Bachelor of Sustainable Environments
(Biodiversity and Park Management)
Why would you study environmental management anywhere else in the
world?
Do you want an environmental degree that has a strong emphasis on
practical skills? Reinforced by laboratory work and field trips? Do
you enjoy camps and industry-based assignments?
Program outline
Biodiversity
is the diversity of plants, animals and other living things in a particular
area or region. It encompasses habitat diversity, species diversity and
genetic diversity. The Management of National Parks deals with both the
natural environment and human use. Managing the potential for conflict
between these two roles can become problematic,particularly as tourists
often generate revenue for the parks which, in turn, are spent on
conservation projects. Parks also serve as reserves for substantial natural
resources, such as timber, minerals and other valuable commodities. The
balance of the demand for extraction of these resources, against the damage
this might cause, is often a very important challenge in national park
management.
The Bachelor of Sustainable Environments (Biodiversity and Park Management)
provides students with the theoretical and practical skills to gain
employment as a manager in the natural resource management industry. There
is a strong emphasis on practical skills, reinforced by laboratory work,
field trips, camps and industry-based assignments. This practical and
field-based approach is supported by a balance of natural and social science
courses as well as management courses providing the knowledge for the
sustainable management of our natural resources.
Other information about our program
- What will I study?
- What does it take?
- Who will employ me?
- Career decision making and employment
- Graduate testimonials
- Prospective honours students
- Advisory committee
- Staff contacts
- Elective information
- Other programs offered
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Program Information Sessions:
Tuesday 2 September 2008
6:30pm, room MC1-21 (Mawson Centre)
Mawson Lakes campus
Register at
www.unisa.edu.au/itee
Tuesday 9 December 2008
6:30pm, room MC1-21 (Mawson Centre)
Mawson Lakes campus
Register at
www.unisa.edu.au/itee