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Faculty of Science Handbook, Academic Session 2023/2024
Faculty of Science Handbook, Academic Session 2023/2024

SIE 3019 NATURE AND SOCIETY research and research budget, needs to be submitted to the
supervisor within a month. Research work and thesis
This course exposes students to community service and writing are carried out in Semester I and semester II. The
volunteerism. Students need to plan and implement a completed thesis must be submitted at the end of semester
community program in groups. Students are also required I and semester II for examination by the supervisor. A
to produce a reflection journal to record self-transformation presentation of the research work in the form of seminar or
before, during and after the community program as well as poster is needed before the thesis submission.
group reports and presentations based on experiences with
the local communities. Assessment Methods:
Continuous Assessment: 100%
Assessment Methods:
Continuous Assessment: 100%
SIE 3024 INDUSTRIAL TRAINING FOR ECOLOGY AND
BIODIVERSITY
SIE 3020 FISHERIES ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
The content of this training depends on where the student
Introduction and overview of local and global fisheries and is placed and usually involves field work and on the job
aquaculture. Basis of fisheries . Linkage between fisheries training related to issues of biology and diversity.
production and primary productivity. Single species versus
multi species stock assessment . Estimation of key fish Assessment Methods:
stock parameters. Ecosystem based fisheries Continuous Assessment: 100%
management. Sustainable practices and future areas of
research. Socio-economics and management of fisheries
and aquaculture. Latest issues in fisheries SIE 3025 BIODIVERSITY GOVERNANCE AND
CONSERVATION
Assessment Methods:
Continuous Assessment: 60% Topics on biodiversity governance will discuss policy and
Final Examination: 40% legislation, international treaties, laws and species
protection covering biodiversity and its importance. In
addition, the course will also discuss the threats to diversity;
SIE 3021 ECOTOURISM the causes of the decline in biological diversity. The
description of global initiatives for species / habitat /
This course provides a theoretical and applied landscape protection will be explained based on CITES,
understanding of ecotourism within Malaysia and RAMSAR, UNESCO WHS and CBD. Details on the
internationally and important examples of sustainable National Biodiversity Policy, Protected Areas, Forestry and
tourism practices in natural settings. Topics that will be Wildlife Act will be covered in this topic. The implementation
discussed in this course including the best practice in of local CITES and other international agreements will also
ecotourism, ecotourism management policies and be emphasized. Whereas on the topic of conservation,
ecotourism strategies which are culturally sensitive and identity, values and ethics will be discussed in depth
economically, environmentally and socially sustainable. including information on introduced species, species
invaders and species migration.
Assessment Methods:
Continuous Assessment: 50% Assessment Methods:
Final Examination: 50% Continuous Assessment: 60%
Final Examination: 40%

SIE 3022 BIOIMAGE PROCESSING AND ANALYSIS

This course aims to introduce the concepts in image BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL
processing and analysis, specifically on biological images. MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME
It covers the introduction of the digital image
representation, processing and analysis. Various problems Career Prospects
related to biological images are considered to be solved Graduates of this Programme can work either in the
using programming language such as R and C++, as well government or private sectors as environmental managers
as image processing and analysis software such as or consultants, academicians, scientists and researchers,
MorphoJ, ImageJ and Adobe Photoshop. health and safety officers, sustainable city planners, and
environmental auditors and law enforcers. They can also
Assessment Methods: work with the non-governmental organisations as
Continuous Assessment: 60% environmental activists.
Final Examination: 40%

SIH1004 ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

SIE 3023 RESEARCH PROJECT FOR ECOLOGY AND Environmental science explores the interaction and
BIODIVERSITY relationships between humans and the environment.
Students will be introduced to concepts that are relevant to
The student chooses a research title and carries it out environmental management such as ecosystems, biomes,
according to the supervision of his/her supervisor. A the human population, renewable and non-renewable
research proposal detailing literature review, objectives, resources, energy, pollution and environmental issues. This
methodology and research design, schedule table of course will also address the challenge of balancing short-

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