Zoology

Major/Minor/Specialisation !R01-AA-MAJ+1032 (2012)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2012.

Year and Campus:	2012

Coordinator

Associate Professor Raoul Mulder
Department of Zoology

Contact

Email: r.mulder@unimelb.edu.au

Overview:	A zoology major provides a springboard for entering careers or research in many areas of animal biology, from conservation and wildlife management to the biotech, biomedical and bioinformatics industries. Graduates will be prepared for these pathways by developing skills in appropriate zoological concepts, data collection and analysis, and critical evaluation of empirical arguments.
Objectives:	This major facilitates an understanding of the complexities of animal systems by integrating knowledge from the biology of cells to the behaviour of whole organisms, through a sequence of specialist subjects as well as integrated subjects from a wide range of biological disciplines. Students will gain experience preparing them for the workplace by first-hand experience of zoological research.
Structure & Available Subjects:	Completion of 50 points of study at Level 3.
Subject Options:	One of Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: BIOL30001 Reproduction Semester 2 12.50 ZOOL30007 Experimental Animal Behaviour Semester 1 12.50 ZOOL30008 Experimental Marine Biology February 12.50 ZOOL30009 Field Biology of Australian Wildlife Semester 2 12.50 Plus three of Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: BIOL30001 Reproduction Semester 2 12.50 CEDB30003 Developmental Biology Semester 2 12.50 ECOL30005 Applied Ecology Semester 2 12.50 ECOL30006 Ecology in Changing Environments Semester 1 12.50 SCIE30001 Science Research Project Summer Term, Semester 1, Semester 2 12.50 ZOOL30004 Evolution and the Human Condition Semester 1 12.50 ZOOL30006 Animal Behaviour Semester 1 12.50 ZOOL30007 Experimental Animal Behaviour Semester 1 12.50 ZOOL30008 Experimental Marine Biology February 12.50 ZOOL30009 Field Biology of Australian Wildlife Semester 2 12.50
Notes:	The topic of the Science Research Project must be related to zoology. This major is available to new generation Bachelor of Science students (B-SCI). It is also available to Bachelor of Science students who commenced prior to 2008. The published structure of this major includes subjects available in the current year. Pre-2008 Bachelor of Science students who completed one or more Level 3 science subjects towards this major prior to 2010 should contact the EPSC for advice on appropriate subjects to complete this major. This major has been modified from 2010 to 2011 with the removal of specific specialisations. Students who commenced the major prior to 2011 intending to complete a specific specialisation will not be disadvantaged as the specialisation within a major is not recorded on a student's Academic Transcript.
Related Course(s):	Bachelor of Arts and Sciences Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Science

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