GDipSc – Marine Biology and Ecology Major

Information valid for students commencing in 2015.

Major code	GDS-MBE
Version	1
Available in	Graduate Diploma of Science
Credit points	24 credit points
Division	Tropical Environments and Societies

Structure

MB5004:03 Marine Conservation Biology or MB5260:03 Ecological Dynamics: An Introduction to Modelling

MB5160:03 Evolution and Ecology of Reef Fishes or MB5190:03 Coral Reef Ecology or MB5400:03 Life History and Evolution of Reef Corals

MB5300:03 Sampling and Experimental Design or MB5230:03 Design and Analyses in Ecological Studies

SC5055:03 Research and Communication Skills in the Natural Sciences

Select 6 credit points of specified level 5 science subjects

AQ5007:03 Aquatic Animal Ecophysiology

BZ5001:03 Quantitative Methods in Science

BZ5220:03 Population and Community Ecology

BZ5440:03 Ecology and Conservation

BZ5640:03 Marine Plants and Algae in their Environment

EV5203:03 Conserving Marine Wildlife: Sea Mammals, Birds, Reptiles

EV5505:03 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

MB5004:03 Marine Conservation Biology

MB5070:03 Marine Evolution and Biogeography

MB5160:03 Evolution and Ecology of Reef Fishes

MB5190:03 Coral Reef Ecology

MB5230:03 Design and Analyses in Ecological Studies

MB5260:03 Ecological Dynamics: An Introduction to Modelling

MB5300:03 Sampling and Experimental Design

MB5350:03 Current Issues in Coral Reef Ecology

MB5380:03 Invertebrate Biology

MB5400:03 Life History and Evolution of Reef Corals

MB5430:03 Behaviour of Marine Animals

MB5550:03 Biology of Reef Corals

Select 6 credit points of any level 5 AQ, BC, BZ, EV, MB, MI, TO or TV subjects.

Major is available in the following courses and campuses:

Course	C/Code	Campus	Notes
Graduate Diploma of Science	105006	Townsville