Australia's Forests introduces students to values and issues associated with Australia's native, plantation, farm and urban forests, and to relevant policy and management regimes. The course comprises field (5 days based near Tumbarumba) and classroom (4 days) components, delivered over a 13-day block in Winter Session from 4 July to 16 July.

A quota may apply to admission to this course.

On satisfying the requirements of this course, students will have:

1. a broad understanding of the values and issues associated with forests, both historically and in contemporary Australia
2. the capacity to assess how these diverse perspectives, values and issues relate to forest policy and management
3. the skills to communicate their knowledge in a variety of oral and written forms relevant to the policy arena

Assessment will be based on:

• Field course report (35%; LO 1, 2, 3)
• Workshop preparation (10%; LO 1, 2)
• Senate forest policy exercise - speech and media release (20%; LO 2, 3)
• Topic review (35%; LO 1, 2, 3)

9 day intensive program, with subsequent completion of assessment

Dargavel, J. (1995) Fashioning Australia's Forests, Oxford.

Montreal Process Implementation Group (2008) State of Australia's Forests 2008, www.daff.gov.au/forestry.