Glossary

Use this search only if you have an exact code for a Program, Stream, or Course, e.g. 3400, ACCTA13502, ACCT1501 or ACCT*.

Biology - BIOSJ13563

Stream Summary

Faculty: SCI - Faculty of Science

School: School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences

Contact: http://www.bees.unsw.edu.au/

Program: 3563 - Economics / Science

Award(s):

Bachelor of Science (Major)

Information valid for students commencing 2013.
Students who commenced prior to 2013 should go to the Handbook's Previous Editions

Stream Outline

Biology is the study of life and living organisms.The School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences offers expertise in the fields of botany, ecology, marine biology and zoology. Botany explores aspects of both green and nongreen plants and their relation to the environment. An understanding of ecology is necessary for conservation. Marine biology is about life in the ocean, estuaries and other coastal environments. Zoology looks at the structure, behaviour, habits, genetics, distribution, evolution and classification of animals.

Stream Structure

A major in Biology is comprised of 72 units of credit of courses as follows:

Stage 1

BABS1201 Molecules, Cells and Genes (6 UOC)
BIOS1101 Evolutionary & Functional Biol (6 UOC)
BIOS1301 Ecology and sustainability (6 UOC)
MATH1041 Stats for Life & Soc Sciences (6 UOC)

Recommended elective (this course is not required but is recommended as a good complementary course for this major):

CHEM1011 Chemistry A (6 UOC) or CHEM1031 Higher Chemistry A (6 UOC)

Stage 2

BEES2041 Data Analysis: Life & Earth Sc (6 UOC)

BIOS2021 Genetics (6 UOC) or BIOS2621 Genetics (Advanced Level) (6 UOC)¹

PLUS 12 UOC from:

BIOS2011 Evolutionary & Physiol Ecology (6 UOC)
BIOS2031 Biology of Invertebrates (6 UOC)
BIOS2051 Flowering Plants (6 UOC)
BIOS2061 Vertebrate Zoology (6 UOC)

Recommended elective (this course is not required but is recommended as a good complementary course for this major):

GEOS2071 Life through Time (6 UOC)

Stage 3

24 UOC from:

BIOS3011 Animal Behaviour (6 UOC)
BIOS3061 Plant Ecology (6 UOC)
BIOS3161 Life in Arid Lands (6 UOC)
BIOS3171 Evolution (6 UOC)
BIOS3221 Assembling the Tree of Life (6 UOC)
BIOS3601 Advanced Field Biology (6 UOC)
BIOS3711 Biological Anthropology B (6 UOC)

BIOS6671 Biodiversity and Conservation of Natural Resources (6 UOC) or BIOS3671 Conservation Biology and Biodiversity (Advanced) (6 UOC)²

Recommended electives (these courses are not required but are recommended as good complementary courses for this major):

BIOS3081 Ocean to Estuarine Ecosystems (6 UOC)
BIOS3091 Marine and Aquatic Ecology (6 UOC)
GEOS3911 E.I.A. (6 UOC)

BEES3041 Statistics in Life and Environmental Sciences (new course under development).

Notes

BIOS2021 can be substituted with BIOS2621 if students' WAM is sufficient and / or there is space in BIOS2621.
BIOS6671 can be substituted with BIOS3671 if students' WAM is sufficient and / or there is space in BIOS3671.
The School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences maintain enrolment guides for many sub-disciplines of Biology: these are available from the BSB Office (G27 BioScience Building).