Landscape Management in the Bachelor of Environments
Landscape management is about planning and managing outdoor environments at a range of scales – from urban parks to ‘wilderness’ areas. Landscape managers might be responsible for restoring a degraded landscape, planning new parkland, protecting the ecological values of remnant native vegetation, planning for sustainable use of forests, or selecting and maintaining plants in a designed landscape.
Urban, rural and forest landscapes provide important ecological and social benefits, providing, for example, wildlife habitat, clean water and air, recreation opportunities, food, and shelter. 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 physical and social components of these systems such as plants, fauna, soils, water and people, and the complex interrelations between these. 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.
Careers and Graduate Study Opportunities
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.
For More Information
Master of Urban Horticulture:
www.horticulture.unimelb.edu.au
Master of Forest Ecosystem Science:
www.forests.unimelb.edu.au
Master of Environment:
www.environment.unimelb.edu.au/Prospective_Students/courses_index.html
If you choose to major in Landscape Management you will also have the option, after your third year of study, of completing an Honours year which will include a research project. Selective entry into the Honours programs is based on your results at undergraduate level.
Sample Course Plan – NB. Subjects DO NOT have to be taken in this order 1
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | |||
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
| Natural Environments 880-101 | Reshaping Environments 880-102 | Human Behaviour and Environment | Ecology | Society and Environments | Integrated Landscape Problem-Solving (capstone) |
| Governing Environments 880-105 | Constructing Environments 880-103 | Leaves to Landscapes | Greening Landscapes | Designing with Plants | Managing Fauna |
| Virtual Environments | Designing Environments | Environments Elective | Soil and Water Resources | Environments Elective | Environments Elective |
| Breadth 2 | Breadth 2 | Breadth 2 | Breadth 2 | Breadth 2 | Breadth 2 |
| Major subjects | 1 This example is provided as a guide only. Subject availability will vary from year to year and there is no guarantee that the listed subject will be available in future years. 2 Breadth examples: Subjects from another faculty, e.g. Music, Education, Law or Arts (Languages), or subjects from a contrasting stream within the Bachelor of Environments (see Breadth Study). |
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FURTHER INFORMATION
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University of Melbourne