Course rule and topic information

Bachelor of Arts

Biological Sciences major sequence

The following is the program of study [November, 2008] for a 33-unit major sequence in Biological Sciences within a Bachelor of Arts and should be read in conjunction with the course rule for the BA.

	33 units comprising:
	First Year
BIOL1101	Evolution of Biological Diversity	4.5
BIOL1112	Biology and Society*	4.5

* Students with a background in Chemistry may elect to do BIOL1102 Molecular Basis of Life in addition to, or instead of, BIOL1112 Biology and Society.

Second and Third Years

24 units from the following:

BIOL2112	Aquatic Life Histories	3
BIOL2121	Genetics Evolution and Biodiversity	6
BIOL2122	Comparative Physiology, or	6
BIOL2424	Physiological Systems	3
BIOL2142	Disease and Immunology, or	6
BIOL2341	Animal Disease and Defence	3
BIOL2161	Plant and Algal Biology: from Environment to Biotechnology	6
BIOL2162	Functional Biology and Experimental Design	6
BIOL2171	Behaviour and Ecology	6
BIOL2172	Animal Diversity, or	6
BIOL2271	Marine and Terrestrial Animal Diversity	3
BIOL2201	Introduction to Ecotourism	3
BIOL2272	Marine Biology and Ecology	3
BIOL3003	Research Project in Biology A, or	3
BIOL3005	Extended Research Projects in Biology	6
BIOL3004	Research Project in Biology B	3
BIOL3101	Marine Ecological Processes	6
BIOL3102	Marine Vertebrates	6
BIOL3151	Plant Ecology and Evolution	6
BIOL3152	Conservation and Restoration	6
BIOL3380	Animal Behaviour	3
BIOL3390	Vertebrate Palaeontology	6
BIOL3992	Biological Essays	3
STAT2304	Statistics for Biology	3

Students who have passed BIOL1102 Molecular Basis of Life and 9 units of First Year Chemistry may choose Second Level topics from the following:

BIOL2141	Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	6
BIOL2232	Foundations in Microbiology, or	6
BIOL2230	Basic Microbiology	3
BIOL3131	DNA to Genomics	6
BIOL3132	Protein to Proteome	6
BIOL3141	Advanced Microbiology, or	6
BIOL3142	Microbiology Theory	3

Some Third level topics (BIOL3xxx) have specific Second level prerequisites. Students will need to be aware of this when planning their programs.