Overview

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Offerings

MURDOCH-S2-EXT-2023-2023
MURDOCH-S2-INT-2023-2023

Enrolment rules

Enrolment in C1118 Graduate Certificate in Environmental Assessment and Management or G1053 Graduate Diploma in Environmental Science or G1062 Graduate Diploma in Energy and the Environment or G1078 Graduate Diploma in Safety Science or M1210 Master of Environmental Science or M1268 Master of Renewable and Sustainable Energy or M1195 Master of Development Studies or M1214 Master of Sustainable Development or M1267 Master of Health Administration, Policy and Leadership or M1266 Master of International Affairs and Security or M1194 Master of Public Policy and Management or M1330 Master of Engineering Practice or M1248 Master of Biosecurity or M1311 Master of Food Security or M1122 Master of Veterinary Studies in Conservation Medicine or M1232 Master of Wildlife Health and Conservation.

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Learning activities

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Learning outcomes

1.

Define coastal areas from a management and policy perspective.

2.

Apply collaborative decision-making skills for managing complex coastal problems.

3.

Formulate possible strategies for improving coastal policies by referencing specific methods, approaches, and principles of environmental policy.

4.

Critically analyse and compare coastal policies of Asia-Pacific regions including Australia.

5.

Evaluate the role of nature-based solutions for improving coastal management and climate change adaptation.

Assessments

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Additional information

Unit content:

The unit consists of five modules covering approaches to definition of coasts, collaborative decision making for complex coastal problems, methods and principles of coastal policy making, analysis and comparison of coastal policies, and nature-based solutions for coastal management.