Undergraduate - Intermediate

Note that the Intermediate units indicated below are relevant to current Intermediate students only and will not be available in 2013. The 2013 Intermediate curriculum will be posted towards the end of Semester 1, 2012. Prospective students needing further information may contact Dr Elizabeth May.

Second Year Biology

Intermediate units of study offered by the School of Biological Sciences provide students with opportunities to:

• Integrate knowledge from junior to intermediate level
• Begin to develop a specialist understanding in an area of biology
• Develop practical and analytical skills required to carry out investigations in biology
• Develop an understanding of the characteristics of scholarship and research

Students majoring in biology are recommended to take at least two of the units below.

More detailed descriptions and information regarding the units of study below can be found in the information booklet for all intermediate units.

Semester 1

• Invertebrate Zoology - BIOL2011 or BIOL2911¹
• Cell Biology - BIOL2016 or BIOL2916¹
• Conservation Biology and Applied Ecology- ENVI2111 or ENVI2911¹
• Plant Biochemistry and Molecular Biology - PLNT2001 or PLNT2901¹
• Australian Flora: Ecology and Conservation - PLNT2002 or PLNT2902¹

Semester 2

• Vertebrates and their Origins - BIOL2012 or BIOL2912¹
• Entomology - BIOL2017 or BIOL2917¹
• Introduction to Marine Biology - BIOL2018 or BIOL2918¹
• Molecular Biology and Genetics B - MBLG2072 or MBLG2972¹
• Plant Form and Function - PLNT2003 or PLNT2903¹

¹ Advanced unit of study