Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours) specialising in Ecology
Structuring your programme
Your BAdvSci(Hons) programme will consist of a number of courses worth 15 points each, totalling 480 points. For your Ecology specialisation you must complete the following courses:
75 points:
- BIOSCI 101 Essential Biology: From Genomes and Organisms
- BIOSCI 108 Biodiversity: Patterns of Life
- BIOSCI 109 Ecology and Evolution: The Continuum of Life
- ENVSCI 101 Environment, Science and Management
- STATS 101 Introduction to Statistics
75 points:
- BIOSCI 206 Principles of Ecology
- BIOSCI 210 Evolution and the Biological Origin of Life
- BIOSCI 220 Quantitative Biology
- ENVSCI 201 Natural and Human Environmental Systems
- ENVSCI 203 Discovering Environmental Modelling
15 points from:
45 points:
- BIOSCI 394 Terrestrial Ecology and Conservation
- ENVSCI 301 Environmental Science in Practice
- ECOLOG 301 Advanced Research Skills in Ecology
30 points:
- ENVSCI 701 Research Practice in Environmental Science or BIOSCI 762
- ENVSCI 705 Environmental Data Analysis
30 points from:
- BIOSCI 724 Marine Ecology
- BIOSCI 725 Ecological Physiology
- BIOSCI 729 Evolutionary Biology
- BIOSCI 730 Entomology and Biosecurity
- BIOSCI 731 Biogeography
- BIOSCI 733 Molecular Ecology and Evolution
- BIOSCI 734 Terrestrial Plant Ecology
- BIOSCI 735 Advanced Behavioural Ecology
- BIOSCI 739 Dialogues in Biology
- BIOSCI 747 Biosecurity and Invasion Biology
- BIOSCI 748 Weed and Pest Management
- BIOSCI 749 Ecology of Microbial Interactions
- ENVSCI 702 Applied Estuarine Ecology
- ENVSCI 704 Modelling of Environmental Systems
- ENVSCI 711 Assessing Environmental Effects
- ENVSCI 713 Air Quality and Atmospheric Processes
- ENVSCI 714 Water Quality Science
- ENVSCI 716 Aquatic Ecological Assessment
- ENVSCI 733 Biodiversity Management and Conservation (not available in 2022)
- ENVSCI 734 Restoration and Landscape Ecology
- ENVSCI 737 Applied Terrestrial Ecology
- ENVMGT 742 Social Dimensions of Global Environmental Change
- ENVMGT 744 Resource Management
60 points:
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Document Description: Use our degree planner to help you plan the courses you need to take for your BAdvSci(Hons) specialising in Ecology.
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Preparing for your Ecology specialisation
Some students will feel more prepared for our Ecology courses if they have already studied certain subjects in high school.
Find out which school subjects will help you feel prepared by reading our Subject guide for school students.
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