Bachelor of Environments

Landscape Management

The Landscape Management major explores rural and urban ecosystems and the human activities that shape these systems. Parks and public open space, protected areas, residential environments and agricultural landscapes provide important ecological, amenity and social values, affording – for example – biodiversity, recreation opportunities and economic products such as food production or housing. Managing and protecting these values requires professionals with a broad understanding of how these landscapes function, and their use and importance to society.

The Landscape Management major explores the physical and social components of these systems such as plants, fauna, soils, water, social and economic sub-systems and the complex interrelations between these components. Throughout the major, understanding of ecosystems is explored in the context of management issues and strategies, allowing students to develop skills for professional practice in landscape management.

 

Course Planning for a Landscape Management Major

Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Environments should take no more than 125 points of 1st year level subjects. Students must complete at least 75 points worth of 3rd year level subjects, including at least one 3rd year level breadth subject. Students will need to be mindful of this when course planning.

In order to complete a major in Landscape Management, you will need to undertake the following subjects:

1st year level

2nd year level

3rd year level

AND 37.5 pts (3 subjects) chosen from:

2nd year level

3rd year level

Students should familiarise themselves with the Bachelor of Environments Course Structure.

Breadth information for Landscape Management major

The Melbourne Model aims to produce graduates who are trained in a particular discipline (depth) as well as knowledgeable across disciplines (breadth). The breadth component of the new degrees aims to build multiple competencies in students by exposing them to different ways of knowing through cross-disciplinary learning and teaching. 

In the first year of the Bachelor of Environments, students can take any two 100-Level subjects from the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Music or Bachelor of Science as well as the University Breadth Subjects and the non core subjects available as breadth.

In the second and third years of the Bachelor of Environments, students will choose their major field of study and they must choose breadth studies that contrast with their major. The eleven major areas of study are grouped into four clusters based on the types of knowledge they represent: scientific, socio-cultural, design and business.

For example, a student taking a Scientific major such as Landscape Management will take breadth studies that contrast with the scientific way of knowing, such as commerce, languages, politics, arts, music and economics. Due to the nature of Landscape Management, students are not permitted to undertake horticulture, ecology, biology, earth sciences, physical geography, geology, environmental science or plant science subjects as breadth.

A search engine of breadth subjects available to Bachelor of Environments students may be found here.  Some students may also choose to take breadth study from within the Bachelor of Environments as long as these subjects come from a different cluster to their major area of study - see breadth elective subjects for a list of approved subjects.

 

Environments Electives

Bachelor of Environments students will undertake 37.5 (3 subjects) of Environments electives within their degree. A list of possible Environments Electives can be found here.

 

*Available 2010

Sample course plan for students commencing in semester 1 – Keeping Options Open

Semester 1, Year 1 Reshaping Environments
880-102		 First Year Bachelor of Environments Elective Subject

First Year Bachelor of Environments Elective Subject

Breadth
Semester 2, Year 1 Natural Environments
880-101		 First Year Bachelor of Environments Elective Subject

First Year Bachelor of Environments Elective Subject Breadth
Semester 1, Year 2 Bachelor of Environments Elective Bachelor of Environments Elective Bachelor of Environments Elective Breadth
Semester 2, Year 2 Greening Landscapes
207-250		 Ecology
654-219		 Major Selective Breadth
Semester 1, Year 3 Leaves to Landscape 220-290 Human Behaviour and Environment
207-299		 Major Selective Breadth
Semester 2, Year 3 Soil and Water Resources
202-203		 Integrated Landscape Management Major Selective Breadth

 

Sample course plan for students commencing in semester 1 – Recommended Sequence

Semester 1, Year 1 Reshaping Environments
880-102		 First Year Bachelor of Environments Elective Subject

First Year Bachelor of Environments Elective Subject

Breadth
Semester 2, Year 1 Natural Environments
880-101		 First Year Bachelor of Environments Elective Subject

First Year Bachelor of Environments Elective Subject Breadth
Semester 1, Year 2 Leaves to Landscape
220-290		 Human Behaviour and Environment 207-299 Major Selective Breadth
Semester 2, Year 2 Greening Landscapes
207-250		 Ecology
654-219		 Soil and Water Resources 202-203 Breadth
Semester 1, Year 3 Major Selective Bachelor of Environments Elective Bachelor of Environments Elective Breadth
Semester 2, Year 3 Integrated Landscape Problem Solving (capstone) 207-353 Major Selective Bachelor of Environments Elective Breadth

 

first year subjects in blue
major subjects in white
breadth subjects in green
Bachelor of Environments elective subjects in orange

 

Landscape Management

Sample course plan for students commencing mid-year

Semester 2, Year 1 Reshaping Environments
880-102		 First Year Bachelor of Environments Elective Subject

First Year Bachelor of Environments Elective Subject

Breadth
Semester 1, Year 1 Natural Environments
880-101		 First Year Bachelor of Environments Elective Subject

First Year Bachelor of Environments Elective Subject Breadth
Semester 2, Year 2 Greening Landscapes
207-250		 Ecology
654-219		 Bachelor of Environments Elective Breadth
Semester 1, Year 2 Human Behaviour and Environment 207-299 Leaves to Landscape
220-290		 Major Selective Breadth
Semester 2, Year 3 Soil and Water Resources 202-203 Integrated Landscape Problem Solving (capstone) 207-353 Major Selective Breadth
Semester 1, Year 3 Major Selective Bachelor of Environments Elective Bachelor of Environments Elective Breadth

 

first year subjects in blue
major subjects (2nd and 3rd year) in white
breadth subjects in green
Bachelor of Environments elective subjects in orange

 

Careers and Further Study

Through its emphasis on solution based learning and practical field work, the Landscape Management major provides an academic basis for employment in horticulture or natural resource management.

It also offers a pathway to professional graduate programs offered by the Melbourne School of Land and Environment. This is one of Australia's most diverse faculties, providing contemporary and engaging programs for students interested in natural and urban environments, sustainable food and forest production, environmental management, natural resources, horticulture and public policy.

Our graduate programs are based on leading research and feature community, industry and research experience. Our graduates are well placed to become industry leaders and have high rates of employment upon graduation, with starting salaries above the University average.

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Contact Us

If you have any questions, please contact the Environments Student Centre on:

Ph: 8344 6432 | 8344 6417 | 8344 8150

Web: envs-courseadvice@unimelb.edu.au

Visit: Environments Student Centre

Ground Floor, Old Commerce Building

University of Melbourne

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