Science Student Centre

Science Majors - new generation BSc

The information provided below is for indicative course planning purposes and has been collated prior to the publication of the 2010 Handbook. The 2010 Handbook will be available towards the end of October 2009 and remains the definitive resource on course and subject matters.

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Objectives

The Ecology and Evolutionary Biology major will provide the springboard for students in entering careers or research in the following areas: Ecology, Conservation Biology, Animal Behaviour, Evolutionary Biology, Systematic and Biodiversity, Environmental Consulting. Graduates will be prepared for these pathways by developing skills in survey, experimentation and modelling of ecological and evolutionary processes, which are crucial to being prepared to make contributions in research, education or in consulting roles in natural resources management and environmental consulting industries. This major will integrate knowledge from a range of disciplines from genetics through organismal biology to ecosystem science, by enabling students to complete a sequence of specialist subjects in each, as well as integrated subjects in which the students develop an understanding of the application of Evolutionary Ecology to solving current problems in evolution, ecology and biodiversity. Students will gain experience preparing them for the workplace by participating in group research projects and working groups.

Specialisations

  1. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Specialisation 1. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Structure & Available Subjects

Completion of 50 points of study at third year level

Subjects Offered in Prerequisites for NG BSc students^ Corequisites for NG BSc students#
654-324 Ecology in Changing Environments Semester 1
  • 654-217 Animal Structure and Function
  • 654-219 Ecology
OR
  • One of:
    • 654-204 Ecology: Individuals and Populations (prior to 2009)
    • 606-204 Ecology: Communities and Ecosystems (prior to 2009)
  • Plus one of:
    • 654-201 Invertebrate Structure and Function (prior to 2009)
    • 654-202 Vertebrate Structure and Function (prior to 2009)
None
Plus at least one of: 654-321 Experimental Marine Zoology Summer
  • 654-219 Ecology
OR
  • One of:
    • 654-201 Invertebrate Structure and Function (prior to 2009)
    • 654-312 Marine Ecology (prior to 2010)
 None
121-316 Environmental Change
(note that this subject is 25 points)		 Semester 2 Usually 37.5 points at second/third year in geography, ecology or a cognate discipline, including 121-018: Geomorphology or 654219 Ecology or equivalent as approved by the subject coordinator  
606-310 Field Botany Summer One of:
  • 606-201 Plant Biodiversity
  • 606-207 Flora of Victoria
  • 606-204 Ecology: Communities and Ecosystems (prior to 2009)
 None
654-322 Experimental Wildlife Zoology Semester 2
  • 654-217 Animal Structure and Function
  • 654-218 Comparative Animal Physiology
  • 654-219 Ecology
  • Plus one of:
    • 652-214 Principles of Genetics
    • 516-212 Fundamentals of Cell Biology
    • 536-234 Integrative Human Physiology
OR
  • 654-202 Vertebrate Structure and Function (prior to 2009)
  • 654-204 Ecology: Individuals and Populations (prior to 2009)
 None
Plus (if required to make up 50 points) electives selected from: 654-323 Applied Ecology Semester 2 One of:
  • 654-219 Ecology
  • 654-204 Ecology: Individuals and Populations (prior to 2009)
  • 606-204 Ecology: Communities and Ecosystems (prior to 2009)
 None
121-033 Rivers: Hydrology and Ecology Not offered 2010
654-315 Animal Behaviour Semester 1
  • 654-219 Ecology
  • Plus one of:
    • 654-217 Animal Structure and Function
    • 654-218 Comparative Animal Physiology
OR
  • One of:
    • 654-201 Invertebrate Structure and Function (prior to 2009)
    • 654-202 Vertebrate Structure and Function (prior to 2009)
    • 654-204 Ecology: Individual and Populations (prior to 2009)
 None
600-303 Environmental Risk Assessment Semester 1 None A statistics, mathematics or quantitative methods subject
654-307 Evolution and the Human Condition Semester 1 Twenty-five points of second year level life sciences subjects, or by arrangement with the coordinator  
652-301 Evolutionary Genetics and Genomics Semester 1
  • 652-214 Principles of Genetics
  • 652215 Genes and Genomes
 None
606-304 Functional Plant Biology Semester 1 One of
  • 606-201 Plants and the Environment
  • 208-293 Plant Growth Processes
  • 516-212 Fundamentals of Cell Biology
 None
606-303 Plant Systematics and Evolution Semester 1 One of:
  • 606-201 Plant Biodiversity
  • 606-207 Flora of Victoria
 None
606-305 Vegetation Management and Conservation Semester 2 50 points of second year level subjects in a relevant discipline None

^Prerequisites - Subjects which you must pass or have credited to your course before you are eligible to enrol in this subject.

#Corequisite - Subjects which you must be concurrently undertaking.

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