Information valid for students commencing in 2021.
MSc – Tropical Biology and Conservation Major
Handbook year | 2021 |
Major code | MSC-TBI |
Credit point value | 36 credit points |
Owner | Division of Tropical Environments and Societies |
College | Science and Engineering |
Major Structure
CORE SUBJECTS
BZ5215:03 Conservation Biology
BZ5061:03 Behavioural Ecology or BZ5235:03 Biological Invasions
BZ5220:03 Population and Community Ecology or BZ5230:03 Ecological Research Methods
BZ5740:03 Wildlife Ecology and Management or BZ5745:03 Tropical Entomology
SC5202:03 Quantitative Methods in Science or SC5502:03 Design and Analyses in Ecological Studies
PLUS
Select 3 credit points from:
BS5260:03 Modelling Ecological Dynamics or
BZ5450:03 Ecological and Conservation Genetics or
EV5110:03 Environmental and Social Impact Assessment or
EV5502:03 Advanced Geographic Information Systems or
EV5506:03 Remote Sensing
OPTIONS
Select 6 credit points of subjects from List 1
PLUS
Select 12 credit points of any level 5 AQ, BS, BZ, CH, EA, EV, MA, MB, MI, SC or TV subjects
List 1
AQ5004:03 Aquaculture: Stock Improvement
BC5203:03 Advanced Bioinformatics
BS5260:03 Modelling Ecological Dynamics
BZ5450:03 Ecological and Conservation Genetics
BZ5990:03 Toolkit for the Field Biologist
CH5203:03 Analytical Chemistry (Advanced)
EA5018:03 Field Studies in Tropical Land and Water Science
EA5044:03 Geological Mapping
EA5330:03 Field Techniques
EA5640:03 Advanced Marine Geoscience Technologies and Applications
EV5020:03 Human Dimensions of Nature, Environment and Conservation
EV5110:03 Environmental and Social Impact Assessment
EV5502:03 Advanced Geographic Information Systems
EV5505:03 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
EV5506:03 Remote Sensing
MA5405:03 Data Mining
MB5300:03 Sampling and Experimental Design
SC5200:03 Professional Employability
SC5202:03 Quantitative Methods in Science
SC5502:03 Design and Analyses in Ecological Studies