Course level

Undergraduate

Faculty

Science

School

Agriculture Food Sciences Schl

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Delivery mode

Internal

Class hours

3 Lecture hours
2 Tutorial hours

Assessment methods

Tutorial participation, quizzes, assignments and end of semester examination

Course enquiries

Dr Bernhard Wehr

Study Abroad

This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.

Course description

This course introduces students to Australia's climate, soils and water resources and to the ways that these three factors interact to dictate the natural ecosystem, and the productive uses to which land can be dedicated. The course focus is on the readily measurable and observable characteristics of the biophysical environment in order to provide students with skills that are applicable across a range of ecological and agricultural settings. The course will address the relative merits and costs associated with resource allocation, use and management in Australia, using water resource allocation (irrigation vs environmental flow) and land use (mining vs agriculture) as examples.

Archived offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 2, 2019 (22/07/2019 - 16/11/2019) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2019 (22/07/2019 - 16/11/2019) Gatton Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2018 (23/07/2018 - 17/11/2018) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2018 (23/07/2018 - 17/11/2018) Gatton Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2017 (24/07/2017 - 18/11/2017) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2017 (24/07/2017 - 18/11/2017) Gatton Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2016 (25/07/2016 - 19/11/2016) Gatton Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2016 (25/07/2016 - 19/11/2016) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2015 (27/07/2015 - 21/11/2015) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2015 (27/07/2015 - 21/11/2015) Gatton Internal Course Profile