Environmental Science and Law
Errata
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The following units require Departmental Permission to enrol: ENVI5502 Environmental Research Project A |
09/02/2017 |
Units of study table
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Core units of study |
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| All students must complete LAWS6044, LAWS6252, and either RESP5001 or all of ENVI5502, ENVI5503, ENVI5504. | |||
| LAWS6044 Environmental Law and Policy |
6 | A LAWS6252 or law degree from a common law jurisdiction N LAWS3430 or LAWS5130 Environmental Law students must complete LAWS6252 and this core unit prior to enrolling in other law elective units. |
Intensive August Intensive March |
| LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning and the Common Law System |
6 | N LAWS6881 Students are recommended to enrol well in advance of classes in order to complete pre-class readings (normally available to enrolled students 3 weeks prior to the first class). Law graduates from a non-common law jurisdiction are also recommended to complete classes for this unit during the first week of their commencing semester. |
Intensive April Intensive August Intensive March Intensive September |
| RESP5001 Integrated Environmental Practice |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ENVI5502 Environmental Research Project A |
6 | P Distinction average or better in 24 credit points of Environmental Science/ Environmental Science and Law core units N ENVI5501 Students taking ENVI5502 must take ENVI5503 and ENVI5504 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ENVI5503 Environmental Research Project B |
6 | P Distinction average or better in 24cp of Environmental Science/ Environmental Science and Law core units N ENVI5501 Students taking ENVI5503 must take ENVI5502 and ENVI5504 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ENVI5504 Environmental Research Project C |
6 | P Distinction average or better in 24cp of Environmental Science/ Environmental Science and Law core units N ENVI5501 Students taking ENVI5504 must take ENVI5502 and ENVI5503 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Environmental Science Core units of study |
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| All students must complete at least 18 credit points from this collection. | |||
| AFNR5801 Climate Change: Process, History, Issues |
6 | A A basic understanding of climate change processes and issues. |
Semester 2 |
| ENVI5705 Ecological Principles |
6 | A This unit assumes a sound understanding of scientific principles, HSC level Mathematics and understanding of basic statistics. |
Semester 1 |
| ENVI5707 Energy - Sources, Uses and Alternatives |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ENVI5708 Introduction to Environmental Chemistry |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ENVI5801 Social Science of Environment |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ENVI5904 Methods in Applied Ecology |
6 | Semester 2 |
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Environmental Law Core units of study |
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| All students must complete at least 18 credit points from this collection. | |||
| LAWS6041 Environmental Litigation This unit of study is not available in 2017 |
6 |
This unit replaced LAWS6041 Environmental Dispute Resolution |
Intensive October |
| LAWS6045 Environmental Planning Law This unit of study is not available in 2017 |
6 | N : LAWS3430 or LAWS5130 |
Intensive October |
| LAWS6047 Law of the Sea |
6 | Intensive October |
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| LAWS6055 Heritage Law This unit of study is not available in 2017 |
6 | Intensive September |
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| LAWS6061 International Environmental Law |
6 |
Students seeking further study in international environmental law may undertake LAWS6922 Advanced International Environmental Law. |
Intensive May |
| LAWS6065 Pollution and Contaminated Land This unit of study is not available in 2017 |
6 | Intensive May |
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| LAWS6141 Asia Pacific Environmental Law This unit of study is not available in 2017 |
6 | Intensive October |
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| LAWS6163 Energy and Climate Law |
6 | N LAWS6863 |
Intensive September |
| LAWS6165 Biodiversity Law |
6 | Intensive April |
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| LAWS6191 Water Law and Climate Change |
6 | Intensive October |
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| LAWS6302 Human Rights and Environmental Law This unit of study is not available in 2017 |
6 | Intensive April |
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| LAWS6314 Coastal and Marine Law This unit of study is not available in 2017 |
6 | Intensive August |
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| LAWS6320 Climate Disaster Law |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment Pre-enrolment registration is required. For further information, please visit Sydney Law School website http://sydney.edu.au/law/ |
Intensive July |
| LAWS6331 International Wildlife Law This unit of study is not available in 2017 |
6 | Intensive May |
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| LAWS6342 Environmental Markets |
6 | Intensive May |
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| LAWS6343 International Law and Technology |
6 | Intensive August |
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| LAWS6354 Environ Planning and Impact Assessment Law |
6 | A students who do not hold an undergraduate law degree must have completed LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning and the Common Law System before enrolling in this unit and LAWS6044 Environmental Law and Policy (MEL only) N LAWS6043, LAWS6045, LAWS3430, LAWS5130 |
Intensive September |
| LAWS6936 Carbon Trading, Derivatives and Taxation This unit of study is not available in 2017 |
6 | Intensive May |
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| LAWS6964 Global Energy and Resources Law |
6 | Intensive May |
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Elective units of study |
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| AFNR5511 Soil Processes, Assessment and Management |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| AFNR5512 Water Management and Variable Climate |
6 | A UG Maths or Physics or Hydrology. |
Semester 2 |
| AFNR5705 Australian Forest Systems |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GEOG5001 Geographic Information Science A |
6 | A This unit assumes a sound understanding of scientific principles, HSC level mathematics and understanding of basic statistics. |
Semester 1 |
| GEOG5004 Environmental Mapping and Monitoring |
6 | A This unit assumes a sound understanding of scientific principles, HSC level mathematics and understanding of basic statistics. |
Semester 2 |
| GEOS5501 Human Rights and the Environment |
6 |
This unit is delivered at the University of Sydney. |
Semester 2a |
| ENVI5809 Environmental Simulation Modelling |
6 | A This unit assumes a sound understanding of scientific principles, HSC level Mathematics and understanding of basic statistics. |
Semester 2a |
| ENVI5903 Sustainable Development |
6 |
This unit of study involves additional costs. |
Intensive July |
| MARS5001 Coastal Processes and Systems |
6 | A This unit assumes a sound understanding of scientific principles, HSC level mathematics and understanding of basic statistics. |
Semester 1 |
| MARS5006 Coral Reefs, Science and Management |
6 | A This unit assumes a sound understanding of scientific principles, HSC level mathematics and understanding of basic statistics. |
Semester 1 |
| MARS5007 Coral Reefs and Climate Change |
6 | Semester 1a |
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| PHYS5031 Ecological Econ and Sustainable Analysis |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| PHYS5034 Life Cycle Analysis |
6 |
Minimum class size of 5 students. |
Semester 2 |
| RSEC5432 Environmental Economics This unit of study is not available in 2017 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| WILD5001 Australasian Wildlife: Introduction |
6 | Intensive July |
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| WILD5002 Australasian Wildlife: Field Studies |
6 | Intensive September |
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