Ecology (Major)

(This major is available at St Lucia only)

Prerequisites required for progression in this major:

Course Code Units Course Title
BIOL1020 2 Genes, Cells & Evolution
BIOL1030 2 Global Challenges in Biology
BIOL1040 2 Cells to Organisms

Major requirements (14 units)

As part of the Ecology major requirements all students must include one of the following field trip courses: BIOL2015, BIOL3016 or BIOL3030.

4 units for -

Course Code Units Course Title
BIOL2006 2 Biostatistics & Experimental Design
BIOL2010 2 Ecology

and 2 units from -

Course Code Units Course Title
BIOL2015 2 Ecology Field Studies [1]
BIOL2201 2 Evolution
BIOL2202 2 Genetics
BIOL2203 2 Plant Biology
BIOL2204 2 Zoology
BIOL2205 2 Insect Science
GEOM2001 2 Geographical Information Systems
MARS2014 2 Marine Science

and 6 units from -

Course Code Units Course Title
BIOL3000 2 Conservation
BIOL3016 2 Outback Ecology Field Studies [1]
BIOL3030 2 Urban Ecology [1]
BIOL3215 2 Marine Ecology and Conservation
BIOL3310 2 Macroecology and Biogeography
BIOL3360 2 Analysis and Communication of Biological Data
BIOL3370 2 Animal-Plant Interactions

and 2 units from -

Course Code Units Course Title
BIOL3009 2 Arthropods & Human Health
BIOL3023 2 Tropical Marine Ecosystems
BIOL3204 2 Plant Adaptation and Global Change
BIOL3205 2 Physiological and Integrative Zoology
BIOL3207 2 Animal Behaviour
BIOL3209 2 Biodiversity Analysis, Discovery and Systematics
BIOL3227 2 Plant Identification and Vegetation Classification
BIOL3232 2 Insect Identification and Taxonomy
BIOL3236 2 Climate Change Biology
BIOL3320 2 Vertebrate Diversity and Evolution
BIOL3340 2 Fish, Fisheries and Aquaculture
BIOL3350 2 Genetics and Evolution of Complex Traits: From Humans to Non-Model Organisms
CONS3017 2 Landscape Ecology

End notes

  • [1] As part of the Ecology and Conservation Biology major and extended major requirements, all students must include one of the following field trip courses: BIOL2015, BIOL3016 or BIOL3030.