本课程为学生提供担任中高级管理或管理职位的当代保护区专业人员所需的知识和技能。本课程涵盖政府，私人和社区保护区的治理，规划和管理实践。涉及陆地，淡水和海洋保护区。该课程是作为建立保护区学习和研究中心的倡议的一部分而开发的。该倡议由指导委员会牵头，指导委员会的成员包括来自UTas，塔斯马尼亚公园与野生动物服务，塔斯马尼亚土地保护，维多利亚公园，澳大利亚公园，自然保护联盟世界保护区委员会，詹姆斯·库克大学，默多克大学和查尔斯·达尔文大学的代表。
With ever-increasing challenges for protected areas management globally, the need for advanced knowledge and skills for effective protected areas has never been greater. Throughout the world there are over 160,000 protected areas that are managed with the aim of ensuring the long term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values. Good governance, planning and management are essential if protected areas are to achieve this aim. Our study options equip you with the knowledge and skills required by contemporary protected area professionals working in middle or senior governance or management roles. Subjects covered include governance, planning and management practice in government, private and community-based protected areas. Terrestrial, freshwater and marine protected areas are addressed. With ever-increasing challenges for protected areas management globally, the need for advanced knowledge and skills in governance, science and evidence-based policy, planning and management for effective protected areas has never been greater.