Overview (2027)
Duration
Minimum 1 Year, up to a maximum of 3 years.
Location
This course may not be available to international students. Please see the list of distance courses (i.e. online and taken outside Australia) that are offered to international students
Environmental challenges are becoming increasingly complex and problems like bushfire management and climate change requires highly skilled professionals. Conservation professionals need to be able to analyse a variety of information, including mapped data, to adapt to the current crises. Conservation professionals need to be trained in aspects of governance, planning and management in order to ensure the protected area estate effectively conserves nature and natures benefits to people.
This course will train you in fundamental aspects of governance, planning, and management needed for effective conservation of nature. The unique combination of governance and management skills in a pragmatic, case-based learning environment will place graduates well for an exciting career.
Within half an hour from the Sandy Bay campus, we have access to marine, coastal, heathland, wetland, grassland, woodland, dry eucalypt, wet eucalypt, rainforest, subalpine and alpine natural environments, as well as urban nature. Tasmanian nature is so distinctive and important that half the State is in reserves and approximately half the area of these reserves is world heritage. This makes it an imminent destination to study conservation and in particular protected area conservation management.
- 1 Synthesise theory and contemporary knowledge in protected areas and wider conservation fields to define problems and solutions.
- 2 Generate solutions to a range of conservation problems by applying data collection and analysis techniques.
- 3 Manage the design, documentation and resourcing of solutions in conservation workplaces.
Course structure
The structure of the degree ensures that graduates have the full range of required skills for conservation planning and management. This includes the core units which ensure graduates have technical spatial science skills, and core protected area governance and management knowledge, as well broader landscape conservation knowledge.
The course consists of 6 units with KGA517 and KGA529 both being 25 credit points. It is fully nested with the Master of Protected Area Conservation.
Organisations impact, and are impacted by, the societies in which they operate. That is, they are part of a broader social system. Society generally, and different groups of stakeholders specifically, expect an organisation to accept various responsibilities with respect to…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 1 |  |  |  | |
| Online | Semester 1 |  | | | |
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- On-campus
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View all details for BFA758 Organisational Social Responsibilities
This unit provides students with a practical understanding of key systems for protected area planning and management. Terrestrial, freshwater and marine protected areas are considered. The global context of protected areas is analysed, including issues of definition, scope and governance.…
Credit Points: 25
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 2 | | | | |
| Online | Semester 2 | | | | |
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View all details for KGA517 Protected Area Planning and Management Systems
Conservation efforts globally are focussed primarily on biodiversity, but geodiversity elements and features such as soils, rivers, mountains and caves provide humans with awe and inspiration, enjoyment, and a wealth of ecosystem and geosystem services. In this unit, you will…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | | | | |
| Online | Semester 1 | | | | |
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- On-campus
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View all details for KGA527 Landscape Conservation and Recreation
This unit is essential for those working towards a career managing natural environments and people in protected areas. While protected areas are essential for conserving biodiversity, key threats to biodiversity - fire, weeds, and ferals - operate at landscape scale.…
Credit Points: 25
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | | | | |
| Online | Semester 1 | | | | |
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- On-campus
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View all details for KGA529 Conserving Nature in Protected Areas
In this unit you will develop the knowledge and skills needed to undertake planning for protected area systems. We will explore the frameworks, processes and methods used to identify areas for inclusion in national reserve systems. Students will be asked…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Online | Winter | | | | |
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- On-campus
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This unit is designed to provide students studying at the graduate level with a comprehensive introduction to the fundamentals of spatial information. This unit will introduce students to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and landscape metrics analysis, with a focus on…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | | | | |
| Online | Semester 1 | | | | |
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- On-campus
- Off-Campus
- International students
- Domestic students
View all details for KGG539 Fundamentals of Spatial Information
Entry requirements
Candidates for the Bachelor of Applied Science (Professional Honours in Conservation Management) shall be qualified for entry if they hold a bachelor degree in any discipline at the University of Tasmania or hold a degree or other tertiary qualification(s) deemed by the College of Sciences and Engineering to be equivalent for this purpose.
The maximum credit granted will be in accordance with the limits set down in the Student Participation and Attainment Ordinance.
Articulation from: the Graduate Certificate of Protected Area Planning articulates into the Bachelor of Applied Science (Professional Honours in Conservation Management).
Articulation to: Graduates can articulate into the Master Protected Area Conservation.
Detailed admissions information and advice for all undergraduate courses, including comprehensive, course-level student profiles, is available from UTAS Admissions.
Fees & scholarships
Domestic students
This course is not currently accepting applications.
Specific fee information, including the availability of Commonwealth supported places, is linked to the availability of a course in a given year. While this course is not open for applications, there is no fee information available.
Domestic scholarships
For information on general scholarships available at the University of Tasmania, please visit the scholarships website.
Course year 2027
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