GDipSc – Tropical Biology and Conservation Major

Major Structure

CORE SUBJECTS

BZ5001:03 Quantitative Methods in Science or MB5230:03 Design and Analysis in Ecological Studies

BZ5215:03 Conservation Biology

BZ5740:03 Wildlife Ecology and Management or BZ5220:03 Population and Community Ecology or BZ5440:03 Ecology and Conservation

SC5055:03  Research and Communication Skills in the Natural Sciences

OPTIONS

Select 3 credit points of specified level 5 science subjects from List 1

List 1

BZ5740:03 Wildlife Ecology and Management

BZ5220:03 Population and Community Ecology

BZ5225:03 Field Ecology

BZ5230:03 Ecological Research Methods

BZ5440:03 Ecology and Conservation

PLUS

Select 6 credit points of specified level 5 science subjects from List 2

List 2

BZ5061:03 Behavioural Ecology

BZ5210:03 Ecology of Tropical Forest Ecosystems

BZ5220:03 Population and Community Ecology

BZ5225:03 Field Ecology

BZ5230:03 Ecological Research Methods

BZ5420:03 Ecological Genetics

BZ5440:03 Ecology and Conservation

BZ5450:03 Ecological and Conservation Genetics

BZ5480:03 Restoration Ecology

BZ5615:03 Plant Survival in a Land of Fire, Flood and Drought

BZ5620:03 Tropical Flora of Australia

BZ5725:03 Herpetology

BZ5740:03 Wildlife Ecology and Management

BZ5745:03 Tropical Entomology

BZ5755:03 Biodiversity and Climate Change: Impact, Mitigation and Adaptation

BZ5808:03 Adapting to Environmental Challenges

BZ5820:03 Evolutionary Biology

BZ5880:03 Ecology: Distribution, Abundance and Diversity

EV5110:03 Environmental and Social Impact Assessment

EV5020:03 Human Dimensions of Nature and Conservation

EV5505:03 Introduction to Geographical Information Systems

MB5230:03 Design and Analyses in Ecological Studies

PLUS

Select 6 credit points of BZ, EV, MB or SC level 5 subjects.