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Taronga Wildlife Conservation

Honours Unit of study table (Table A)

This page was first published on 13 November 2025 and was last amended on 15 July 2026. View details of the changes below.

Taronga Wildlife Conservation Honours
Honours in Taronga Wildlife Conservation requires 48 credit points of 4000-level units of study comprising:
(i) 12 credit points of core Honours coursework units, and
(ii) 12 credit points of selective Honours coursework units, and
(iii) 24 credit points of Honours project units and SCIE4999.

Unit of study	Credit points	A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition
Core Honours coursework units
WILD4001 Wildlife Management	6	P 144 credit points of units including WILD3001
WILD4002 Wildlife Health and Welfare	6	P 144 credit points of units including WILD3001
Selective Honours coursework units
AVBS4020 ONE Health	6	A Fundamental understanding of disease epidemiology and risk P 144 credit points of units including AVBS3001 or FOOD3000 or VIRO3X01 or MICR3X52 or BIOL3019 or BIOL3033 N AVBS4004
ENVX4001 GIS, Remote Sensing and Land Management	6	A Basic GIS knowledge. Completion of at least a major or minor P 144 credit points 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 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 Medicine and Health Table A
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
Honours project units
WILD4103 Taronga Conservation Honours Project A	6	C WILD4104 N WILD4003 or WILD4004
WILD4104 Taronga Conservation Honours Project B	6	C WILD4103 N WILD4003 or WILD4004
WILD4105 Taronga Conservation Honours Project C	6	C WILD4106 N WILD4003 or WILD4004
WILD4106 Taronga Conservation Honours Project D	6	C WILD4105 and SCIE4999 N WILD4003 or WILD4004
SCIE4999 Final Honours Mark	0

Post-publication amendments

Date	Original publication	Post-publication amendment
15/07/2026	Assumed Knowledge (A) for SCIE4001 published as: "A Completion of a major in a science discipline. Basic knowledge such as delivering oral presentations and producing written disciplinary applications"	Assumed Knowledge (A) for SCIE4001 amended to: " ... 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"