Undergraduate - Junior

Are there Biology units for your particular degree or faculty?

Contents

  1. Which biology units should I take?
  2. Planning your units (including suggested electives and sample timetable)
  3. Suggested biology units according to your faculty

Which biology units should I take?

The chart below is helpful if you want to major in Biology, Molecular Biology and Genetics, Environmental Science, Marine Biology, Marine Science, or Plant Sciences.

*Note: You may be eligible for enrolment in Living Systems Advanced with permission or a Distinciton in Concepts in Biology


Planning your units

At junior level, you are required to take:

  • 12 credit points of Biology (2 x 6 credit point units)
  • 12 credit points of Maths (4 x 3 credit point units)

AND

  • 12 credit points of Chemistry (2 x 6 credit point units)

OR

  • 6 credit points of Physics (PHYS 1004) AND
  • 6 credit points of Chemistry (CHEM 1101)

A sample timetable

Semester 1 Semester 2
Concepts in Biology (BIOL1001/1911)
6 credit points
Living Systems (BIOL1002/1902)
6 credit points
Maths (see below)
6 credit points
Maths (see below)
6 credit points
Chemistry
6 credit points
Chemistry/Physics
6 credit points
Elective
Suggested electives (see below)
6 credit points
Elective
Suggested elective: Molecular Biology & Genetics (MBLG1001/1901)
6 credit points
Suggested electives for semester 1
Suggested units of study for Maths

Suggested biology units according to your faculty

Faculty of Science

Degree Semester 1 Semester 2
Bachelor of Science BIOL 1001 Concepts in Biology
or
BIOL1911 Concepts in Biology (Advanced)
BIOL1002 Living Systems
or
BIOL1902 Living Systems (Advanced)
and / or
MBLG 1001 Molecular Biology & Genetics
Bachelor of Science (Molecular Biology and Genetics)

BIOL 1001 Concepts in Biology
or
BIOL1911 Concepts in Biology (Advanced)

BIOL1002 Living Systems
or
BIOL1902 Living Systems (Advanced)
and
MBLG 1001 Molecular Biology & Genetics
Bachelor of Science (Molecular Biotechnology)
Bachelor of Science (Nutrition)
Bachelor of Medical Science (BMed Sc)

BIOL 1001 Concepts in Biology
or

BIOL1911 Concepts in Biology (Advanced)
or
BIOL1003 Human Biology
or
BIOL1903 Human Biology (Advanced)

MBLG 1001 Molecular Biology & Genetics
or
MBLG 1901 Molecular Biology & Genetics (Advanced)

Other Faculties

Faculty Semester 1 Semester 2
Faculty of Health Sciences

BIOL1003 Human Biology
or
BIOL1903 Human Biology (Advanced)

 
Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery BIOL1003 Human Biology
or
BIOL1903 Human Biology (Advanced)
 
Faculty of Pharmacy BIOL1003 Human Biology
or
BIOL1903 Human Biology (Advanced)
MBLG 1001 Molecular Biology & Genetics
Faculty of Veterinary Science BIOL1001 Concepts in Biology
or
BIOL1911 Concepts in Biology (Advanced)
BIOL1002 Living Systems
or

BIOL1902 Living Systems (Advanced)
Faculty of Agriculture BIOL1001 Concepts in Biology
or
BIOL1911 Concepts in Biology (Advanced)
BIOL1002 Living Systems
or

BIOL1902 Living Systems (Advanced)