Undergraduate - Senior

Note that the units indicated below are relevant to current Intermediate and Senior students only and will not be available in 2014. The 2014 Senior curriculum will be posted towards the end of Semester 1, 2013. Prospective students needing further information may contact Dr Elizabeth May.

Third Year Biology

Senior units of study offered by the School of Biological Sciences provide a thorough understanding of many areas of contemporary biology. More specifically, the units of study provide students with opportunities to:

• Integrate knowledge gained over the degree program
• Develop a specialist understanding of an area of biology
• Carry out small research projects (as appropriate) to continue developing skills required to carry out investigations in biology
• Understand the characteristics of scholarship and research

Some senior units of study involve some intensive field or laboratory classes that are taken before the beginning of semester one or two. Students majoring in biology should take at least four of the units of study listed below.

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

Semester 1

• Ecological Methods - BIOL3006 or BIOL3906¹
• Tropical Wildlife Biology and Management² - BIOL3010 or BIOL3910¹
• Ecophysiology - BIOL3011 or BIOL3911¹
• Animal Physiology - BIOL3012 or BIOL3912¹
• Marine Biology - BIOL3013 or BIOL3913¹
• Fungi in the Environment² - BIOL3017 or BIOL3917¹
• Applications of Recombinant DNA Technology - BIOL3018 or BIOL3918¹
• Bioinformatics and Genomics - BIOL3027 or BIOL3927¹
• Systematics and Evolution of Plants - PLNT3003 or PLNT3903¹

Semester 2

• Ecology - BIOL3007 or BIOL3907¹
• Marine Field Biology² - BIOL3008 or
  BIOL3908¹
• Terrestrial Field Ecology² - BIOL3009 or >BIOL3909¹
• Evolutionary Genetics and Animal Behaviour - BIOL3025 or BIOL3925¹
• Developmental Genetics - BIOL3026 or BIOL3926¹
• Bioinformatics Project - BINF3101
• Plant Cell and Environment - PLNT3001 or PLNT3901¹
• Plant Growth and Development - PLNT3002 or PLNT3902¹