Introduction

Tropical savanna communities are smaller, more remote, younger and poorer than communities elsewhere. There is a need for increased capacity to wisely manage and use the natural resources of the region for the benefit of all.

This exciting new program will build regional capacity by providing a research training that integrates research with professional practice.

The program fosters a regional perspective on savanna management by requiring students to study at two other regionally important universities and undertake professional placements outside their normal place of work.

What is a professional doctorate?

A professional doctorate is an equivalent, but different, qualification to a research doctorate. It is a program of research, scholarship and advanced study though which candidates make a significant contribution to knowledge in their professional context. The program includes coursework, a professional placement and preparation of a thesis.

A candidate for a professional doctorate should demonstrate:

• Sound research skills and critical understandings of literature
• An understanding of the role of research in professional practice
• Broad practical knowledge
• Effective work practices and collaborative skills
• Good presentation and communication skills.

The graduate also becomes a critical and active consumer of research and its application in professional settings.

Objectives of the program

The Doctorate in Tropical Environmental Management (DTEM) is built upon existing and new links with industry, and offers cross-institutional, cross-sectoral and cross-disciplinary settings for the development of new knowledge.

The DTEM will:

• Foster understanding of the role of original research in professional practice
• Provide new opportunities for cross-disciplinary education, research and professional practice in tropical environmental management at an advanced level
• Acknowledge the role of government and industry contexts in generating new knowledge, by providing cross-organisational settings for scholarship and research
• Provide new opportunities for the development of a regional perspective on tropical savanna management
• Provide a further opportunity for progression for capable postgraduate coursework graduates wherever they live in the region.

Links with industry will be ensured through:

• Professional placements, in which students apply problem-solving models in a new workplace
• Co-supervisory arrangements with industry for research supervision
• Requirements for candidates to collaborate with the users of research in developing the project proposal and /or setting of the research activity
• Inclusion of a communication strategy within project proposals.

Contacts

For more information please contact the program advisers.

Dr Lindsay Hutley School of Environmental & Life Sciences Charles Darwin University Darwin NT 0909 Australia Phone: + 61 8 8946 7103 Fax: +61 - 8 - 8946 6847 Email: lindsay.hutley@cdu.edu.au

Dr Penny Wurm Tropical Savannas CRC Charles Darwin University Darwin NT 0909 Australia Phone: + 61 8 8946 6355 Fax: +61 - 8 - 8946 6847 Email: penny.wurm@cdu.edu.au

 

 

 

 

 

If you would like a copy of the DTEM Course Information Guide posted to you please contact the program advisers with your postal address.

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