Taronga Wildlife Conservation
Unit of study table (Table A)
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Taronga Wildlife Conservation stream |
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| The Taronga Wildlife Conservation stream is 108 credit points, consisting of: | ||
| (i) 6 credit points of 1000-level stream core units | ||
| (ii) 6 credit points of 2000-level stream core units | ||
| (iii) A 96 credit point program in Taronga Wildlife Conservation | ||
Taronga Wildlife Conservation program |
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| This program is only available to students enrolled in Taronga Wildlife Conservation stream. | ||
| A program in Taronga Wildlife Conservation requires: | ||
| (i) 6 credit points of 1000-level program core units | ||
| (ii) 6 credit points of 2000-level program core units | ||
| (iii) 12 credit points of 4000-level program core units | ||
| (iv) 48 credit point Wildlife Conservation major | ||
| (v) For students undertaking advanced coursework in Taronga Wildlife Conservation: 12 credit points of 4000-level program project units and 18 credit points of 4000-level selective advanced coursework or project units | ||
(vi) For students undertaking honours in Taronga Wildlife Conservation: 48 credit points of Honours units as follows: i. 12 credit points of Honours core units ii. 24 credit points of Honours project units iii. 12 credit points of Honours selective units |
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Wildlife Conservation major |
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| This major is only available to students enrolled in Taronga Wildlife Conservation Stream | ||
| A major in Wildlife Conservation requires 48 credit points from this table including: | ||
| (i) 12 credit points of 1000-level core units | ||
| (ii) 12 credit points of 2000-level core units | ||
| (iii)18 credit points of 3000-level major core units | ||
| (iv) 6 credit points of 3000-level interdisciplinary project units | ||
Wildlife Conservation minor |
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| A minor in Wildlife Conservation requires 36 credit points from this table including: | ||
| (i) 12 credit points of 1000-level core units | ||
| (ii) 12 credit points of 2000-level core units | ||
| (iii) 12 credit points of 3000 level core units | ||
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition |
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1000-level units of study |
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Stream core |
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| ENVX1002 Introduction to Statistical Methods |
6 | N ENVX1001 or MATH1005 or MATH1905 or MATH1015 or MATH1115 or DATA1001 or DATA1901 or BUSS1020 or STAT1021 or ECMT1010 Available as a degree core unit only in the Agriculture, Animal and Veterinary Bioscience, and Food and Agribusiness, and Taronga Wildlife Conservation streams |
Program core |
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| AVBS1003 Animals and Us |
6 | Lectures and practicals for this unit of study take place on the University of Sydney Camperdown campus as well as at Taronga Zoo in the Institute of Science and Learning. |
Core |
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| BIOL1006 Life and Evolution |
6 | A HSC Biology. Students who have not completed HSC Biology (or equivalent) are strongly advised to take the Biology Bridging Course (offered in February) N BIOL1001 or BIOL1911 or BIOL1991 or BIOL1906 or BIOL1996 |
| BIOL1906 Life and Evolution (Advanced) |
6 | A 85 or above in HSC Biology or equivalent N BIOL1001 or BIOL1911 or BIOL1991 or BIOL1006 or BIOL1996 |
| BIOL1996 Life and Evolution (SSP) |
6 | A 90 or above in HSC Biology or equivalent N BIOL1001 or BIOL1911 or BIOL1991 or BIOL1006 or BIOL1906 or BIOL1993 or BIOL1998 |
| BIOL1007 From Molecules to Ecosystems |
6 | A HSC Biology. Students who have not completed HSC Biology (or equivalent) are strongly advised to take the Biology Bridging Course (offered in February) N BIOL1907 or BIOL1997 |
| BIOL1907 From Molecules to Ecosystems (Advanced) |
6 | A 85 or above in HSC Biology or equivalent N BIOL1007 or BIOL1997 |
| BIOL1997 From Molecules to Ecosystems (SSP) |
6 | A 90 or above in HSC Biology or equivalent N BIOL1007 or BIOL1907 |
2000-level units of study |
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Stream core |
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| ENVX2001 Applied Statistical Methods |
6 | P [6cp from (ENVX1001 or ENVX1002 or BIOM1003 or MATH1011 or MATH1015 or DATA1001 or DATA1901)] OR [3cp from (MATH1XX1 or MATH1906 or MATH1XX3 or MATH1907) and an additional 3cp from (MATH1XX5)] |
Program core |
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| BIOL2032 Australian Wildlife Biology |
6 | N ANSC2005 |
Core |
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| BIOL2022 Biology Experimental Design and Analysis |
6 | A BIOL1XXX or MBLG1XXX P BIOL1XXX or MBLG1XXX or ENVX1001 or ENVX1002 or DATA1X01 or MATH1XX5 or ENVI1003 N BIOL2922 or BIOL3006 or BIOL3906 |
| BIOL2024 Ecology and Conservation |
6 | A BIOL1XXX or MBLG1XXX N BIOL2924 |
| BIOL2924 Ecology and Conservation (Advanced) |
6 | A BIOL1XXX or MBLG1XXX P An annual average mark of at least 70 in the previous year N BIOL2024 |
3000-level units of study |
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Major core |
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| AVBS3004 Wildlife Conservation |
6 | P 12 credit points from (AVBS2XXX or BIOL2XXX or GEGE2X01 or QBIO2XXX) N AVBS3003 or AVBS4003 |
| BIOL3007 Ecology |
6 | P [12cp of BIOL2XXX] OR [6cp of BIOL2XXX and (MBLG2X72 or GEGE2X01 or GENE2002 or AVBS2XXX or ENSC2001)] N BIOL3907 |
| BIOL3907 Ecology (Advanced) |
6 | P An average mark of 75 or above in [12cp of BIOL2XXX] OR [6cp of BIOL2XXX and (MBLG2X72 or GEGE2X01 or GENE2002 or AVBS2XXX or ENSC2001)] N BIOL3007 |
| WILD3001 Taronga Project |
6 | P 12 credit points from (BIOL2X22 or BIOL2X24 or BIOL2032 or ENVX2001 or GEGE2X01) This unit will be taught 100% by and at Taronga Zoo, Mosman. |
Interdisciplinary project |
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| WILD3888 Taronga Interdisciplinary Project |
6 | P ENVX2001 and BIOL2032 and 12 credit points from (BIOL2X22 or BIOL2X24 or GEGE2X01) This unit will be taught 100% by and at Taronga Zoo, Mosman. |
Minor Core |
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| AVBS3004 Wildlife Conservation |
6 | P 12 credit points from (AVBS2XXX or BIOL2XXX or GEGE2X01 or QBIO2XXX) N AVBS3003 or AVBS4003 |
| BIOL3007 Ecology |
6 | P [12cp of BIOL2XXX] OR [6cp of BIOL2XXX and (MBLG2X72 or GEGE2X01 or GENE2002 or AVBS2XXX or ENSC2001)] N BIOL3907 |
| BIOL3907 Ecology (Advanced) |
6 | P An average mark of 75 or above in [12cp of BIOL2XXX] OR [6cp of BIOL2XXX and (MBLG2X72 or GEGE2X01 or GENE2002 or AVBS2XXX or ENSC2001)] N BIOL3007 |
Advanced coursework units of study |
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Program core |
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| WILD4001 Wildlife Management |
6 | P 132 credit points of units including WILD3001 |
| WILD4002 Wildlife Health and Welfare |
6 | P 144 credit points of units including WILD3001 This UoS will be co-taught 50:50 by USYD and Taronga. Lectures and pracs will be undertaken at USYD Camperdown and Camden campuses as well at Taronga Zoo Sydney. |
Program project |
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| WILD4003 Taronga Conservation Project: Applied Biology |
12 | P 144 credit points of units including WILD3001 Students undertaking the BSc/BAdvStudies (Taronga Wildlife Conservation) degree must take both of these advanced coursework project units unless they are undertaking Honours Research. Some of this unit will be taught by and at Taronga. |
| WILD4004 Taronga Conservation Project: Human Dimensions |
12 | P 144 credit points of units including WILD3001 Students undertaking the BSc/BAdvStudies (Taronga Wildlife Conservation) degree must take both of these advanced coursework project units unless they are undertaking Honours Research. Some of this unit will be taught by and at Taronga. |
Honours units of study |
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Honours core units of study |
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| WILD4001 Wildlife Management |
6 | P 132 credit points of units including WILD3001 |
| WILD4002 Wildlife Health and Welfare |
6 | P 144 credit points of units including WILD3001 This UoS will be co-taught 50:50 by USYD and Taronga. Lectures and pracs will be undertaken at USYD Camperdown and Camden campuses as well at Taronga Zoo Sydney. |
Honours project units |
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| WILD4103 Taronga Conservation Honours Project A |
6 | N WILD4003 or WILD4004 Students undertaking the BSc/BAdvStudies (Taronga Wildlife Conservation) degree must take all of these Honours units unless they are undertaking the Program project units. |
| WILD4104 Taronga Conservation Honours Project B |
6 | C WILD4103 N WILD4003 or WILD4004 Students undertaking the BSc/BAdvStudies (Taronga Wildlife Conservation) degree must take all of these Honours units unless they are undertaking the Program project units. |
| WILD4105 Taronga Conservation Honours Project C |
6 | C WILD4104 N WILD4003 or WILD4004 Students undertaking the BSc/BAdvStudies (Taronga Wildlife Conservation) degree must take all of these Honours units unless they are undertaking the Program project units. |
| WILD4106 Taronga Conservation Honours Project D |
6 | C WILD4105 and SCIE4999 N WILD4003 or WILD4004 Students undertaking the BSc/BAdvStudies (Taronga Wildlife Conservation) degree must take all of these Honours units unless they are undertaking the Program project units. |
| SCIE4999 Final Honours Mark |
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Honours selective units |
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| AVBS4020 ONE Health |
6 | A Fundamental understanding of disease epidemiology and risk The unit will be a core unit for BAS (Animal Health, Disease and Welfare) Honours, all students in this honours programme will take this unit. |
| ENVX4001 GIS, Remote Sensing and Land Management |
6 | A Basic GIS knowledge. Completion of at least a major or minor P 144 cp of 1000-3000 level units |
| LIFE4000 Data and Technology for the Life Sciences |
6 | A Completion of units in quantitative research methods, mathematics or statistical analysis at least at 1000-level P 144 credit points of units of study including a minimum of 24 credit points at the 3000- or 4000-level and 18 credit points of 3000- or 4000-level units from Science Table A or 1 |
| SCIE4001 Science Communication |
6 | A Completion of a major in a science discipline. Basic knowledge of other sciences is beneficial. Experience in communication such as delivering oral presentations and producing written reports. An awareness of science in a societal context, e.g., of disciplinary applications Mid-year honours students would take this unit of study in S1 (their second semester of study). |
| SCIE4002 Experimental Design and Data Analysis |
6 | A Completion of units in quantitative research methods, mathematics or statistical analysis at least at 1000-level P 144 credit points of units of study and including a minimum of 24 credit points at the 3000- or 4000-level and 18 credit points of 3000- or 4000-level units from Science Table A or FMH Table A. N ENVX3002 or STAT3X22 or STAT4022 or STAT3X12 |
| SCIE4003 Ethics in Science |
6 | A Successful completion of a Science major P 144 credit points of units of study and including a minimum of 24 credit points at the 3000- or 4000-level and 18 credit points of 3000- or 4000-level units from Science Table A or FMH Table A N HSBH3004 or HPSC3107 |
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