Bachelor of Natural Environment and Wilderness Studies with Honours

Program Overview

This one-year full-time or two-year part-time Honours program in Natural Environment and Wilderness Studies provides advanced training and research techniques in a specific discipline. Students complete a thesis or professional portfolio, along with elective projects, to develop specialized knowledge and skills for careers in their field or postgraduate research.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

This one-year full-time or two-year part-time course is offered internally at Hobart and Launceston.

Objectives:

• Provide advanced training and consequent in-depth knowledge within a particular discipline covered by natural environment and wilderness studies.
• Train students in research techniques relevant to that discipline to enable either postgraduate research entry or employment in research.

Outline:

Core Units:

• KGA436 Honours Thesis Part A: This unit involves proposal of research activities, selecting a research topic, and developing a research plan.
• KGA437 Honours Thesis Part B: Continuation of research work, participation in seminars and workshops, and development of research skills.
• KGA438 Honours Thesis Part C: Final production of a substantive research work, typically a thesis or professional portfolio.

Elective Units:

• KGA461 Honours Project A: Development of discipline-specific knowledge, skills in method development, project execution, and communication.

Careers:

Honours graduates are highly competitive for professional careers in their area of specialization. Employment opportunities also exist in more general areas as detailed under discipline entries in the Handbook.