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2010 Course Handbook

Major: Palaeobiology

Degrees for which this major is a Qualifying Major:
 
Bachelor of Actuarial Studies with the degree of Bachelor of Science
 
Bachelor of Arts with the degree of Bachelor of Science
 
Bachelor of Commerce with the degree of Bachelor of Science
 
Bachelor of Engineering with the degree of Bachelor of Science
 
Bachelor of Science
 
Bachelor of Science with the Diploma of Education
 
Bachelor of Science with the degree of Bachelor of Laws

Major details:

Palaeobiology

PAL01

Department:
Department of Biological Sciences
Faculty:
Faculty of Science

This major must be completed as part of a degree. The general requirements for the degree must be satisfied in order to graduate.

Requirements for the Major:

Completion of a minimum of 24 credit points including the following prescribed units:

Credit points

100 level

Required
3cp from
 
The Planet Earth (3)
GEOS112
 
Earth Dynamics (3)
GEOS125
3
Evolution and Biodiversity (3)
BIOL114

200 level

Required
either
or
 
Palaeontology (3)
BIOL261
3
Palaeontology: The History of Life (3)
BIOL263
Required
3cp from
3
200 level BIOL or GEOS units

300 level

Required
either
or
 
Invertebrate Palaeontology (3)
BIOL381
3
Applied Palaeontology and Biogenic Sediments (3)
BIOL382
Required
3
Reef Evolution and Dynamics (3)
BIOL379
Required
3
Readings in Selected Topics in Biology (3)
BIOL399
Required
3cp from

 

 

 
Invertebrates: Evolution, Behaviour and Diversity (3)
BIOL316
 
Biology of Australasian Vertebrates (3)
BIOL360
 
Freshwater Ecology (3)
BIOL362
 
Ecology and Evolution (3)
BIOL368
 
Vertebrate Evolution (3)
BIOL369
 
Temperate Marine Biology (3)
BIOL373
 
Field Geology and Mapping (3)
GEOS307
 
Liquid Fuels and Energy Security (3)
GEOS309
 
Environmental Geology (3)
GEOS375
 
Museum Field Studies (4)
MSM307
3
Museology of Natural History (4)
MSM305

Any level

Required
3cp from
3
100 or 200 level BIOL or GEOS units

TOTAL CREDIT POINTS REQUIRED TO SATISFY THIS MAJOR

24