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PLSC-MAJ · Major · 48 credit points

Plant sciences

Available in Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science Advanced - Global Challenges (Honours), Bachelor of Science Advanced - Research (Honours)

Rules for completing this course

You must complete: - a maximum of two units at Level 1 (12 credit points), and - a minimum of three units at Level 3 (18 credit points) Plant sciences major requirements You must complete 48 credit points, comprising: - 42 credit points of Core units; and - 6 credit points of Additional units. Progression to honours requires completion of 24 credit points of relevant Level 3 units.

Core units

42 cp

You must complete seven units (42 credit points) from the following list. Note: You can complete only one of BIO1022 or BIO1042.

  • BIO1011Blueprints for life6 cp
  • BIO1022Life on Earth6 cp
  • BIO1042Life in the environment6 cp
  • BIO2010Data science for biologists6 cp
  • BIO2030Food security in a changing world6 cp
  • BIO2181Evolution of plant diversity6 cp
  • BIO3082Global change biology6 cp
  • BIO3091Biology of Australian vegetation6 cp

Additional unit

6 cp

You must complete one unit (6 credit points) from the following list. Note 1: Refer to the individual units for prerequisite requirements. Note 2: BIO3820 has a quota. Note 3: Enrolment in BIO3990 Biology in action research project and GEN3990 Genetics in action research project require achievement in a minimum set of units and permission of the unit coordinator.

  • GEN3040Genomics and its applications6 cp
  • GEN3051Medical and forensic genetics6 cp
  • GEN3062Evolutionary and ecological genetics6 cp
  • GEN3990Genetics in action research project6 cp
  • BIO3020Evolutionary ecology6 cp
  • BIO3021Marine biology6 cp
  • BIO3052Animal behaviour6 cp
  • BIO3082Global change biology6 cp
  • BIO3091Biology of Australian vegetation6 cp
  • BIO3100Advanced methods in field ecology6 cp
  • BIO3111Applied ecology6 cp
  • BIO3132Biology of Australian vertebrates6 cp
  • BIO3820Tropical terrestrial biology6 cp
  • BIO3990Biology in action research project6 cp
  • GEN3010Bioinformatics for Genomic Analysis6 cp
  • GEN3030Molecular, cellular and developmental genetics6 cp

Source: 2027 handbook entry