SLE317 - Australian Vegetation and Its Management
| Year: | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Prerequisite: | Two level 2 SLE-coded units |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Study commitment | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus | 2 x 1 hour online lectures per week (weeks 1-4 and weeks 6-10), 2 x 75 min lectures per trimester (weeks 5 and 11), 4 x 3 hour practical experience (laboratory) per trimester, 1 x 3 night practical experience (field trip) (typically during intra-trimester break between weeks 5 and 6). |
| Note: | Students will be required to meet their own expenses while on fieldwork. |
Content
SLE317 will provide a practical and theoretical introduction to the ecology of major terrestrial vegetation groups of Australia. Critical issues in their conservation and management, including threatening processes, climate change, rare, threatened and vulnerable communities, the science underpinning ecological restoration and assessing vegetation quality will be explored. Students will develop skills in the identification of major Australian plant families and vegetation sampling techniques, which are necessary to manage Australian vegetation.
Unit Fee Information
Fees and charges vary depending on the type of fee place you hold, your course, your commencement year, the units you choose to study and their study discipline, and your study load.
Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.
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