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Bachelor of Biodiversity and Conservation

BICO01

Faculty:
Faculty of Science
Department:
Department of Biological Sciences
Award:
Bachelor of Biodiversity and Conservation (BBioCons)
General requirements:
Minimum number of credit points for the degree 68
Minimum number of credit points at 200 level or above 38
Minimum number of credit points at 300 level or above 18
Minimum number of credit points designated as Science 42
Completion of a designated People unit
Completion of a designated Planet unit
Completion of other specific minimum requirements as set out below

In order to graduate students must ensure that they have satisfied all of the general requirements of the award: see the general requirements listed above.

Specific minimum requirements:

Credit points

100 level

Required
3
Evolution and Biodiversity (3)
 
Required
3
The Thread of Life (3)
 
Required
either
or
 
Introductory Statistics (3)
 
3
Statistical Data Analysis (3)
 
Required
3cp from
 
ENV units at 100 level
 
ENVE units at 100 level
 
ENVG units at 100 level
3
GEOS units at 100 level

200 level

Required
3
Genetics (3)
 
Required
3
Ecology (3)
 
Required
3
Experimental Design and Data Analysis for Biology (3)
 
Required
6cp from
 
Animal Structure and Function (3)
 
 
Plant Structure and Function (3)
 
 
Microbiology and Molecular Biology (3)
 
6
Microbiology (3)
 

300 level

Required
3
Biodiversity and Conservation (3)
C
Required
3
Selected Topics in Biodiversity and Conservation (3)
 
Required
9cp from
 
Plants: Cells to Ecosystems (3)
 
 
Invertebrates: Evolution, Behaviour and Diversity (3)
 
 
Birds of Australia (3)
 
 
Animal Communication (3)
 
 
Conservation and Ecological Genetics (3)
 
 
Parasitology (3)
 
 
Plant Diversity and Conservation (3)
 
 
Biology of Australasian Vertebrates (3)
 
 
Freshwater Ecology (3)
 
 
Symbiosis in Health and Disease (3)
 
 
Ecology and Evolution (3)
 
 
Vertebrate Evolution (3)
 
 
Marine Birds and Mammals (3)
 
9
Marine Ecology (3)
 

Balance of credit points required:

 
 
26
Electives

TOTAL CREDIT POINTS REQUIRED FOR THIS PROGRAM

68
Note:
Units marked with a C are Capstone units.