Availabilities:

Not currently available in 2020

Unit description

Develops the knowledge and skills required for effective regenerative soil management. Students will assess soil structure, soil health and emergent properties of soil. The key concepts of soil management are examined. Students will learn to develop regenerative strategies for effective agricultural soil management, including carbon sequestation.

Unit content

  • Principles of regenerative soil management
  • Soil ecology and microbiology
  • Soil carbon and sequestation
  • Land capability, soil types and structure
  • Soil property mapping
  • Soil health: biological, physical and chemical properties
  • Assessing soil health properties
  • Identifying and managing soil constraints
  • Managing soil fertility
  • Regenerative soil management: strategies and practices

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:GA1GA2GA3GA4GA5GA6GA7
1identify the key principles of regenerative soil managementKnowledge of a discipline
2map soils at landscape and paddock scalesIntellectual rigourCreativityKnowledge of a discipline
3assess soil health and fertility and identify soil constraintsIntellectual rigourCreativityKnowledge of a discipline
4apply a range of regenerative soil management strategies and practices.Creativity

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. identify the key principles of regenerative soil management
    • GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
  2. map soils at landscape and paddock scales
    • GA1: Intellectual rigour
    • GA2: Creativity
    • GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
  3. assess soil health and fertility and identify soil constraints
    • GA1: Intellectual rigour
    • GA2: Creativity
    • GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
  4. apply a range of regenerative soil management strategies and practices.
    • GA2: Creativity

Teaching and assessment

Notice

Intensive offerings may or may not be scheduled in every session. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Southern Cross University employs different teaching methods within units to provide students with the flexibility to choose the mode of learning that best suits them. SCU academics strive to use the latest approaches and, as a result, the learning modes and materials may change. The most current information regarding a unit will be provided to enrolled students at the beginning of the study session.

Fee information

Domestic

Commonwealth Supported courses
For information regarding Student Contribution Amounts please visit the Student Contribution Amounts.
Commencing 2020 Commonwealth Supported only. Student contribution band: 2

Fee paying courses
For POSTGRADUATE or UNDERGRADUATE full fee paying courses please check Domestic Postgraduate Fees OR Domestic Undergraduate Fees

International

Please check the international course and fee list to determine the relevant fees.

+