Game Management - the Science of Sustainable Use (LPWM3005)
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
School
Agriculture Food Sciences Schl
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Class hours
Remote only
Recommended prerequisite
BIOL2660, AGRC2010, or AGRC1019;AGRC2019
Assessment methods
Online Discussion
Property Plan
Mid-Semester take home exam
Final Case Study
Final take home examination
Course enquiries
Dr Meg Edwards
Study Abroad
This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.
This course is not currently offered, please contact the school.
Course description
This course provides the scientific principles of game management (the manipulation of wildlife populations using population monitoring, habitat management & sustainable utilisation) as it is practiced throughout the world today. Students will also gain an understanding about the history of game management and the utilization of wildlife; community attitudes to wildlife in relation to utilization, animal welfare and cultural differences; basic population models and how they relate to resource use and methods of determining population size; and case studies on game management with examples from Africa, Australia, Europe, New Zealand and North America.
Archived offerings
Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2021 (22/02/2021 - 19/06/2021) | External | External | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2020 (24/02/2020 - 11/07/2020) | External | External | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2019 (25/02/2019 - 22/06/2019) | External | External | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2018 (19/02/2018 - 23/06/2018) | External | External | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2017 (27/02/2017 - 24/06/2017) | External | External | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2016 (29/02/2016 - 25/06/2016) | External | External | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2015 (02/03/2015 - 27/06/2015) | External | External | Course Profile |