Note: This course is only available to re-enrolling students.
Course overview
Prospective students should see the Future Students website for details on admission requirements, intake periods, fees, availability to international students, careers information etc.
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Specialisations
Course structure
Key to availability of units:
- S1
- Semester 1
- S2
- Semester 2
- NS
- non-standard teaching period
All units have a value of six points unless otherwise stated.
Students who have not completed a bachelor's degree with a major in Botany; Conservation Biology; Environmental Science; Geography; Indigenous Knowledge, History and Heritage; Marine Science; Natural Resource Management; Science Communication; Zoology; or equivalent as recognised by the Faculty, must complete relevant conversion unit(s) up to the value of 24 points
| Availability | Unit code | Unitname | Unit requirements | Contact hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | BIOL1130 | Frontiers in Biology | None | lectures: 1 or 2 hours per week; practicals: up to 3 hours per week (8 per semester) |
| ENVT1103 | Natural History | |||
| S1, S2 | SCIE1104 | Science, Society and Data Analysis | Contact hours Practical class: 2 hours per week | |
| S1, S2 | SCIE4402 | Data Management and Analysis in the Natural Sciences |
| 5 days (1 day per fortnight). The total workload for the unit is 150 hours. |
Take all units (66 points):
| Availability | Unit code | Unitname | Unit requirements | Contact hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENVT4404 | Environmental Planning and Management | |||
| ENVT5505 | Biodiversity and Landscapes | |||
| ENVT5506 | Core Principles of Ecotourism | |||
| ENVT5507 | Ecotourism in Practice | |||
| S1, S2 | ENVT5580 | Ecotourism Research Project Part 1 |
| regular (usually weekly) contact with supervisor |
| S1, S2 | ENVT5581 | Ecotourism Research Project Part 2 |
| weekly meetings with supervisor |
| S1, S2 | ENVT5582 | Ecotourism Research Project Part 3 | weekly meetings with supervisors | |
| S1, S2 | ENVT5583 | Ecotourism Research Project Part 4 |
| weekly meetings with supervisor |
| HERI5102 | Foundations in Heritage Management | |||
| SCOM5702 | Exhibitions and Interpretation | |||
| SSEH5678 | Sport and Recreation Management |
Take unit(s) to the value of 6 points:
| Availability | Unit code | Unitname | Unit requirements | Contact hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NS | BIOL4408 | Marine Ecology |
| This unit is block-taught during the summer semester and involves a field trip of five days plus travel time at a cost of up to 0 to the student, plus up to four days of lectures and planning (including occupational health and safety) and up to four days of analysis and presentation of results. The total workload for the unit is 150 hours, up to 100 of which are contact hours. |
| BIOL4409 | Ecological Field Methods | |||
| BIOL5501 | Origins, Evolution and Conservation of Biodiversity |
See also the rules for the course and the Student Rules.
Rules
Note: This course is only available to re-enrolling students.
Applicability of the Student Rules, policies and procedures
1.(1) The Student Rules apply to students in this course.
(2) The policy, policy statements and guidance documents and student procedures apply, except as otherwise indicated in the rules for this course.
Academic Conduct Essentials and Communication and Research Skills modules
2.(1) A student who enrols in this course for the first time irrespective of whether they have previously been enrolled in another course of the University, must undertake the Academic Conduct Essentials module (the ACE module) and the Communication and Research Skills module (the CARS module).
(2) A student must successfully complete the ACE module within the first teaching period of their enrolment. Failure to complete the module within this timeframe will result in the student's unit results from this teaching period being withheld. These results will continue to be withheld until students avail themselves of a subsequent opportunity to achieve a passing grade in the ACE module. In the event that students complete units in subsequent teaching periods without completing the ACE module, these results will similarly be withheld. Students will not be permitted to submit late review or appeal applications regarding results which have been withheld for this reason and which they were unable to access in the normally permitted review period.
English Language competency requirements
3. To be considered eligible for consideration for admission to this course an applicant must satisfy the University's English language competence requirement as set out in the University Policy on Admission: Coursework.
Admission requirements
4. To be considered for admission to this course an applicant must have—
(a) a bachelor's degree, or an equivalent qualification, as recognised by UWA;
and
(b) the equivalent of a UWA weighted average mark of at least 50 per cent
Admission ranking and selection
5. Where relevant, admission will be awarded to the highest ranked applicants or applicants selected based on the relevant requirements.
Articulations and exit awards
6.(1) This course has the following exit awards:
- 73210 Graduate Certificate in Ecotourism (24 points)
- 73310 Graduate Diploma in Ecotourism (48 points)
(2) A student who withdraws from the Master of Ecotourism course before completing it, but completes ENVT5506 Core Principles of Ecotourism and three other core units at Level 4 or Level 5, may apply to the School to be awarded the Graduate Certificate in Ecotourism.
(3) A student who withdraws from the Master of Ecotourism course before completing it, but completes ENVT5506 Core Principles of Ecotourism and ENVT5507 Ecotourism in Practice and six other units at Level 4 or Level 5, two of which must be core units, may apply to the School to be awarded the Graduate Diploma in Ecotourism.
Course structure
7.(1) The course consists of units to a total value of 96 points (maximum value) which include conversion units to a value of 24 points.
(2) Units must be selected in accordance with the course structure, as set out in these rules.
(3) Students who have completed prior tertiary studies in natural or biological sciences, or equivalent, are granted credit for conversion units up to a value of 24 points.
Satisfactory progress
8. To make satisfactory progress a student must pass units to a point value greater than half the total value of units in which they remain enrolled after the final date for withdrawal without academic penalty.
9. A student who has not achieved a result of Ungraded Pass (UP) for the Communication and Research Skills module (the CARS module) when their progress status is assessed will not have made satisfactory progress even if they have met the other requirements for satisfactory progress in Rule 8.
Progress status
10. A student who fails to make satisfactory progress under Rule 8 is assigned a progress status of 'Excluded' unless the Faculty decides otherwise in light of exceptional circumstances.
11. A student who does not make satisfactory progress in terms of Rule 9 is assigned the progress status of 'On Probation', unless they have been assigned a progress status of 'Suspended' or 'Excluded' for failure to meet other satisfactory progress requirements in Rule 8.
Award with distinction
12. To be awarded the degree with distinction a student must achieve a course weighted average mark (WAM) of at least 80 per cent, which is calculated based on —
(a) all units above Level 3 attempted as part of the course that are awarded a final percentage mark;
(b) all relevant units above Level 3 undertaken in articulating courses of this University that are awarded a final percentage mark;
and
(c) all units above Level 3 completed at this University that are credited to the master's degree course.
Deferrals
13. Applicants awarded admission to the course are entitled to a deferral of up to 12 months, as per the University Policy on: Admissions (Coursework).