Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Major/Minor/Specialisation !R01-AA-MAJ+1040 (2010)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2010.

Year and Campus: 2010

Coordinator

Professor Mick Keough
Dr Peter Vesk
Associate Professor Barbara Downs

Contact

mjkeough@unimelb.edu.au
pvesk@unimelb.edu.au
barbarad@unimelb.edu.au
Overview: The Ecology and Evolutionary Biology major will provide the springboard for students in entering careers or research in the following areas: Ecology, Conservation Biology, Animal Behaviour, Evolutionary Biology, Systematic and Biodiversity, Environmental Consulting. Graduates will be prepared for these pathways by developing skills in survey, experimentation and modelling of ecological and evolutionary processes, which are crucial to being prepared to make contributions in research, education or in consulting roles in natural resources management and environmental consulting industries. This major will integrate knowledge from a range of disciplines from genetics through organismal biology to ecosystem science, by enabling students to complete a sequence of specialist subjects in each, as well as integrated subjects in which the students develop an understanding of the application of ecological methods to solving current problems in evolution, ecology and biodiversity. Students will gain experience preparing them for the workplace by participating in group research projects and working groups.
Objectives: .
Structure & Available Subjects: Completion of 50 points of study at third year level
Subject Options: Core subject
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Plus at least one of
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
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January
12.50
Plus (if required to make up 50 points) electives selected from
Subject
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Semester 2
12.50
Semester 1
12.50
Related Course(s): Bachelor of Science

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