Our ever-changing world requires knowledge that extends across multiple disciplines. The ability to identify and explore interdisciplinary links is a crucial skill for emerging professionals and researchers alike. This unit presents the opportunity to bring together the concepts and skills you have learnt in your discipline and apply them to a real-world problem. For example, you will work on a project that requires a sound understanding of microbiology that sits within an industry-connected or community based problem that is a real challenge for 21st century society. In this unit, you will continue to understand and explore disciplinary knowledge, while also meeting and collaborating with students from across the University through project-based learning; identifying and solving problems, collecting and analysing data and communicating your findings to a diverse audience. All of these skills are highly valued by employers. This unit will foster the ability to work in interdisciplinary teams, and this is essential for both professional and research pathways in future.
Unit details and rules
Academic unit | Life and Environmental Sciences Academic Operations |
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Credit points | 6 |
Prerequisites
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12 credit points from (MICR2X31 or MIMI2X02 or MEDS2004 or MICR2X22 or BMED2404 or MICR2X21 or MICR2024 or BMED2401 or GEGE2X01 or GENE2002) |
Corequisites
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None |
Prohibitions
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None |
Assumed knowledge
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2000-level microbiology |
Available to study abroad and exchange students | No |
Teaching staff
Coordinator | Andrew Holmes, andrew.holmes@sydney.edu.au |
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Lecturer(s) | Brian Jones, brian.jones@sydney.edu.au |
Ali Khoddami, ali.khoddami@sydney.edu.au | |
Sinead Boylan, sinead.boylan@sydney.edu.au | |
Julian Cox, julian.cox@sydney.edu.au | |
Andrew Holmes, andrew.holmes@sydney.edu.au |