Ecology - BIOSA13936
Stream Summary
Faculty: SCI - Faculty of Science
School: School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences
Contact: http://www.babs.unsw.edu.au/
Program: 3936 - Adv Science/Social Science
Award(s):
Bachelor of Science (Advanced) (Major)
Information valid for students commencing 2013.
Students who commenced prior to 2013 should go to the Handbook's Previous Editions
Stream Outline
Ecology is a branch of Science concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their environment.
Stream Structure
A major in Ecology is comprised of 72 units of credit of courses as follows:
Stage 1
Stage 2
PLUS 6 UOC from:
- BIOS2031 Biology of Invertebrates (6 UOC)
- BIOS2051 Flowering Plants (6 UOC)
- BIOS2061 Vertebrate Zoology (6 UOC)
Recommended electives (these courses are not required but are recommended as good complementary courses for this major):
Stage 3
PLUS 12 UOC from:
- BIOS3061 Plant Ecology (6 UOC)
- BIOS3091 Marine and Aquatic Ecology (6 UOC)
- BIOS3161 Life in Arid Lands (6 UOC)
- BIOS3681 Ocean to Estuarine Ecosys Adv (6 UOC)
Recommended electives (these courses are not required but are recommended as good complementary courses for this major):
- GEOS3911 E.I.A. (6 UOC)
- BEES3041 Statistics in Life and Environmental Sciences (new course under development).
Honours
For further information on Honours in Ecology, please see the Ecology Honours entry in this Handbook.
