course was valid for the final year of enrolment. Students continuing in this course may find there have been some changes to the unit availability. Students should, in the first instance, refer to the recommended study plan in the newest version of this course to make their unit selection for the current year.
Every re-enrolling student will be able to complete their current course of study. As a continuing student you should always consider transferring to the newest course version to enable you to take advantage of new and exciting changes to university programs.

If you have any queries, or concerns about your course progression that you would like clarified, please contact enrolmenthelp@cdu.edu.au, or the relevant Faculty Academic Liaison Unit or Institute of Advanced Studies School office:
Education, Health & Science: (08) 8946 7357
Law, Business and Arts: (08) 8946 7305
Graduate School for Health Practice: (08) 8946 7179
Menzies School of Health Research: (08) 8922 7873




Before commencing study, candidates will develop a course proposal which is submitted to the Faculty for approval. The proposal will include an outline of the coursework, Professional Placement and Research Thesis components of their program, and will demonstrate how these components provide the student with a comprehensive and integrated program of study and research, which meets the objectives of the course.


A candidate must successfully complete a total of 240 credit points as detailed below.

Unit type
Credit Points
Specific requirements
Course-work
(8 units)
80
Coursework units totaling 80 credit points selected from the list of units detailed below.
Within the coursework component of the program, students will select units from fields (or streams) of study, which compliment their existing professional experience or qualifications, and include units from CDU as well as at least 1 unit from both JCU & UQ via Cross-Institutional Studies. It is the responsibility of students to forward their UQ/JCU results upon completion of their units to the Faculty of Education, Health and Science, so that an Exemption can be recorded, and the units count towards this award.

Cross-Institutional Studies allows you to study units at other universities and to receive credit towards your degree at Charles Darwin. Applications must be made directly to the relevant University.

Following is a list of recommended streams of study. However each student will be encouraged to develop a suite of coursework units that provide them with the skills and expertise they seek, and which complement their research portfolio.

The following streams are recommended:
· Natural Resource Management: ecology, biometrics and methodological studies
· Research in cross-cultural and multi-disciplinary settings
· Management: Human resources, project management, business, tourism
· Communication, education & extension
· Planning & policy: regional planning, protected area management

Please refer to the CDU, UQ and JCU websites for details of unit availability, or discuss these with the course advisor.
James Cook University
http://www.jcu.edu.au/studying/entry/forms/Application%20for%20Cross%20Institutional%20Enrolment%20SA11c.pdf

University of Queensland
http://www.uq.edu.au/study/forms/enrolment/Cross-InstitApplic.pdf
Professional Placement
40
Students wishing to complete the placement over 1 semester enrol in:
SBI561 DTEM Professional Placement #40
Students wishing to complete the placement over 2 semesters enrol in:
SBI560 DTEM Professional Placement #20 in semester 1 or 2
SBI560 DTEM Professional Placement #20 in semester 2 or 1
Note: SBI560 is an administrative unit to manage part-time student enrolments. Students enrol in the same unit code twice.
Research Thesis
120
Units totaling 120 credit points selected from units detailed below
Students wishing to complete the Research Thesis full time over 3 semesters enrol in:
DTM502 Research Thesis #40
Students wishing to complete the Research Thesis part time over 6 semesters enrol in:
DTM501 Research Thesis #20

Note: DTM501 and DTM502 are administrative units to manage full time and part-time enrolments in the thesis. Students enrol in the same unit code over 3 or 6 semesters.
240
Total Credit Points



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Students Commencing in Semester 1


The Recommended Study Plan provided below is suitable for a student commencing in semester 1 in a standard full time load.




Legend:CW = Coursework UnitPP = Professional PlacementRT = Research Thesis
Semester 1
Semester 2
Year 1
Coursework Unit 1
CW
Coursework Unit 5
CW
Coursework Unit 2
CW
Coursework Unit 6
CW
Coursework Unit 3
CW
Coursework Unit 7
CW
Coursework Unit 4
CW
Coursework Unit 8
CW
Year 2
SBI561 DTEM Professional Placement #40
PP
DTM502 Research Thesis #40
RT
Year 3
DTM502 Research Thesis #40
RT
DTM502 Research Thesis #40
RT



Students Commencing in Semester 2


The Recommended Study Plan provided below is suitable for a student commencing in semester 2 and enrolling in a standard full time load.

Legend:CW = Coursework UnitPP = Professional PlacementRT = Research Thesis
Semester 1
Semester 2
Calendar Year 1
Coursework Unit 1
CW
Coursework Unit 2
CW
Coursework Unit 3
CW
Coursework Unit 4
CW
Calendar Year 2
Coursework Unit 5
CW
SBI561 DTEM Professional Placement #40
PP
Coursework Unit 6
CW
Coursework Unit 7
CW
Coursework Unit 8
CW
Calendar Year 3
DTM502 Research Thesis #40
RT
DTM502 Research Thesis #40
RT
Calendar Year 4
DTM502 Research Thesis #40
RT


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Research Students will be allocated one of three types of places: Research Training Scheme The Commonwealth funded Research Training Scheme (RTS) provides an exemption from course fees (Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS)) for eligible students. Students receiving these exemptions are said to have an 'RTS place'. To be eligible you must be an Australian citizen, permanent resident or citizen of New Zealand enrolled in an appropriate research higher degree. Eligible students may be allocated an RTS place depending on availability. The duration of these exemptions or places is up to a maximum period of three years' for a research professional doctorate, four years' full-time equivalent study for a Doctor of Philosophy degree and two years' full-time equivalent study for a Masters by research. Fee Waiver Charles Darwin University offers a limited number of fee waiver scholarships to domestic research students. They vary in value according to the course being undertaken and cover all tuition fees for successful applicants. The duration of these scholarships is up to a maximum period of three years' for a research professional doctorate, four years' full-time equivalent study for a Doctor of Philosophy degree and two years' full-time equivalent study for a Masters by research. Full Fee Paying Full fee paying places are available in this course. Fees and charges for 2010 were published on 1 October 2009. Fees and charges for 2009 and 2010 can be found at  www.cdu.edu.au/hesa/fees.html.

For further information about the course, enrolment procedures, closing dates and other administrative issues please contact Student Services on:
courses@cdu.edu.au
(08) 8946 7766 or freecall 1800 061 963

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