Masters (Coursework)
The MEcology is an 18-month, 180-point programme with the option of starting in Semester One or Semester Two. It is completed over three semesters full-time, with part-time options available.
This programme will be delivered through lectures, seminars, laboratories, fieldwork and research supervision. Fieldwork will be a coursework component of some courses and may also be part of the 60-point dissertation.
This programme includes 120 points of taught courses and a 60-point research dissertation.
Students must complete:
45 points from:
BIOSCI 739: Dialogues in Biology
BIOSCI 763: Professional Applications of Ecology
75 points from:
BIOSCI 725: Ecological Physiology
BIOSCI 729: Evolutionary Biology
BIOSCI 730: Entomology and Biosecurity
BIOSCI 733: Molecular Evolution and Conservation Genomics
BIOSCI 734: Terrestrial Plant Ecology
BIOSCI 735: Advanced Behavioural Ecology
BIOSCI 738: Advanced Biological Data Analysis
BIOSCI 747: Biosecurity and Invasion Biology
BIOSCI 748: Weed and Pest Management
BIOSCI 749: Ecology of Microbial Interactions
BIOSCI 751: Plant-microbial Interactions
BIOSCI 766: Global Change Ecology
ENVSCI 702: Applied Estuarine Ecology
ENVSCI 704: Modelling of Environmental Systems
ENVSCI 705: Handling Environmental Data
ENVSCI 733: Biodiversity Management and Conservation
ENVSCI 734: Restoration and Landscape Ecology
ENVSCI 737: Applied Terrestrial Ecology
STATS 776: Estimating Animal Abundance
60 points:
A student must achieve a Grade Point Average of 4.0 or higher in the first 120 points of taught courses prior to enrolment in ECOLOG 789. It is available to take over two semesters as a 30pt Part A and B after discussion with a supervisor.