Bachelor of Biodiversity and Conservation and Master of Conservation Biology

Macquarie University

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Overview This course focuses on the theory, practice and ethics of biodiversity conservation and wildlife management, from the level of wildlife populations to entire ecosystems.

The course has flexible options for day attendance, distance education and evening classes, allowing for a significant proportion of the course to be completed off-campus.

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Instill an understanding of the application of biological theory to the problem of conserving biodiversity from the level of wildlife populations to entire ecosystems Gain a wide range of skills in biodiversity survey, monitoring and assessment, from field techniques to computer modelling Gain experience in applying theory and skills to real-world conservation problems within a question-based scientific framework Develop a familiarity with the unique biodiversity of Australia and its connections with the southern continents and the rest of the globe.

This course focuses on the theory, practice and ethics of biodiversity conservation and wildlife management, from the level of wildlife populations to entire ecosystems.

The course has flexible options for day attendance, distance education and evening classes, allowing for a significant proportion of the course to be completed off-campus.

Educational aims:

Instill an understanding of the application of biological theory to the problem of conserving biodiversity from the level of wildlife populations to entire ecosystems Gain a wide range of skills in biodiversity survey, monitoring and assessment, from field techniques to computer modelling Gain experience in applying theory and skills to real-world conservation problems within a question-based scientific framework Develop a familiarity with the unique biodiversity of Australia and its connections with the southern continents and the rest of the globe.

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Learning outcomes

1. Explain the principles underlying the interactions between organisms and their environment.
2. Articulate the interaction of ecology with human society, including policy and legal frameworks for management of biological resources.
3. Demonstrate advanced and integrated knowledge of the theory and practice of conservation biology.
4. Explain how biodiversity is distributed at local to global scales, the processes that generate these patterns and what threatens it in a wide range of contexts, particularly in Australasia.
5. Critically evaluate and synthesise information from diverse sources to analyse, explain and develop responses to conservation issues.
6. Gather and analyse complex data sets on populations and communities, in the field, in the laboratory and through data mining to explain and predict impacts on biodiversity.
7. Act in accordance with requisite standards of scientific and professional responsibilities including workplace safety and ethics.
8. Assess the risk, and prioritise management options to abate the risk, of loss of biodiversity, from populations to communities, and the threatening processes contributing to that risk.
9. Communicate risks and management options on conservation issues as a specialist to a variety of audiences, including lay, professional and scientific audiences.
10. Independently design and implement research in conservation of biodiversity and report at a level of achievement suitable for scientific peer review.
11. Collaborate as an expert practitioner with scientists, students and policy-makers in the development and implementation of scientifically rigorous plans of action.

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