Introduction
In this subject, you develop the skills and knowledge to investigate and analyse bush environments on multi-day overnight journeys. In doing so, you consolidate outdoor experiential journey skills, environmental literacy, sustainable practices, and introductory outdoor leadership, including safety and educative/guiding opportunities. You will further cultivate technical expertise of bush journeys, including practical field trips, to enable safe exploration and promote experiential and interpretative knowledge of bush environments. This includes natural/cultural perspectives, land management, and ecology directly relevant to selected bush environments of Tasmania.
Summary
| Unit name | Bush Environments |
| Unit code | ENV106 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| College/School | Arts and Society Faculty of Education |
| Discipline | Education |
| Coordinator | Mr Henry Cornish |
| Available as an elective? | No |
| Delivered By | University of Tasmania |
| Level | Introductory |
Availability
Specific information on 2027 unit availability will be available in August
Learning Outcomes
- Plan and present outdoor environmental education and nature-based guiding/interpretation for bush environments
- Observe and investigate social, cultural, and natural histories, ecologies, and land management practices relevant to Tasmanian bush environments
- Engage in safe multi-day outdoor journeys in bush environments
- Demonstrate academic integrity values through the sharing of ideas and reflections in writing, speaking, and teamwork.
Fee Information
2027 fee information will be available in August.
Teaching
| Teaching Pattern |
Fieldwork Activity days are inclusive of all travel and break times and are equivalent to 2.5 hours of lecture content time. | |||||||||
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| Assessment | Fieldwork|Ecological concept poster (20%)|Nature Journal (30%)|Investigative report and presentation (50%) | |||||||||
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required |
Required readings will be listed in the unit outline prior to the start of classes. |
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