Course list for the Zoology Extended Major
Information valid for students commencing 2021
Zoology (Extended Major)
For the extended major in Zoology, students must complete 24 units comprising —
    - 2 units for Level 1 Zoology extended major compulsory course; and
    - 10 units for Level 2 Zoology extended major compulsory courses; and
    - 12 units from Level 3 Zoology extended major elective courses.
Students should complete the 4 units of Level 1 prerequisite courses for the extended major.
Prerequisite courses for the Zoology extended major
Complete these 4 units —
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
BIOL1020 | 2 | Genes, Cells & Evolution |
BIOL1040 | 2 | Cells to Organisms |
Level 1 Zoology extended major compulsory courses
Complete these 2 units —
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
BIOL1030 | 2 | Global Challenges in Biology |
Level 2 Zoology extended major compulsory courses
Complete these 10 units —
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
BIOL2006 | 2 | Biostatistics & Experimental Design |
BIOL2010 | 2 | Ecology |
BIOL2201 | 2 | Evolution |
BIOL2204 | 2 | Zoology |
BIOL2205 | 2 | Insect Science |
Level 3 Zoology extended major elective courses
Complete 12 units from the following choices —
Choose 10 to 12 units from —
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
BIOL3009 | 2 | Arthropods & Human Health |
BIOL3016 | 2 | Outback Ecology Field Studies |
BIOL3205 | 2 | Physiological & Integrative Zoology |
BIOL3207 | 2 | Animal Behaviour |
BIOL3209 | 2 | Biodiversity & Systematics |
BIOL3211 | 2 | Ecology & Evolution of Marine Invertebrates |
BIOL3232 | 2 | Insect Identification & Taxonomy |
BIOL3320 | 2 | Vertebrate Diversity & Evolution |
BIOL3340 | 2 | Fish, Fisheries & Aquaculture |
BIOL3360 | 2 | Analysis & Communication of Biological Data |
BIOL3370 | 2 | Animal-Plant Interactions |