BSc – Zoology and Ecology Major
Handbook year | Information valid for students commencing in 2023 |
Major code | BSC-ZAE |
Credit point value | 24 credit points |
Owner | Academy |
College | Science and Engineering |
Major Structure (Except as second major with Aquaculture Science and Technology, Marine Biology, and Molecular and Cell Biology)
CORE SUBJECTS
Level 1
BS1007:03 Introduction to Biodiversity
BS1001:03 Introduction to Biological Processes
Level 2
BZ2490:03 Toolkit for the Field Biologist
BS2460:03 Fundamentals of Ecology
BS2470:03 Evolution
Level 3
BZ3061:03 Behavioural Ecology or BZ3745:03 Tropical Entomology
BZ3220:03 Population and Community Ecology
BZ3230:03 Ecology Research Methods or BZ3001:03 Field Studies in the Equatorial Tropics: Borneo
Major Structure (Second major with Marine Biology)
CORE SUBJECTS
Level 2
BZ2490:03 Toolkit for the Field Biologist
Level 3
BZ3061:03 Behavioural Ecology or BZ3745:03 Tropical Entomology
BZ3220:03 Population and Community Ecology
BZ3230:03 Ecology Research Methods or BZ3001:03 Field Studies in the Equatorial Tropics: Borneo
OPTIONS
Select 6 credit points of subjects from List 1 (Breadth Subjects)
PLUS
Select 3 credit points of any Level 1, 2, 3 or 5 subjects
PLUS
3 credit points of any Level 2, 3 or 5 subjects
Note: Students studying this as a second major in conjunction with the Marine Biology Major have subject overlaps. Subject content contained in BS1007, BS1001, BS2460 and BS2470 is completed as part of the Marine Biology Major and thishas been taken into account in your study plan.
Major Structure (Second major with Aquaculture Science and Technology)
CORE SUBJECTS
Level 2
BZ2490:03 Toolkit for the Field Biologist
BS2460:03 Fundamentals of Ecology
Level 3
BZ3061:03 Behavioural Ecology or BZ3745:03 Tropical Entomology
BZ3220:03 Population and Community Ecology
BZ3230:03 Ecology Research Methods or BZ3001:03 Field Studies in the Equatorial Tropics: Borneo
OPTIONS
Select 6 credit points of subjects from List 1 (Breadth Subjects)
PLUS
Select 3 credit points of any Level 1, 2, 3 or 5 subjects
Note: Students studying this as a second major in conjunction with the Aquaculture Science and Technologies Major have subject overlaps. Subject content contained in BS1007, BS1001 and BS2470 is completed as part of the Aquaculture Science and Technologies Major and thishas been taken into account in your study plan.
Major Structure (Second major with Molecular and Cell Biology)
CORE SUBJECTS
Level 1
BS1007:03 Introduction to Biodiversity
Level 2
BZ2490:03 Toolkit for the Field Biologist
BS2460:03 Fundamentals of Ecology
BS2470:03 Evolution
Level 3
BZ3061:03 Behavioural Ecology or BZ3745:03 Tropical Entomology
BZ3220:03 Population and Community Ecology
BZ3230:03 Ecology Research Methods or BZ3001:03 Field Studies in the Equatorial Tropics: Borneo
OPTION
Select 3 credit points of subjects from List 1 (Breadth Subjects)
Note: Students studying this as a second major in conjunction with the Molecular and Cell Biology Major have a subject overlap. Subject content contained in BS1001 is completed as part of the Molecular and Cell Biology Major and thishas been taken into account in your study plan.
List 1 (Breadth Subjects)
BM1000:03 Introductory Biochemistry and Microbiology* (already core in the Molecular and Cell Biology Major)
CH1001:03 Chemistry: A Central Science
CH1002:03 Chemistry: Principles and Applications
CP1401:03 Fundamentals of Problem Solving and Programming I
CP1404:03 Programming II
EA1110:03 Evolution of the Earth
EG1000:03 Engineering 1
EV1005:03 Environmental Processes and Global Change
MA1000:03 Mathematical Foundation
MA1003:03 Mathematical Techniques
MA1580:03 Foundations of Data Science
PH1005:03 Advanced Stream Physics 1
PH1007:03 Advanced Stream Physics 2