Bachelor of Wildlife Conservation (Taronga)
Unit of study table
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Bachelor of Wildlife Conservation (Taronga) |
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To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Wildlife Conservation (Taronga), a candidate must complete 144 credit points, comprising: a) 84 credit points of degree core units of study as set out in the unit of study table for Bachelor of Wildlife Conservation (Taronga); and b) a 48-credit point major from the prescribed list of cognate majors as listed below; and c) for students enrolled in the Dalyell Stream, a minimum of 12 credit points of Dalyell Stream units of study as specified in Table D; or d) Any additional selective units of study from the unit of study table for Bachelor of Wildlife Conservation (Taronga) to complete 144 credit points in total. |
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Majors |
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Cognate majors available in this course are:
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Degree core |
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| The required degree core for this course is: | |||
| (i) 30 cp of 1000-level units of study | |||
| (ii) 30 cp of 2000-level units of study | |||
| (iii) 24 cp of 3000-level units of study |
| 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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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 |
| 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 |
| WILD1001 Animals and Us |
6 | N AVBS1003 |
| WILD1002 Human Dimensions of Wildlife Conservation |
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Selective |
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| AVBS1002 Animal Management |
6 | A AGEN1004 or BIOL1XXX or AVBS1003 N AGEN2006 |
| BIOL1008 Human Biology |
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 BIOL1003 or BIOL1903 or BIOL1993 or MEDS1001 or MEDS1901 or BIOL1908 or BIOL1998 |
| BIOL1908 Human Biology (Advanced) |
6 | A 85 or above in HSC Biology or equivalent N BIOL1003 or BIOL1903 or BIOL1993 or MEDS1001 or MEDS1901 or BIOL1008 or BIOL1998 |
| BIOL1998 Human Biology (Special Studies Program) |
6 | A 90 or above in HSC Biology or equivalent N BIOL1003 or BIOL1903 or BIOL1993 or BIOL1991 or BIOL1996 or MEDS1001 or MEDS1901 or BIOL1008 or BIOL1908 |
| CHEM1011 Fundamentals of Chemistry 1A |
6 | A There is no assumed knowledge of chemistry for this unit of study but students who have not completed HSC Chemistry (or equivalent) are strongly advised to take the Chemistry Bridging Course (offered in February) N CHEM1001 or CHEM1101 or CHEM1901 or CHEM1903 or CHEM1109 or CHEM1111 or CHEM1911 or CHEM1991 Students who have not completed HSC Chemistry (or equivalent) are strongly advised to take the Chemistry Bridging Course (offered in February, and online year-round, see https://sydney.edu.au/students/bridging-courses.html) |
| CHEM1111 Chemistry 1A |
6 | A Students who have not completed HSC Chemistry (or equivalent) and HSC Mathematics (or equivalent) are strongly advised to take the Chemistry and Mathematics Bridging Courses (offered in February) N CHEM1001 or CHEM1101 or CHEM1901 or CHEM1903 or CHEM1109 or CHEM1011 or CHEM1911 or CHEM1991 Students who have not completed secondary school chemistry are strongly advised to instead complete Fundamentals of Chemistry 1A in the first semester of the calendar year (unless you require 12 credit points of Chemistry and are commencing in semester 2). You should also take the Chemistry Bridging Course in advance (offered in February, and online year-round https://sydney.edu.au/students/bridgingcourses.html). |
| CHEM1911 Chemistry 1A (Advanced) |
6 | A 80 or above in secondary school final year Chemistry or equivalence N CHEM1001 or CHEM1101 or CHEM1901 or CHEM1903 or CHEM1109 or CHEM1011 or CHEM1111 or CHEM1991 |
| CHEM1991 Chemistry 1A (Special Studies Program) |
6 | A 90 or above in HSC Chemistry or equivalent N CHEM1001 or CHEM1101 or CHEM1901 or CHEM1903 or CHEM1109 or CHEM1011 or CHEM1111 or CHEM1911 |
| ECON1040 Principles of Economics |
6 | N AGEC1006 or ECON1001 or BUSS1040 |
| ENVI1003 Global Challenges: Food, Water, Climate |
6 | N AGEN1002 |
| GEOS1001 Earth, Environment and Society |
6 | N GEOS1901 or GEOG1001 or GEOG1002 or GEOL1001 or GEOL1002 or GEOL1902 or ENSY1001 |
| GEOS1901 Earth, Environment and Society Advanced |
6 | A (ATAR 90 or above) or equivalent N GEOS1001 or GEOG1001 or GEOG1002 or GEOL1001 or GEOL1002 or GEOL1902 or ENSY1001 |
| GEOS1002 Introductory Geography |
6 | N GEOS1902 or GEOG1001 or GEOG1002 |
| GEOS1902 Introductory Geography (Advanced) |
6 | A (ATAR 90 or above) or equivalent N GEOS1002 or GEOG1001 or GEOG1002 |
| GEOS1003 Earth Science: Past and Future of Our Planet |
6 | N GEOS1903 or GEOL1002 or GEOL1902 or GEOL1501 |
| GEOS1903 Earth Sci: Past and Future of Our Planet (Adv) |
6 | A (ATAR 90 or above) or equivalent N GEOS1003 or GEOL1002 or GEOL1902 |
| OLES1664 Science of Australia's Deadly Animals |
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2000-level units of study |
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| BIOL2021 Zoology |
6 | A BIOL1XXX or MBLG1XXX |
| BIOL2921 Zoology (Advanced) |
6 | A BIOL1XXX or MBLG1XXX P Annual average mark of at least 70 in previous year N BIOL2021 or BIOL2011 or BIOL2911 or BIOL2012 or BIOL2912 |
| BIOL2022 Biology Experimental Design and Analysis |
6 | A BIOL1XXX or MBLG1XXX; and one first year statistics unit (such as ENVX1002, DATA1001, MATH1005, MATH1115) |
| BIOL2024 Ecology and Conservation |
6 | A BIOL1XXX or MBLG1XXX |
| BIOL2924 Ecology and Conservation (Advanced) |
6 | P An annual average mark of at least 70 in the previous year N BIOL2024 A BIOL1XXX or MBLG1XXX |
| WILD2001 Measuring Biodiversity |
6 | P 12 credit points of AVBSXXXX or BIOLXXXX or WILDXXXX units of study |
| WILD2002 Australian Wildlife Biology |
6 | N ANSC2005 or BIOL2032 |
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| AVBS2004 Animal Nutrition |
6 | P (BIOL1XX7 or MBLG1XXX) and 6 credit points from AVBS100X N ANSC3101 |
| AVBS2007 Animal Structure and Function |
6 | P AVBS100X or BIOL1XXX N ANSC3103 or ANSC3104 |
| BIOL2030 Botany |
6 | A Knowledge of concepts and skills in BIOL1XX6 N BIOL2023 or BIOL2923 or PLNT2001 or PLNT2901 or PLNT2002 or PLNT2902 or PLNT2003 or PLNT2903 or BIOL2930 |
| BIOL2021 Zoology |
6 | A BIOL1XXX or MBLG1XXX N BIOL2921 or BIOL2011 or BIOL2911 or BIOL2012 or BIOL2912 |
| BIOL2029 Cell Biology |
6 | P BIOL1XX3 or BIOL1XX7 or BIOL1XX8 or MBLG1XXX or MEDS1X01 N BIOL2016 or BIOL2916 or BIOL2929 |
| MICR2031 Microbiology |
6 | A Fundamental concepts of microorganisms, biomolecules and ecosystems; CHEM1XX1 N MICR2021 or MICR2921 or MICR2024 or MICR2931 |
| BIOL2033 Biology of Insects |
6 | N ENTO2001 |
| ENVI2122 Environmental Governance and Assessment |
6 | P GEOS1X01 or GEOS1X02 N ENVI2922 |
| ENVI2922 Environmental Governance and Assessment (Adv) |
6 | P A mark of 75 or above in (GEOS1X01 or GEOS1X02) N ENVI2122 |
| GEGE2001 Genetics and Genomics |
6 | A Mendelian genetics; mechanisms of evolution; molecular and chromosomal bases of inheritance; and gene regulation and expression N GENE2002 or MBLG2972 or GEGE2901 or MBLG2072 |
| GEGE2901 Genetics and Genomics (Advanced) |
6 | A Mendelian genetics, mechanisms of evolution, molecular and chromosomal bases of inheritance, and gene regulation and expression P Annual average mark of at least 70 N GENE2002 or MBLG2072 or GEGE2001 or MBLG2972 |
| GEOS2121 Environmental and Resource Management |
6 | P GEOS1X01 or GEOS1X02 or ECOP1X01 or SIEN1000 N GEOS2921 |
| GEOS2921 Environmental and Resource Management (Adv) |
6 | P A mark of 75 or above in GEOS1X01 or GEOS1X02 or ECOP1X01 or SIEN1000 N GEOS2121 |
| IMMU2011 Immunobiology |
6 | A CHEM1XX1 or CHEM1903 P BIOL1XX7 or (BIOL1XX8 or BIOL1XX3 or MEDS1X01) or BIOL1XX2 or MBLG1XX1 N IMMU2911 |
| IMMU2911 Immunobiology (Advanced) |
6 | A CHEM1XX1 or CHEM1903 P A WAM of 70 and a mark of 70 or above in [BIOL1XX7 or (BIOL1XX8 or BIOL1XX3 or MEDS1X01) or BIOL1XX2 or MBLG1XX1] N IMMU2011 |
| MICR2031 Microbiology |
6 | A Fundamental concepts of microorganisms, biomolecules and ecosystems; CHEM1XX1 N MICR2021 or MICR2921 or MICR2024 or MICR2931 |
| MICR2931 Microbiology (Advanced) |
6 | A Fundamental concepts of microorganisms, biomolecules and ecosystems; CHEM1XX1 P A mark of 65 or above in (BIOL1XXX or MBLG1XXX) N MICR2021 or MICR2921 or MICR2024 or MICR2031 |
| MIMI2002 Microbes, Infection and Immunity |
6 | A Human biology (BIOL1XX3 or BIOL1XX8 or MEDS1X01) and biological chemistry (CHEM1XX1 or CHEM1903) P 6 credit points from (BIOL1XX7 or BIOL1XX8 or MEDS1X01 or BIOL1XX3 or MBLG1XX1) N MEDS2004 or BMED2404 or MIMI2902 or IMMU2101 or MICR2021 or MICR2921 or MICR2022 or MICR2922 or BMED2807 or BMED2808 |
| MIMI2902 Microbes, Infection and Immunity (Advanced) |
6 | A Human biology (BIOL1XX3 or BIOL1XX8 or MEDS1X01) and biological chemistry (CHEM1XX1 or CHEM1903) P A mark of 65 or above in (BIOL1XX7 or MBLG1XX1 or BIOL1XX8 or MEDS1X01 or BIOL1XX3) N MEDS2004 or BMED2404 or MIMI2002 or IMMU2101 or MICR2021 or MICR2921 or MICR2022 or MICR2922 or BMED2807 or BMED2808 |
3000-level units of study |
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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 | A Basic understanding of ecology concepts, species biology and data analysis P [12 credit points of BIOL2XXX] or [6 credit points of BIOL2XXX and (MBLG2X72 or GEGE2X01 or GENE2002 or AVBS2XXX or ENSC2001)] N BIOL3907 |
| BIOL3907 Ecology (Advanced) |
6 | A Basic understanding of ecology concepts, species biology and data analysis P An average mark of 75 or above in [12 credit points of BIOL2XXX] or [6 credit points of BIOL2XXX and (MBLG2X72 or GEGE2X01 or GENE2002 or AVBS2XXX or ENSC2001)] N BIOL3007 |
| WILD3003 (New Unit from 2026) Wildlife Management |
6 | This unit of study is being developed, subject to change |
| WILD3002 (New unit from 2026) Wildlife Health and Welfare |
6 | This unit of study is being developed, subject to change |
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| ANSC3102 Animal Reproduction |
6 | A A background in animal anatomy and physiology P AVBS1002 and AVBS2XXX |
| ANSC3106 Animal Behaviour and Welfare Science |
6 | P 48 credit points of 1000-3000 level units including at least 6 credit points of (BIOL1XXX or AVBS100X) |
| AVBS3011 Animal Technologies |
6 | A Familiarity with data analysis and basic production animal handling P 12 credit points from (AVBS2XXX or ANSC3101 or BIOL2XXX or FOOD2000 or GEGE2X01 or GENE2001 or GENE2002 or ITLS2000) N AGRO4006 or ANSC3105 |
| BCMB3004 Beyond the Genome |
6 | A Biochemistry, genetics, cell and/or molecular biology concepts at 2000-level units P 12 credit points from (AMED3001 or BCHM2X71 or BCHM2X72 or BCHM3XXX or BCMB2X01 or BCMB2X02 or BCMB3XXX or BIOL2X29 or BMED2401 or BMED2405 or GEGE2X01 or MBLG2X01 or MEDS2002 or MEDS2003 or PCOL2X21 or QBIO2001) N BCHM3X92 or BCMB3904 |
| BCMB3904 Beyond the Genome (Advanced) |
6 | A Biochemistry, genetics, cell and/or molecular biology concepts at 2000-level units P An average mark of 75 or above in 12 credit points from (AMED3001 or BCHM2X71 or BCHM2X72 or BCHM3XXX or BCMB2X01 or BCMB2X02 or BCMB3XXX or BIOL2X29 or BMED2401 or BMED2405 or GEGE2X01 or MBLG2X01 or MEDS2002 or MEDS2003 or PCOL2X21 or QBIO2001) N BCHM3X92 or BCMB3004 |
| BIOL3004 Plant Ecosystem Management |
6 | A Students should have a basic understanding of plant biology, plant ecology and/or plant physiology. Some background knowledge in mathematics and chemistry would be beneficial P 6 credit points of BIOL2X23 or BIOL2X30 or GEOS2X21 or BIOL2X09 |
| BIOL3005 Evolutionary Biology |
6 | A Students should be familiar with DNA and the genetic code, understand the principles of biological evolution, and have basic laboratory skills like pipetting. A knowledge of elementary statistics and probability is assumed P (12 credit points of BIOL2XXX) or [6 credit points of BIOL2XXX and (MBLG2X72 or GEGE2X01 or GENE2002)] N BIOL3044 or BIOL3025 or BIOL3925 or BIOL3944 or PLNT3003 or PLNT3903 |
| BIOL3008 Marine Field Ecology |
6 | P 12 credit points of BIOL2XXX or [6 credit points of BIOL2XXX and (AVBS2XXX or ENVX2001)] N BIOL3908 or BIOL2028 or BIOL2928 |
| BIOL3009 Terrestrial Field Ecology |
6 | A Basic ecological concepts of species and communities, and experimental design and analysis P [12 credit points of BIOL2XXX] or [6 credit points of BIOL2XXX and (MBLG2X72 or GEGE2X01 or GENE2002)] N BIOL3909 or BIOL2009 or BIOL2909 |
| BIOL3010 Tropical Wildlife Biology |
6 | P 12 credit points of BIOL2XXX or [6 credit points of BIOL2XXX and 6 credit points of (AVBS2XXX or ENVX2001 or MBLG2X72)] N BIOL3910 or BIOL2010 or BIOL2910 |
| BIOL3013 Marine Biology |
6 | A General biology, statistics P [12 credit points of BIOL2XXX] or [6 credit points from BIOL2XXX and (GEOS2X15 or MBLG2X72 or GEGE2X01 or GENE2002)] N BIOL3913 |
| BIOL3913 Marine Biology (Advanced) |
6 | A General biology, statistics P An average mark of 75 or above in [12 credit points of BIOL2XXX] or [6 credit points of BIOL2XXX and (GEOS2X15 or MBLG2X72 or GEGE2X01 or GENE2002)] N BIOL3013 |
| BIOL3016 Coral Reef Biology |
6 | P [12 credit points of BIOL2XXX] or [6 credit points from BIOL2XXX and (GEOS2X15 or MBLG2X72 or GEGE2X01 or GENE2002)] N BIOL3916 or BIOL2020 or BIOL2920 |
| BIOL3018 Gene Technology and Genomics |
6 | P (MBLG2X72 or GEGE2X01 or GENE2002) and 6 credit points from (MBLG2X71 or BCMB2XXX or QBIO2001 or IMMU2XXX or BIOL2XXX or MEDS2003 or AVBS2XXX) N BIOL3918 |
| BIOL3918 Gene Technology and Genomics (Adv) |
6 | P A mark of 75 or above in (GEGE2X01 or MBLG2X72 or GENE2002) and a mark of 75 or above in (MBLG2X71 or BIOL2XXX or BCMB2XXX or QBIO2001 or IMMU2XXX or MEDS2003) N BIOL3018 |
| BIOL3020 Applied Plant Function |
6 | A Knowledge of concepts and skills in BIOL1XX6 P BIOL2X23 or BIOL2X30 or BIOL2X31 or AGEN2001 or AGEN2005 or BIOL2X09 N BIOL3043 or BIOL3943 or AGEN2005 or PLNT3001 or PLNT3901 or PLNT3002 or PLNT3902 or ENSY3001 |
| BIOL3033 Insect and Human Interactions |
6 | A An understanding of the main distinguishing features of the major insect orders, and a general understanding of basic insect anatomy P 12 credit points of 2000-level units N ENTO4003 |
| BIOL3045 Animal Ecological Physiology |
6 | P [12 credit points of BIOL2XXX] or [6 credit points of BIOL2XXX and (MBLG2X72 or GEGE2X01 or GENE2002)] N BIOL3945 or BIOL3011 or BIOL3911 or BIOL3012 or BIOL3912 |
| BIOL3945 Animal Ecological Physiology (Advanced) |
6 | P An average mark of 75 or above in [12 credit points of BIOL2XXX] or [6 credit points of BIOL2XXX and (MBLG2X72 or GEGE2X01 or GENE2002)] |
| BIOL3046 Animal Behaviour |
6 | P [12 credit points of BIOL2XXX] or [6 credit points from BIOL2XXX and (MBLG2X72 or GEGE2X01 or GENE2002)] N BIOL3946 or BIOL3025 or BIOL3925 |
| BIOL3946 Animal Behaviour (Advanced) |
6 | P An average mark of 75 or above in [12 credit points of BIOL2XXX] or [6 credit points of BIOL2XXX and (MBLG2X72 or GEGE2X01 or GENE2002)] |
| ENVI3111 Environmental Law and Ethics |
6 | P ENVI2X22 N ENVI3911 |
| ENVI3114 Energy and the Environment |
6 | A Junior Physics units or Intermediate Environmental Science units P 12 credit points of 2000-level units N ENVI3001 or PHYS3600 |
| GEGE3004 Applied Genomics |
6 | A Genetics at 2000 level, Biology at 1000 level, algebra P 6 credit points of (GEGE2X01 or QBIO2XXX or DATA2X01 or GENE2XXX or MBLG2X72 or ENVX2001 or DATA2X02) N ANSC3107 |
| GEOS3014 GIS for Land and Coastal Management |
6 | P Either 12 credit points of Intermediate Geoscience units or [(GEOS2115 or GEOS2915) and (BIOL2018 or BIOL2918 or BIOL2024 or BIOL2924 or BIOL2028 or BIOL2928)] N GEOS3914 or ENVX3001 |
| GEOS3914 GIS for Land and Coastal Management (Adv) |
6 | P Distinction average in either 12 credit points of Intermediate Geoscience units or [(GEOS2115 or GEOS2915) and (BIOL2018 or BIOL2918 or BIOL2024 or BIOL2924 or BIOL2028 or BIOL2928)] N GEOS3014 or ENVX3001 |
| GEOS3053 Asia-Pacific Field School |
6 | P GEOS2X21 or AREC2005 or GOVT2228 or GEOS2X11 or GEOS2X23 or GEOS2X16 Students must contact the unit coordinator no later than September in the year before taking this unit. |
| GEOS3953 Asia-Pacific Field School (Advanced) |
6 | P A mark of 75 or above in (GEOS2X21 or AREC2005 or GOVT2228 or GEOS2X11 or GEOS2X23 or GEOS2X16) Students must contact the unit coordinator no later than September in the year before taking this unit. |
| GEOS3520 Urban Citizenship and Sustainability |
6 | P GEOS2X21 or GEOS2X23 or GOES2X15 or GEOS2X11 or ENVI2X22 or DAAE2012 N GEOS3920 |
| GEOS3920 Urban Citizenship and Sustainability (Adv) |
6 | P A mark of 75 or above in (GEOS2X21 or GEOS2X23 or GEOS2X15 or GEOS2X11 or ENVI2X22 or DAAE2012) N GEOS3520 |
| GEOS3524 Global Change, Sustainable Livelihoods |
6 | P GEOX2X21 or AREC2005 or GOVT2228 or GEOS2X11 or GEOS2X23 or GEOS2X16 or ENVI2X22 N GEOS3924 or GEOS2112 or GEOS2912 |
| GEOS3924 Global Change, Sustainable Livelihoods (Adv) |
6 | P A mark or 75 or above in (GEOS2X21 or AREC2005 or GOVT2228 or GEOS2X11 or GEOS2X23 or GEOS2X16 or ENVI2X22) N GEOS3524 or GEOS2112 or GEOS2912 |
