Environmental Science and Law
Units of study table
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Core units of study |
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| All students must complete LAWS6044, LAWS6252, and either RESP5001 or all of ENVI5502, ENVI5503, ENVI5504. | |||
| LAWS6044 Environmental Law and Policy |
6 | A LAWS6252 N : LAWS3430 or LAWS5130 Environmental Law students must complete LAWS6252 and this core unit prior to enrolling in other law elective units. |
Intensive August Intensive March |
| LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning and the Common Law System |
6 | N LAWS6881 International students who are required to enrol in this unit must undertake classes during the first week of their study. Health Law and Public Health students should enrol in LAWS6881 Introduction to Law for Health Professionals in lieu of LAWS6252, if available. This unit is not available to MLawIntDev students who have been granted a reduced volume of learning. Students must attend all classes on the timetabled dates as prescribed for their enrolled session/group. An Absent Fail grade may be granted to students who fail to attend the correct session/group. |
Intensive April Intensive July Intensive March Intensive September |
| RESP5001 Integrated Environmental Practice |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| ENVI5502 Environmental Research Project A |
6 | P Distinction average or better in 24 credit points of Environmental Science/ Environmental Science and Law core units N ENVI5501 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Students taking ENVI5502 must take ENVI5503 and ENVI5504 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ENVI5503 Environmental Research Project B |
6 | P Distinction average or better in 24cp of Environmental Science/ Environmental Science and Law core units N ENVI5501 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Students taking ENVI5502 must take ENVI5503 and ENVI5504 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ENVI5504 Environmental Research Project C |
6 | P Distinction average or better in 24cp of Environmental Science/ Environmental Science and Law core units N ENVI5501 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Students taking ENVI5502 must take ENVI5503 and ENVI5504 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Environmental Science Core units of study |
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| All students must complete at least 18 credit points from this collection. | |||
| AFNR5801 Climate Change: Process, History, Issues |
6 | A A basic understanding of climate change processes and issues. |
Semester 2 |
| ENVI5705 Ecological Principles |
6 | A This unit assumes a sound understanding of scientific principles, HSC level Mathematics and understanding of basic statistics. |
Semester 1 |
| ENVI5707 Energy - Sources, Uses and Alternatives |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ENVI5708 Introduction to Environmental Chemistry |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ENVI5801 Social Science of Environment |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ENVI5904 Methods in Applied Ecology |
6 | Semester 2 |
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Environmental Law Core units of study |
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| All students must complete at least 18 credit points from this collection. | |||
| LAWS6043 Environmental Impact Assessment Law This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | Intensive June |
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| LAWS6045 Environmental Planning Law This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | N : LAWS3430 or LAWS5130 |
Intensive October |
| LAWS6047 Law of the Sea |
6 | Intensive April |
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| LAWS6055 Heritage Law |
6 | Intensive September |
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| LAWS6061 International Environmental Law |
6 |
Students seeking further study in international environmental law may undertake LAWS6922 Advanced International Environmental Law. |
Intensive April |
| LAWS6065 Pollution and Contaminated Land |
6 | Intensive May |
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| LAWS6163 Energy and Climate Law This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | N LAWS6863 The unit replaced LAWS6163 International & Australian Climate Law (formerly Energy Law). |
Intensive September |
| LAWS6165 Biodiversity Law This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | Intensive April |
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| LAWS6191 Water Law and Climate Change This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 |
This unit replaced LAWS6191 Water Law |
Intensive November |
| LAWS6314 Coastal and Marine Law |
6 | Intensive August |
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| LAWS6320 Climate Disaster Law This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | Intensive September |
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| LAWS6936 Carbon Trading, Derivatives and Taxation This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | Intensive May |
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Elective units of study |
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| AFNR5511 Soil Processes, Assessment and Management |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| AFNR5512 Water Management and Variable Climate |
6 | A UG Maths or Physics or Hydrology. |
Semester 2 |
| AFNR5705 Australian Forest Systems |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GEOG5001 Geographic Information Science A |
6 | A This unit assumes a sound understanding of scientific principles, HSC level mathematics and understanding of basic statistics. |
Semester 1 |
| GEOG5004 Environmental Mapping and Monitoring |
6 | A This unit assumes a sound understanding of scientific principles, HSC level mathematics and understanding of basic statistics. |
Semester 2 |
| GEOS5501 Human Rights and the Environment |
6 |
This unit is delivered at the University of Sydney. |
Semester 2a |
| ENVI5809 Environmental Simulation Modelling |
A This unit assumes a sound understanding of scientific principles, HSC level Mathematics and understanding of basic statistics. |
Intensive June Semester 2 Semester 2a |
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| ENVI5903 Sustainable Development |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Intensive July |
| MARS5001 Coastal Processes and Systems |
6 | A This unit assumes a sound understanding of scientific principles, HSC level mathematics and understanding of basic statistics. |
Semester 1 |
| MARS5006 Coral Reefs, Science and Management |
6 | A This unit assumes a sound understanding of scientific principles, HSC level mathematics and understanding of basic statistics. Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
| MARS5007 Coral Reefs and Climate Change |
6 | Semester 1a |
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| PHYS5031 Ecological Econ and Sustainable Analysis |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| PHYS5034 Life Cycle Analysis |
6 |
Minimum class size of 5 students. |
Semester 2 |
| RSEC5432 Environmental Economics This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| WILD5001 Australasian Wildlife: Introduction |
6 | Intensive August |
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| WILD5002 Australasian Wildlife: Field Studies |
6 | Intensive September |
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