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Biology

Major (8)*

For a major in Biology, students must successfully complete 8 courses:

*Note: This major requires additional requisite course(s) to be completed.

Required courses (8)

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
BIM331 Introducing Human Geographies
ENS221 Regions, Change and Sustainability
ENS222 Landscapes, Place and People
ENS318 Urbanism and Urban Design
LFS252 Introduction to Weather and Climate
LFS261 An Introduction to Geographic Information Science and Technology
SCI212 Genetics
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: Course Coordinator Consent Required and (SCI100 or LFS100) or (LFS103 and enrolled in Program SE303, AE304, SC355, SC357 or SC354) or SCI102 or first year subjects from Bachelor of Environmental Science, Bachelor of Animal Ecology

PLUS select 1 course from:

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
ENS316 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: (ENS222 and SCI110) or enrolled in SB303
ENS330 K'gari Field Studies
  • Sunshine Coast: Session 8
  • Moreton Bay: Session 8
12Pre: (Completion of 192 units and SCI110 and enrolled in SC319, SC316, SC320, SC301, AR397, SC425, SA308, SB301, Biological Science Major, or Biological Science Extended Minor) or by Coordinator Consent
One of these two courses can be substituted with WPL310 Workplace Learning I or SRP301 Special Research Project if approved by the Program Coordinator

Minor (4)*

For a minor in Biology, students must successfully complete 4 courses:

*Note: This minor requires additional requisite course(s) to be completed.

Required courses (4)

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
ENS222 Terrestrial Vertebrate Diversity and Ecology
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: SCI102
ENS318 Plant Growth and Reproduction
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12 
LFS261 Microbiology
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12Pre: SCI100 or SCI103 or LFS100 or LFS103
Anti: MEP263 or MBT263
SCI212 Genetics
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: Course Coordinator Consent Required and (SCI100 or LFS100) or (LFS103 and enrolled in Program SE303, AE304, SC355, SC357 or SC354) or SCI102 or first year subjects from Bachelor of Environmental Science, Bachelor of Animal Ecology