EV3203 - Conserving Marine Wildlife: Sea Mammals, Birds, Reptiles

Credit points:	03
Year:	2009
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
Administered by:	Discipline of Environmental Sciences

Role of wildlife in marine systems; threatening processes, current and historical, impacting on marine wildlife; indigenous peoples use of marine wildlife, including management strategies; the theory and practice of the scientific study of populations of marine wildlife; the theoretical basis to, and practical application of, management practices to control human impacts on marine wildlife.

Learning Outcomes

• appreciate the importance of socio-political issues relevant to management and conservation goals;
• to gain familiarity with current theory of, and controversies associated with, management of marine wildlife;
• understanding of relevant field techniques;
• understanding the historical perspective of processes threatening marine wildlife.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments;
• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
• The ability to speak and write logically, clearly and creatively;
• A coherent and disciplined body of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics in at least one discipline area.

Inadmissible Subject Combinations:

EV5203 and TG3006

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 27-Mar-2009
Coordinator:	Dr Mark Hamann
Lecturers:	Dr Emma Gyuris, Ms Alana Grech.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 36 hours practicals 2 days fieldwork
Assessment:	end of semester exam (40%); presentations (%); tutorial attendance and participation (%); assignments (%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.