FORE443-19S2 (C) Semester Two 2019

Biosecurity Risk Management

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 15 July 2019
End Date: Sunday, 10 November 2019
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 26 July 2019
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 27 September 2019

Description

Biological threats to New Zealand environment and primary industries with a focus on risk identification and management systems in Forestry.

Learning Outcomes

  • Students will:
  • Gain an understanding of the broad biosecurity issues faced by New Zealand;
  • Gain an understanding of the particular biosecurity threats to forestry including both production and export;
  • Have an appreciation and understanding of the way in which biosecurity affects interest groups and New Zealand society in general;
  • Have an appreciation and understanding of management procedures and agencies involved in dealing with biosecurity threats in general;
  • Gain an understanding of the methods by which biosecurity risks to forestry are managed through legislation, surveillance and incursion response;
  • Engage in a problem-based learning environment to build their knowledge and skills in the area of biosecurity management.

Restrictions

Course Coordinator

For further information see School of Forestry Head of Department

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,080.00

International fee $4,575.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see School of Forestry .

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