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.

Zoology

Objectives

A zoology major provides a springboard for entering careers or research in many areas of animal biology, from conservation and wildlife management to the biotech, biomedical and bioinformatics industries. Graduates will be prepared for these pathways by developing skills in appropriate zoological concepts, data collection and analysis, and critical evaluation of empirical arguments. This major facilitates an understanding of the complexities of animal systems by integrating knowledge from the biology of cells to the behaviour of whole organisms, through a sequence of specialist subjects as well as integrated subjects from a wide range of biological disciplines. Students will gain experience preparing them for the workplace by first-hand experience of zoological research.

Specialisations

  1. Behavioural Ecology
  2. Reproductive Physiology
  3. Wildlife and Conservation

Specialisation 1. Behavioural Ecology

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#
654-320 Experimental Behavioural Zoology Semester 1
  • 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
  • 654-204 Ecology: Individuals and Populations (prior to 2009)
  • Plus one of:
    • 654-201 Invertebrate Structure and Function (prior to 2009)
    • 654-202 Vertebrate Structure and Function (prior to 2009)
    • 654-203 Animal Physiology (prior to 2009)
None
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
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 one elective selected from: 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
654-304 Reproduction Semester 2
  • 654-217 Animal Structure and Function
  • 654-218 Comparative Animal Physiology
OR
  • 25 points selected from:
    • 654-203 Animal Physiology (prior to 2009)
    • 654-202 Vertebrate Structure and Function (prior to 2009)
    • 208-202 Animal Physiology (prior to 2009)
    • 208-207 Animal Management and Production (prior to 2009)
    • 536-201 Principles of Physiology (prior to 2009)
    • 536-211 Physiology: Control of Body Function (prior to 2009)
    • 536-233 Research-based & Integrative Physiology (prior to 2009)
    • 516-201 Cell Biology: Tissues and Organs (prior to 2009)
    • 516-207 Anatomy 2 (prior to 2009)
    • 521-213 Integrated Biomedical Science I (prior to 2009)
    • 536-250 Integrated Biomedical Science II (prior to 2009)
 None
654-307 Evolution and the Human Condition Semester 1 25 points of second year level life sciences subjects, or by arrangement with the coordinator None
600-311 Science Research Project Summer, Semester 1, Semester 2 Good results in a discipline appropriate to the project and approval of the relevant Head of Department and Science Student Centre 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.

Specialisation 2. Reproductive Physiology

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#
654-304 Reproduction Semester 2
  • 654-217 Animal Structure and Function
  • 654-218 Comparative Animal Physiology
OR
  • 25 points selected from:
    • 654-203 Animal Physiology (prior to 2009)
    • 654-202 Vertebrate Structure and Function (prior to 2009)
    • 208-202 Animal Physiology (prior to 2009)
    • 208-207 Animal Management and Production (prior to 2009)
    • 536-201 Principles of Physiology (prior to 2009)
    • 536-211 Physiology: Control of Body Function (prior to 2009)
    • 536-233 Research-based & Integrative Physiology (prior to 2009)
    • 516-201 Cell Biology: Tissues and Organs (prior to 2009)
    • 516-207 Anatomy 2 (prior to 2009)
    • 521-213 Integrated Biomedical Science I (prior to 2009)
    • 536-250 Integrated Biomedical Science II (prior to 2009)
 None
Plus one of: 654-320 Experimental Behavioural Zoology Semester 1
  • 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
  • 654-204 Ecology: Individuals and Populations (prior to 2009)
  • Plus one of:
    • 654-201 Invertebrate Structure and Function (prior to 2009)
    • 654-202 Vertebrate Structure and Function (prior to 2009)
    • 654-203 Animal Physiology (prior to 2009)
  • 654-315 Animal Behaviour
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 one of: 536-321 Frontiers in Physiology Semester 2
  • Either both of:
    • 536-234 Integrative Human Physiology
    • 536-235 Research-based Physiology;
  • Or 654-218 Comparative Animal Physiology
 At least one other third year level physiology subject
516-302 Developmental Biology Semester 2
  • Either 516-310 Concepts in Cell and Developmental Biology;
  • Or two of:
    • 516-212 Fundamentals of Cell Biology
    • 652-214 Principles of Genetics
    • 652-215 Genes & Genomes
    • 521-211 Principles of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
    • 654-218 Comparative Animal Physiology
 None
Plus one elective selected from: 654-307 Evolution and the Human Condition Semester 1 25 points of second year level life sciences subjects, or by arrangement with the coordinator None
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
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
600-311 Science Research Project Summer, Semester 1, Semester 2 Good results in a discipline appropriate to the project and approval of the relevant Head of Department and Science Student Centre 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.

Specialisation 3. Wildlife and Conservation

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#
654-322 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
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
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
Plus one elective selected from: 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
654-320 Experimental Behavioural Zoology Semester 1
  • 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
  • 654-204 Ecology: Individuals and Populations (prior to 2009)
  • Plus one of:
    • 654-201 Invertebrate Structure and Function (prior to 2009)
    • 654-202 Vertebrate Structure and Function (prior to 2009)
    • 654-203 Animal Physiology (prior to 2009)
None
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
654-304 Reproduction Semester 2
  • 654-217 Animal Structure and Function
  • 654-218 Comparative Animal Physiology
OR
  • 25 points selected from:
    • 654-203 Animal Physiology (prior to 2009)
    • 654-202 Vertebrate Structure and Function (prior to 2009)
    • 208-202 Animal Physiology (prior to 2009)
    • 208-207 Animal Management and Production (prior to 2009)
    • 536-201 Principles of Physiology (prior to 2009)
    • 536-211 Physiology: Control of Body Function (prior to 2009)
    • 536-233 Research-based & Integrative Physiology (prior to 2009)
    • 516-201 Cell Biology: Tissues and Organs (prior to 2009)
    • 516-207 Anatomy 2 (prior to 2009)
    • 521-213 Integrated Biomedical Science I (prior to 2009)
    • 536-250 Integrated Biomedical Science II (prior to 2009)
 None
654-307 Evolution and the Human Condition Semester 1 25 points of second year level life sciences subjects, or by arrangement with the coordinator None
600-311 Science Research Project Summer, Semester 1, Semester 2 Good results in a discipline appropriate to the project and approval of the relevant Head of Department and Science Student Centre 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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