Biosecurity Risk Management

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.

University Graduate Attributes

This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:

Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.

Restrictions

For further information see School of Forestry .