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Major: Palaeobiology

Award(s) to which this major is a Qualifying Major:
 
Bachelor of Actuarial Studies with the degree of Bachelor of Science
 
Bachelor of Advanced 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 an award. The general requirements for the award 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
6cp from
 
The Planet Earth (3)
 
GEOS112
 
Evolution and Biodiversity (3)
 
BIOL114
 
Marine Geoscience (3)
 
GEOS126
6
The Thread of Life (3)
 
BIOL115

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)
C
BIOL381
3
Applied Palaeontology and Biogenic Sediments (3)
C
BIOL382
Required
3
Reef Evolution and Dynamics (3)
 
BIOL379
Required
3
Special Interest 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
 
Marine Ecology (3)
 
BIOL373
 
Invertebrate Palaeontology (3)
 
BIOL381
 
Applied Palaeontology and Biogenic Sediments (3)
 
BIOL382
 
Field Geology and Mapping (3)
 
GEOS307
 
Liquid Fuels and Energy Security (3)
 
GEOS309
 
Environmental Geology (3)
 
GEOS375
 
Museology of Natural History (3)
 
MSM310
3
Museum Field Studies (3)
 
MSM311

TOTAL CREDIT POINTS REQUIRED TO SATISFY THIS MAJOR

24
Note:
Units marked with a C are Capstone units.