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Macquarie University

This degree combines biology with environmental and conservation management in a unique combination of subjects. Students will have the opportunity to combine ecology with units in biological sciences, conservation and biodiversity, environmental sciences and marine sciences. There is a strong focus on acquiring research and professional skills for application in environmental management and conservation. Biodiversity is the study of biological variety and how this is understood and classified. Conservation biology is the study of how biological diversity can be conserved for the future, while Ecology is the study of plants, animals and micro-organisms in relation to each other and the environment.
Good knowledge of Biology and Chemistry.
Gaining of knowledge related to Evolution and Biodiversity, The Thread of Life, Introductory Statistics or Statistical Data Analysis, Genetics, Ecology, Experimental Design and Data, Analysis for Biology, Animal Structure and Function, Plant Structure and Function, Microbiology, Biodiversity and Conservation, Plants: Cells to Ecosystems, Invertebrates: Evolution, Behaviour and Diversity, Birds of Australia, Conservation and Ecological Genetics, Parasitology, Plant Diversity and Conservation, Freshwater Ecology, Ecology and Evolution, Vertebrate Evolution, Marine Birds and Mammals, Marine Ecology are the concepts included as major parts in this course.
Students are eligible to this course if they have good knowledge of mathematics and chemistry (HSC Mathematics and HSC Chemistry; or international equivalents).
Students of this course will have career as a biodiversity informatics adviser, bio-prospector, conservation policy maker, environmental assessor, environmental consultant, land manager, natural resource manager, research scientist, wildlife manager, zoo captive breeding programs manager.
March, August
IELTS - overall score of 7.0 Band, TOEFL - 600/ equivalent
30264
3 Years