A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 160 credit points as detailed below. All units are valued at 10 credit points unless indicated.
Unit type | Credit Points | Specific requirements |
Core (6 unit | 60cp | Compulsory Core units totalling 60 credit points as detailed below. Select all 6 units (60 credit points) from the units listed below: ENV502 Remote Sensing ENV506 Environmental Monitoring and Modelling ENV508 Geographic Information Systems and Spatial Thinking ENV511 Real-World Statistics and Data Reasoning (SBI209 has been removed as an alternative for ENV511 from 2024) ENV518 Applied Spatial Analysis for Real-World Problems (title changed 2023) SID403 Research Skills |
Specialist Electives (6 units | 60cp | Specialist Elective units totalling 60 credit points. Students are required to complete 20 credit points of Research Methodology units plus 40 credit points from one or more of the available specialisations identified below:
Select 20 credit points from the list below: Research Methodology EMG505 Research Methodologies in Education (unit title change 2022) IAS501 Research Methods (20cp) IAS521 Principles of Indigenous Research IAS522 Indigenous Research Methodologies MPP503 Realist Research and Evaluation PHM526 Research Design PHM527 Research Ethics and Impact PHM552 Epidemiology PHM553 Biostatistics PHM588 Qualitative Research Methods
PLUS
Select 40 credit points of which 20 credit points must be at 500 level from one or more of the specialisation groups listed below:
Environmental Science ENV501 Tropical Invaders and Biosecurity ENV503 Ecological Restoration and Connectivity ENV507 Fire Ecology and Management ENV509 Ecological and Management of Tropical Forests and Savannas ENV515 Desert Field Ecology ENV516 Ecosystem Function: Field Studies in North Australia ENV517 Natural Resources and Indigenous Livelihoods (not offered 2024) ENV519 Aquatic Resource Management ENV520 Wildlife Management SID500 Professional Practice
Humanitarian Aid, Emergency and Disaster Management DEM511 Emergency and Disaster Management in Context DEM512 Interdisciplinary Aspects of Emergency and Disaster Management DEM513 Leadership in Emergency and Disaster Management DEM514 Cultural, Social and Psychological Aspects of Emergency and Disaster Management DEM516 Reflective Case Study: Humanitarian, Emergency and Disaster Management (no longer available from 2024)
Health HEA515 Health Informatics PHM526 Research Design PHM527 Health Research Skills PHM536 Health Systems, Planning and Evaluation PHM553 Biostatistics PHM554 Public Health Economics and Decision Making PHM570 Epidemiology and Control of Communicable Diseases PHM592 Global Health
Information Technology HIT140 Foundations of Data Science HIT234 Database Concepts (assumed knowledge for PRT563*) HIT333 Cyber Security PRT531 Business Intelligence and Data Mining PRT551 Project Management, Risk and Reliability PRT563* Advanced Data Management PRT564 Data Analytics and Visualisation PRT565 Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Algorithms PRT571 Asset Security and Risk Management
Civil and Structural Engineering ENG215 Surveying and Construction ENG311 Geomechanics ENG515 Water Resource Engineering ENG516 Road and Traffic Engineering ENG564 Geotechnical Engineering ENG566 Design of Concrete Structures
Business and Project Management PRT551 Project Management, Risk and Reliability BUS504 Sustainable Enterprise BUS506 Global Megatrends BUS507 Global Market and Sustainability Strategy BUS508 Business Analytics The following units are no longer available in this course: EMG505 Research Methodologies in Education (no longer available) MAN508 Organisational Strategy and Leadership (no longer available) MAN515 Operations Management (no longer available) MAN506 Organisational Behaviour (no longer available)
Indigenous Knowledges IAS225 Cultural Resource and Site Management IAS223 Representing and Recording Country IAS353 Indigenous Cultures and the Environment IAS354 Impact Assessment and Management of Cultural Sites IAS530 Neo-colonialism, Advocacy, and the Critique of Development IAS531 Indigenous Policy Agendas in Federal and State Politics IAS532 Indigenous Knowledges, Property Rights and Economic Participation IAS533 Indigenous Knowledges and Epistemologies IAS547 Indigenous Knowledges and Wellbeing |
Research Units (2 units) | 40cp | Research totalling 40 credit points as detailed below:
ENV820 Research Project x 2 (20cp repeatable unit) |
Course Total | 160cp | |
Course Rules (unless otSerwise indicated in the above course structure)
Course Changes for 2024
- SBI209 Design and Analysis of Biological Studies has been removed as a core unit. Students who have completed SBI209 do not need to complete ENV511.
- DEM516 Reflective Case Study: Humanitarian, Emergency and Disaster Management is no longer available from the Humanitarian Aid, Emergency and Disaster Management specialisation. Students who have completed this unit prior to 2024 will have it counted towards their Specialist Electives.