Contents

Introduction .............................................. 2

General information ............................... 3

Research centres ....................................... 5

Course structure ....................................... 6

Research project and resources .............. 7

Core units .................................................. 8

Elective units .......................................... 10

Research ................................................... 12

Admission ................................................ 14

International students ........................... 15

International exchange program ...........

Abbreviations ......................................... 16

For more information Dr Lindsay Hutley

Course Co-ordinator, Tropical Environmental Management program

Faculty of Education, Health and Science

Building Yellow 2, Casuarina Campus

Charles Darwin University

Darwin NT 0909, Australia

Domestic:

Phone: 08 8946 7103

Fax: 08 8946 6847

International:

+61 8 8946 7103

+61 8 8946 6847

E-mail: lindsay.hutley@cdu.edu.au

Please note

The information contained in this handbook was up-to-date at the time of going to print

in January 2009. For the latest information, please check with the Course Coordinator

and the following websites:

Charles Darwin University: www.cdu.edu.au/ehs/science/mtem/

Tropical Savannas CRC: http://www.savanna.cdu.edu.au/education/grad.html

2009 Charles Darwin University

CRICOS Provider no: 00300K

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Introduction

Postgraduate program in Tropical

Environmental Management (TEM) are at

the educational heart of Australia’s Co-

operative Research Centre for Tropical

Savannas Management (TS-CRC).

This program is offered by the Charles

Darwin University, which is located in the

wet-dry tropics of northern Australia, and

recognises tropical environmental science

as an area of research and teaching

strength. If you enrol in this program, you

will have the chance to develop skills in the

sustainable management of tropical

ecosystems. You will learn from people

engaged in the latest research in this vital

and exciting field, and work towards a

highly-regarded qualification in an area of

increasing demand.

This handbook outlines the objectives,

structure and content of the postgraduate

program in Tropical Environmental

Management. All students enrol in the

Master of Tropical Environmental

Management (MTEM; 3 semesters full-

time), but may exit earlier with a Graduate

Diploma (GDTEM; 2 semesters full-time) or

Graduate Certificate (GCTEM; 1 semester

full-time). For more information, please

contact the Course Co-ordinator, or see the

Tropical Savannas CRC and CDU websites

listed on page 1.

Objectives of the program The general objective of the program in

Tropical Environmental Management is

to provide education and training for

existing and future professionals in the

background, principles and practices of

tropical environmental management,

particularly in the context of wet-dry and

semi-arid tropical ecosystems.

Specific objectives include the following:

to provide a program which is flexible

and is balanced between course work,

hands-on training and research, and

caters to the needs of individual

students;

to provide units within the program

which offer the most up-to-date

information and education for

professionals in industry and

government departments;

to offer a program that responds to the

changing needs of employers and other

stakeholders in northern Australia and

other savanna regions, and which is

sufficiently flexible to cater to a broad

range of demands;

to offer an external program that will be

available to land managers, wherever

they live in the savanna ecosystem.

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General information

Tropical Environments and the Northern Territory The sustainable management of tropical

environments is an important challenge for

Australia and many other parts of the world.

About one-third of Australia is tropical: the

region encompasses a range of ecosystems

including savanna woodlands and forests,

wetlands and rainforests. The most

extensive ecosystem in the Top End is

savanna: dense grasslands with scattered

trees. Similar ecosystems occur in the

Americas, Africa, India and Asia. They

sustain a large fraction of the world’s

population, and contain biological and

cultural values of global significance.

The tropical environments of the Northern

Territory share many features with similar

ecosystems elsewhere, but have important

differences, such as the sparse population

and the unique Australian flora and fauna,

which is still relatively intact in the region.

Much of the land in the NT is owned or

managed by Aboriginal people . The main

industries in the region are mining, grazing

and tourism, with conservation and defence

training as other important concerns.

Charles Darwin University Charles Darwin University is the major

tertiary education institution in the NT,

providing a wide range of higher education

and technical and vocational courses. The

University has an international reputation

for quality training, high academic

standards and excellent research in the areas

of ecology and natural resource

management. The University is ideally

placed for studying the Northern Territory’s

unique wildlife and impressive

environments, including extensive wetland

systems and vast areas of tropical savannas.

Casuarina Campus at CDU Located in Australia’s tropical north,

Darwin is a culturally diverse city. The

TEM courses are taught at the University’s

major campus in the northern suburb of

Casuarina. The campus is close to the coast

and 10 kilometres from Darwin city centre.

The campus is on 56 hectares of tropical

grounds within walking distance of a

major shopping centre. Accommodation

can be found on campus at North Flinders

International House, or privately nearby.

Tropical Savannas CRC This program has been developed by CDU

in collaboration with the TS-CRC. The TS-

CRC connects researchers and research

users from state, Territory and

Commonwealth organisations and

universities right across northern

Australia. Its research program is based on

the ecology, use and management of the

savannas. It supports groups who have a

stake in the savannas, particularly the

pastoral, mining and tourism industries,

Aboriginal landowners, and conservation

interests.

The TEM program is identified by the TS-

CRC as one of the main avenues for

savanna management education at the

graduate level. Staff associated with the

TS-CRC have been involved in developing

the material for key units in the course. TS-

CRC research staff are also involved in the

teaching of units, and in supervision of

research projects in the MTEM, giving

students the opportunity to learn from,

and interact with, a range of land

management experts with current on-

ground experience.

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General information The Faculty of Education, Health and Sciences and the School of Environmental and Life Sciences

The School of Environmental and Life

Sciences (SELS), within the Faculty of

Education, Health and Science (EHS), is

responsible for teaching and research in the

following disciplines: ecology and

environmental management, remote

sensing and geographic information

systems, ecophysiology, biochemistry,

environmental chemistry, molecular and

cell biology, aquatic biology and

aquaculture, botany and zoology.

Tropical environmental science is a research

and teaching strength in the Faculty.

Academics in this field have gained

recognition internationally for their

contributions. See pages 12-13 for research

interests of staff in SELS.

Institute of Advanced Studies

Charles Darwin University's Institute of

Advanced Studies (IAS) was founded in

2003, and builds on current research niches

to provide world class research capacity,

including post-graduate research training.

It has three schools including the Research

School of Environmental Studies (SER).

Institute staff teach External mode

postgraduate units in natural resource

management, livelihoods and wildlife

management that can be taken as core or

elective units by TEM students.

Special features of the program The TEM program focuses on developing

the knowledge and skills necessary to

understand the ecology, use and

sustainable management of tropical

ecosystems.

Several units in the courses include

substantial fieldwork, ensuring students

gain first-hand knowledge about these

biologically rich and diverse ecosystems.

On-campus students can undertake

fieldwork in variety of Top End ecosystems

including vine forests, tropical savanna and

a variety of wetland systems.

Senior professionals active in

environmental management contribute to

theses courses. Representatives of

government and non-government

organisations are involved in developing

and lecturing in units, and supervision of

research projects. Lectures and field trips

include discussions with a range of major

land users in the region: Aboriginal people,

pastoralists, mining companies,

conservation managers, and the Army.

All core units are taught flexibly. The

course can be structured to be available to

students in remote locations. There is a

range of learning material, using online,

print-based and CD-ROM formats. Some

units have a compulsory field trip, and

lecturers provide timetabled tutorial

sessions for on-campus students. To

increase the range of offerings, students

may also choose from advanced

undergraduate electives at CDU,

postgraduate units offered by the School of

Australian Indigenous Knowledge Systems

(SAIKS) and by the Institute of Advanced

Studies at CDU, as well as units offered by

James Cook University and University of

Queensland. Many of these are available in

external or block mode. International

students, please refer to special conditions

of enrolment, described near the end of this

booklet.

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Course structure

All students enrol in the Masters, but may exit

earlier with a Graduate Certificate or Graduate

Diploma after fulfilling the requirements

outlined below.

Master of Tropical Environmental Management This course can be completed in 1.5 years

full-time (three semesters), or over a

maximum of four years part-time. The

course requires the completion of 120

credit points

at least 40 credit points in core units,

which are units designed specifically

for TEM postgraduate students and are

each worth 10 credit points;

up to 40 credit points from electives

listed in this handbook;

40 credit points by research project.

All students are enrolled in the Masters

course, but can choose to exit with a

Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate.

Graduate Diploma in Tropical Environmental Management The Graduate Diploma is available as an

Exit Award and can be completed in two

semesters full-time, or four semesters part-

time. The course requires the completion of

80 credit points:

at least 40 credit points in core units,

which are units designed specifically

for TEM postgraduate students and are

each worth 10 credit points;

up to 40 credit points from electives

listed in this handbook.

Graduate Certificate in Tropical Environmental Management The Graduate Certificate can be completed

in one semester full-time, or two semesters

part-time. The course requires the

completion of 40 credit points:

at least 20 credit points in core units,

which are units designed specifically for

TEM postgraduate students and are each

worth 10 credit points;

up to 20 credit points from electives

listed in this handbook.

Flexibility

The courses are designed to give students

the flexibility to develop a program in a

discipline area that they wish to move into

or strengthen. For example, many students

who have not studied Geographic

Information Systems (GIS) in their previous

degree choose relevant subjects from the

undergraduate program, in addition to the

core unit in GIS applications.

You may be recommended to take specific

units from the undergraduate program if

these subjects were not included in your

undergraduate degree (in particular,

Ecology, Environmental Science, Biometrics

and/or Statistics, or GIS).

You may also take elective units from James

Cook University and University of

Queensland as part of the TEM program.

Pages 7- 11 have more details of elective

units.

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Research projects and resources

Research projects In the Masters program, the research

project provides another opportunity to

tailor the program towards an area of

particular interest. A staff member at the

University supervises the research project,

and many of the projects are developed in

collaboration with environmental

management agencies. The research project

is worth 40 credit points and is completed

over one or more semesters. Examples of

recent research projects include:

The distribution of fine and coarse roots

in a semi-arid savanna of northern

Australia

Food sources of the Rainbow Lorikeet

Trichoglossus haematodus in urban and

remnant vegetation in Darwin,

Northern Territory

Temporal changes in Mimosa pigra

seedbank following integrated control

Soil carbon in red-loam soils under

various land use practices

Beach profile change on the eastern

beaches of Port Darwin

Vegetation compositional and

structural changes on a revegetated

mine site

Territoriality and mating systems of the

frillneck lizard

We've got our own waters: Indigenous

mapping and Anmatyerr values of

water

A critique of environmental

management systems and their

relevance in the north Australian

pastoral industry

The dilemma of listing natural heritage

in the NT under the Heritage

Conservation Act of NT (1991)

Optimising germination on top end mine

sites of six common Top End woodland

trees

Assessment of the impact of a managed

buffalo population on woody vegetation

in a tropical wetland areas

Towards Australia-wide codes of

conduct for marine turtle tourism: the

Northern Territory's contribution

Analysis of wild harvest, enrichment and

horticultural approaches to the

production of bush foods

Resources Students have access to a range of facilities,

including:

on-campus computers

e-mail facilities;

full library services, including the Off

Campus Library Service for remote and

distance students;

photocopying;

technical assistance;

statistical advice.

Students who wish to work mainly off-

campus need computer facilities including

Internet access.

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Core units

Semester 1

SBI504 Statistical Methods for

Impact Analysis

SBI507 Ecology and Management of

Tropical Forests and Savanna

Study Period 2

WLM404 Natural Resources and

Livelihoods (Block mode)

SBI506 Tropical Wetland Management

(Block mode)

Semester 2

SES501 Landscape Ecology and GIS

See CDU Calender for Semester and Important

dates:

www.cdu.edu.au/studentnet/calendar.html

Statistical Methods for Impact Analysis SBI504

This unit introduces the major types of

investigations needed to address

environmental problems, including

description and comparisons of natural

communities, and the detection and

assessment of impacts. It emphasises the

correct principles for design and analysis of

studies to address problems within the

framework of modern environmental

management and impact assessment.

On-campus students have weekly tutorials.

Materials comprise a printed study guide

and readings, paper and online unit

information, audio tape, online discussion

board, disk containing tutorials to be run

using Excel (97 or later required) and an

introductory statistics manual and set of

statistical tables.

Ecology and Management of Tropical Forest and Savannas SBI507

This unit focuses on the distribution,

ecology and management of tropical

forests and savannas, particularly in

northern Australia. It describes the major

environmental determinants of form and

function, and discusses issues relating to

the use and management of rainforests

and savannas by humans.

There are weekly tutorials for on-campus

students. The unit materials are in a

multimedia format with a Learnline and

web site supported by readings.

Natural Resources and Livelihoods WLM404

This unit will provide current and

potential natural resource managers with

an understanding of the opportunities and

challenges involved in developing natural

resources for livelihoods, and the skills

required to participate in a diverse range

of conservation, commercial and cultural

enterprises. A compulsory Residential

School will be held in the Top End or

Central Australia at the end of Semester 1

(Study Period 2) to explore and experience

local case studies and expert knowledge.

The unit features field trips to sites around

Darwin.

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Core units Tropical Wetland Management SBI506

This unit focuses on the use and

management of tropical wetlands,

particularly in northern Australia. It

describes the range of wetlands types and

their characteristics, the threats to wetland

systems, and management procedures for

these ecosystems.

This unit uses online learning materials and

includes a compulsory 5-day field trip and

residential program held during the mid-

year break in the week prior to the start of

Semester 2 teaching.

Landscape Ecology and GIS SES501

This unit concentrates on the practical

application of spatial technology, in

particular image processing and GIS, to

landscape ecology. There is considerable

emphasis on landscape management

applications and the implementation of

various systems.

This unit is taught using online learning

materials, and weekly tutorials for on-

campus students.

For more details of these and other

units, see the following website: www.cdu.edu.au/ehs/science/mtem

Seasonal variation: the top photo was taken

just before the start of the Wet Season, while

the one below it was taken two months later.

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Elective units Elective units available from Charles Darwin University

Offerings vary from year to year, so check the

University’s website for further information

about these and other units available as

electives in the following Schools and

Faculties within the University. For 2009, a

complete list of all offerings is available at

www.cdu.edu.au/hesa/units.html

Many units are available in External (off-

campus) mode as well as Internal mode.

School of Environment and Life Science

The following undergraduate units from the

School of Environment and Life Science are

currently available as electives, providing that

you do not substantially repeat material taken

as part of your undergraduate degree.

Semester 1

SBI201 Introductory Ecology

SBI245 Introduction to Life Process

LWA012 Environmental and Planning Law

(offered by School of Law)

SES201 Introductory Remote Sensing

SES220 Geographic Information Systems 1

SCH225 Environmental Chemistry

SBI353 Tropical Invaders and Biosecurity

L-ECO22 Environmental Economics (OUA

unit, (offered by School of Law)

ENG404 Management for Professionals (I,

offered by School of Engineer and

Logistics)

Semester 2

SBI209 Design and Analysis of

Biological Studies

SBI240 Environmental Issues

SBI265 Ecosystems and Biodiversity

SBI263 Fire Ecology and Management

in North Australia

SBI264 Environmental Physiology

SBI304 Behavioural and Physiological

Ecology Of Animals

SBI322 DNA Analysis and Profiling

SBI354 Ecological Restoration and

Conservation

SES320 Geographic Information

Systems 2

SES311 Remote Sensing 2

SES360 Field Studies in Tropical and

Desert Landscape Processes

SBI363 Organisms And Environmental

Change

SES371 Catchments to Coasts

LWB013 Indigenous Peoples And

Property Law (offered by School of

Law)

PMO201 Project Management

ENG312 Water Resources Engineering

(offere3d by School of Engineer and

Logistics)

Semesters 1 & 2

SES201 Introductory Remote Sensing

SID300 Professional Practice in Applied

Science

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Elective units

Postgraduate units offered by the Institute of Advanced Studies You may take the following external units as

electives. Consult the Course Coordinator

for information about residential

requirements. Note limits apply on the

number of external units that may be taken

by students on an international student visa.

WLM400 Wildlife Population

Management: Semester 2

Units offered by the School of Australian Indigenous Knowledge Systems A number of SAIKS undergraduate and

postgraduate units are suitable for TEM

students:

CAS110 Introduction to Yolngu

Languages and Culture

CAS311 Indigenous Independent Study

(repeatable unit)

CIK200 Contested Knowledges

CIK210 Indigenous Knowledges:

Representing and Recording Country (I)

CIK220 Comparative Studies in

Indigenous Policy

CIK230 Indigenous Engagements: Land

and Water (repeatable unit)

CIK300 Transacting Cultures:

Communication and Negotiation

CIK301 Raced Identities

CIK310 Indigenous Cultural Economies

(repeatable unit)

CIK320 Comparative Studies in

Indigenous Cultures and Experience

SWK343 Working with and Developing

Communities

Contact the Course Co-ordinators at

SAIKS for details: Mr Greg Williams

Phone: (08) 8946 6467

E-mail : greg.williams@cdu.edu.au

Other elective units from CDU You may take other advanced

undergraduate or postgraduate level units

(i.e. at the 200 level or higher) from within

the University with the approval of the

Course Co-ordinator. This is normally

given if your electives form part of a

coherent program that satisfies the course

objectives.

TEM students on site at the Daly River eddy

covariance flux tower. This instrument

measures carbon, water and energy exchange

from the savanna to the atmosphere and can

determine water use and carbon sequestration

of ecosystems.

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Elective units available from James Cook

University

The School of Tropical Environmental

Studies and Geography (TESAG) at James

Cook University offers a program of

advanced undergraduate and postgraduate

units run from their Cairns and Townsville

campuses as block units. For more

information contact the TEM Course Co-

ordinator or contact the School directly via

their website:

www.jcu.edu.au/ees/subjects/index.htm

CDU students can apply to the TS-CRC for

support to attend residential components of

these units. Note, limits on external units

apply to students on an international

student visa. The following units are

external, but with a compulsory field trip in

the mid-semester break. They may not be

available every year.

Indigenous Environmental Management EV5252

Explores Indigenous peoples’ roles in

Australian tropical environments through

both the content and the collaborative

delivery. Core issues and concepts are

introduced through online and print-based

material that reflects and accesses

Indigenous perspectives. Students then

participate in an intensive field experience

with Indigenous environmental

management organisations, traditional

owners and other Indigenous Australians.

Elective units available from University of Queensland The University of Queensland offers many

postgraduate electives, including the

following flexible units from the School of

Natural and Rural Systems Management.

See the School’s website for more

information about these units.

http://www.nrsm.uq.edu.au/ and

www.nrsm.uq.edu.au/programs/managin

g_the_natural_environment/index.asp

A selection of relevant units is listed

below, see web site for more options;

ENVM7504 Environment,

Sustainability and Ecotourism

ENVM7505 International and

National Conservation Policy

ENVM7511 Natural Resource

Management

ENVM7512 Environmental Problem

Solving

ENVM7513 Environment and

Community

FRST7000 Farm and Community

Forestry in the Tropics

ECON7962 Quantifying Forest

Benefits

FRST7004 Tropical Forest

Silviculture, Native Forests and

Plantations

CERD7009 Leading and Facilitating

Groups

CERD7013 Rural Community

Development

MGTS7969 Innovation for Regional

Development

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Research

Research interests of CDU staff members in

the School of Science and the Key Centre for

Tropical Wildlife Management include:

Dr Sean Bellairs

Restoration ecology and ecological

indicators of rehabilitation success

Biology and conservation of rare plant

species

Seed biology (seed banks, seed viability

and dormancy)

Commercialisation of native plant species

Dr Guy Boggs

Mine-site rehabilitation

Catchment hydrology

Applications of GIS in geomorphology

Significance of arid zone salt lakes

Associate Professor Keith Christian

Comparative physiology

Physiological ecology

Exercise physiology

Thermoregulatory biology

Respiratory physiology

Biophysical ecology

Associate Professor Karen Gibb

Molecular ecology including plant-

microbe interactions and soil condition

assessment using soil biota

Plant resistance to virus infection

Environmental forensics

Dr Michael Guinea

Marine parks

Population dynamics, ecology &

toxicology of marine & estuarine sea

snakes

Biology of sea turtles

Dr Lindsay Hutley

Savanna carbon and water balance

Fire impacts on productivity and climate

Impacts of invasive grasses

Canopy modelling

Professor Chris Austin

Molecular genetics and taxonomic

Population genetics of aquatic

organisms

Evolutionary biology of Australian

freshwater crayfish

Dr Jim Luong-Van

Physiology and ultrastructure of

microalgae

Tropical microalgae and benthic algae

for aquaculture

Dr Keith McGuinness

Ecology of marine communities,

particularly in intertidal regions, and the

effects of disturbance on these

Studies on Trochus reseeding

The ecology of freshwater communities

Dr Richard Noske (retires S2, 2009)

Breeding and feeding ecology of tropical

birds (Australia & Southeast Asia)

Mangrove phenology, insects and bird

communities

Ecology of vertebrate-pollinated plants

Biogeography of Indonesia

Conservation biology in tropics, and

sustainable use of wildlife

Associate Professor David Parry

Bio-inorganic chemistry

Environmental chemistry

Dr Diane Pearson

Landscape ecology and GIS

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Human impacts on landscape

Wildlife habitat modelling

Dr Naseem Peerzada

Tropical medicinal plant chemistry

Heterocyclic synthesis

Environmental chemistry

Dr Vinutha Ramakrishna

Physical chemistry

Computational quantum chemistry

Protein modelling

Dr Samantha Setterfield

The effects of fire on savanna vegetation

Restoration ecology

Reproductive ecology of savanna

vegetation

Environmental weeds

Dr Penny Wurm

Plant population ecology

Wetland plant ecology

Environmental weeds

Dr Stefan Maier

Remote sensing of fire

Remote sensing of greenhouse gas

emissions

Canopy modelling

The School of Environmental Research also

has suitable supervisor for TEM students, see

http://www.cdu.edu.au/ser/Staff.html

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Admission

Admission Criteria Applicants for admission to candidature for

the GCTEM, GDTEM and the MTEM should

have completed either

(a) a degree from a recognised institution

majoring in Biological Science,

Environmental Science, Geography,

Geographic Information, or other

disciplines as deemed appropriate by

the Dean of Science or delegate; or

(b) a Graduate Diploma or Honours degree

in an appropriate discipline (as above).

Advanced Standing Advanced standing (i.e. exemption from

some units) or Recognition of Prior Learning

(RPL) may be granted to students with

appropriate professional and research

experience, or appropriate postgraduate

study. Applications for credit on the basis of

professional experience must be supported

by evidence of work conducted at this level

(eg research publications, technical reports).

Credit will not be given for completed

undergraduate units in previous degrees.

International students applying for

advanced standing must submit the

necessary documentation with their

application.

Admission Procedures

Charles Darwin University has joined the

South Australian Tertiary Admissions

Centre (SATAC). SATAC will receive and

process all domestic applications for

admission to Charles Darwin University.

SATAC can be found at www.satac.edu.au/

Fees The TEM courses are offer HECS

supported places. Please consult “Courses

on Offer” on the CDU website for the

latest fees at

www.cdu.edu.au/hesa/fees.html.

Enrolled CDU students are eligible for the

FEE-HELP scheme, which is an interest-

free loan facility for domestic fee-paying

postgraduate students. If you are eligible,

it will allow you to obtain a loan from the

Commonwealth Government to pay all or

part of your tuition fees. Further

information is available at

Alternately contact the Faculty of EHS at

CDU on (08) 8946 6122 or the Course

Coordinator.

The University has an Instalment Payment

Plan allowing students to pay their fees

across the semester, available to domestic

and international Full-Fee students with a

total semester debt of $100 or more.

Continuing postgraduate students who

hold a HECS-liable place in their current

course of study should see the information

on HECS at:

www.goingtouni.gov.au/Main/FeesLoans

AndScholarships/Undergraduate/Loans/D

efault.htm

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International students

International students have been

welcomed at the University for many years.

There is a wide range of support services to

assist students with information, facilities,

counselling, cultural and social events. In

addition, there are clubs, and sporting

groups and festivals on campus to enrich

academic life.

Courses are taught in English. Students

whose mother tongue is not English need to

achieve an IELTS score of 6.5 (with no band

score less than 6) or a TOEFL score of 575.

English Language courses such as ELICOS –

English Language Intensive Course for

Overseas Students are available at CDU.

Some English tutorial assistance is free for

those who need it in their first semester. For

more details check the international website

www.cdu.edu.au/international

Contact your Course Coordinator to find out

what other support is available to

international students within the Faculty of

EHS and the University.

Studying in Australia from overseas There are two ways in which international

students may undertake a TEM course.

Students who come to Australia are

enrolled full-time as on-campus students,

and require a student's visa. These

students are limited to taking no more

than 25% of their units through external

mode or as cross-institutional

enrolments. In other words, these

students must take 75% of their units as

internal CDU units.

Students who do not wish to study full-

time in Australia may enrol for an

External course, and attend the

compulsory field trips on a visitor's visa.

Recruitment The International Student Division is

responsible for recruitment and

administration of international students

before arrival in Australia, and the

International Student Support Officer is

responsible after arrival. You will be

provided with up-to-date information on

fees, enrolment, English tuition and settling

into the Northern Territory and Charles

Darwin University.

International Student Enquiries Officer

Charles Darwin University, Darwin NT

0909.

Tel: +61 8 8946 7215

Fax: +61 8 8946 6644

E-mail: international@cdu.edu.au

Fees Please contact the International Student

Division for up-to-date information on fees

for international students, or see the

international website:

www.cdu.edu.au/international

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International exchange program

The Charles Darwin University has an international exchange program that allows you to study

overseas for up to one year, with studies being credited towards your MTEM. Being an

exchange student is challenging, rewarding, and fun!

The Faculty of Education, Health and Science sponsors two MTEM students to travel to the

USA to study at the University of Illinois, Springfield at the Department of Environmental

Studies, see http://www.uis.edu/environmentalstudies/. A range of units can be taken from the

UIS Masters program and a visit could also be incorporated into the MTEM research program.

Applications need to be made, with discussion with the Course Coordinator, CDU’s

International Office and UIS staff, see http://www.cdu.edu.au/international/current/exchange-

program.htm

Abbreviations used in this handbookCDU Charles Darwin University

CRC Co-operative Research Centre

EHS Faculty of Education, Health and Science

ELICOS English Language Intensive Course for Overseas Students

HECS Higher Education Contribution Scheme

GCTEM Graduate Certificate in Tropical Environmental Management

GDTEM Graduate Diploma in Tropical Environmental Management

GIS Geographical Information Systems

JCU James Cook University

MTEM Master of Tropical Environmental Management

NRSM School of Natural and Rural Systems Management (at UQ)

NT Northern Territory

NTU Northern Territory University (renamed Charles Darwin University from 2003)

PELS Postgraduate Education Loan Scheme

RPL Recognition of Prior Learning

SAIKS School of Australian Indigenous Knowledge Systems (at CDU)

SELS School of Environmental and Life Sciences (at CDU)

TESAG School of Tropical Environmental Studies and Geography (at JCU)

TS-CRC Cooperative Research Centre for Tropical Savannas Management

UQ University of Queensland