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Course and Subject Handbook 2024 Courses Postgraduate Courses MSc – Tropical Biology and Conservation Major

MSc – Tropical Biology and Conservation Major

Handbook year

Information valid for students commencing in 2024.

Major code

MSC-TBI

Credit point value

36 credit points

Owner

Academy

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

SC5502:03 Design and Analyses in Ecological Studies

SC5200:03 Career Planning

PLUS

Select 3 credit points of subjects 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 3 credit points of subjects from List 1

PLUS

Select 12 credit points of any level 5 AQ, BS, BZ, CH, CP, 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

BZ5225:03 Technological Applications in Ecology

BZ5450:03 Ecological and Conservation Genetics

BZ5990:03 Toolkit for the Field Biologist

CH5203:03 Analytical Chemistry

EA5018:03 Field Studies in Tropical Land and Water Science

EA5044:03 Geological Mapping

EA5130:03 Advanced Petrology

EA5330:03 Introductory Outback Field Mapping

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

SC5202:03 Quantitative Methods in Science