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Faculty of Science Majors and Minors Course List

Majors and minors identify areas of focus in degree programs. A major consists of eight courses; a minor is four courses.

You may only select particular majors and minors, depending on the program in which you are enrolled. For further information, refer to your program structure and requirements.

The required prerequisites must be completed before enrolling in advanced courses.

Agricultural and Aquatic Biotechnology

Major

For a major in Agricultural and Aquatic Biotechnology, students must successfully complete 8 courses:

Code

Units

Title

6 required courses:

ENS232

12

Ecological Principles of Land and Water Management

ENS332

12

Production Systems Research

MBT251

12

Biochemistry

MBT252

12

Molecular Biology

MBT263

12

Microbiology

MBT352

12

Molecular Biotechnology

Plus - choose 2 courses from:

ENS321

12

Population Ecology, Genetics and Conservation

ENS331

12

Sustainable Land Management

ENS371

12

Aquaculture

MBT363

12

Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

MBT364

12

Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology

SCI302

12

Advanced Instrumental Techniques

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Minor

For a minor in Applied and Environmental Microbiology, students must successfully complete 4 courses:

Code

Units

Title

4 required courses:

MBT251

12

Biochemistry

MBT263

12

Microbiology

MBT363

12

Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

MBT364

12

Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology

Biodiversity and Ecology

Major

For a major in Biodiversity and Ecology, students must successfully complete 8 courses from the following list, of which at least two are courses at third-year level (with codes >300).

Code

Units

Title

ENS221

12

Australian Vegetation

ENS222

12

Australian Wildlife

ENS251

12

Environmental Monitoring

ENS272

12

Marine Ecology

ENS321

12

Population Ecology, Genetics and Conservation

ENS322

12

Evolutionary and Behavioural Ecology

ENS361

12

Restoration Ecology

ENS372

12

Integrated Marine Systems

MBT263

12

Microbiology

MBT364

12

Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology

Biomedical Science

Major

For a major in Biomedical Science, students must successfully complete 8 courses from the following list of which at least two are third-year level (with codes >300).

Code

Units

Title

BIM263

12

Introduction to Pharmacology

BIM351

12

Clinical Nutrition

BIM352

12

Human Nutrition

BIM362

12

Systematic Pharmacology I

BIM363

12

Systematic Pharmacology II

LFS201

12

Physiology and Anatomy I

LFS202

12

Physiology and Anatomy II

LFS303

12

Pathophysiology

MBT251

12

Biochemistry

MBT252

12

Molecular Biology

MBT253

12

Pathogens and Communicable Diseases

MBT263

12

Microbiology

MBT352

12

Molecular Biotechnology

MBT353

12

Microbial Pathogenesis

MBT354

12

Immunology

SCI302

12

Advanced Instrumental Techniques

Biotechnology

Minor

For a minor in Biotechnology, students must successfully complete 4 courses:

Code

Units

Title

4 required courses:

MBT252

12

Molecular Biology

MBT352

12

Molecular Biotechnology

MBT363

12

Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

MBT364

12

Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology

Ecosystem Health

Major

For a major in Ecosystem Health, students must successfully complete 8 courses:

Code

Units

Title

7 required courses:

ENP230

12

Environment, Ethics and Economics

ENP235

12

Sustainable Development

ENS232

12

Ecological Principles of Land and Water Management

PUB251

12

Public Health Perspectives

PUB262

12

Environmental Health Risk Management

PUB361

12

Epidemiology and Biostatistics

SCI109

12

Environment and Health

Plus - choose 1 course from:

ENP100

12

Environment and Society

ENP210

12

Planning Principles, Processes and Law

ENP215

12

Interacting with the Natural Environment

ENP245

12

Social Demography

ENP255

12

Urbanisation

ENS251

12

Environmental Monitoring

ENS351

12

Integrated Catchment Management

ENS352

12

Environmental Management Strategies

MBT253

12

Pathogens and Communicable Diseases

SCI202

12

Advanced Research Methods and Statistics

SCS211

12

Green Justice: Environmental and Social Issues

Environmental Health

Minor

For a minor in Environmental Health, students must successfully complete 4 courses:

Code

Units

Title

3 required courses:

PUB262

12

Environmental Health Risk Management

PUB361

12

Epidemiology and Biostatistics

SCI109

12

Environment and Health

Plus - choose 1 course from:

ENP210

12

Planning Principles, Processes and Law

ENP235

12

Sustainable Development

ENS232

12

Ecological Principles of Land and Water Management

ENS251

12

Environmental Monitoring

ENS351

12

Integrated Catchment Management

ENS352

12

Environmental Management Strategies

MBT253

12

Pathogens and Communicable Diseases

Environmental Management

Major

For a major in Environmental Management, students must successfully complete 8 courses:

Code

Units

Title

4 required courses:

ENS232

12

Ecological Principles of Land and Water Management

ENS261

12

Water and Sediment Processes

ENS332

12

Production Systems Research

ENS351

12

Integrated Catchment Management

Plus - choose 4 courses from:

ENS251

12

Environmental Monitoring

ENS262

12

Hydrology and Geomorphology

ENS331

12

Sustainable Land Management

ENS352

12

Environmental Management Strategies

ENS361

12

Restoration Ecology

ENS362

12

Environmental Restoration Practice

ENS371

12

Aquaculture

MBT263

12

Microbiology

MBT363

12

Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

MBT364

12

Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology

PUB262

12

Environmental Health Risk Management

SCI302

12

Advanced Instrumental Techniques

Minor

For a minor in Environmental Management, students must successfully complete 4 courses:

Code

Units

Title

2 required courses:

ENS351

12

Integrated Catchment Management

ENS352

12

Environmental Management Systems

Plus - choose 2 courses from:

ENS251

12

Environmental Monitoring

ENS332

12

Production Systems Research

ENS362

12

Environmental Restoration Practice

ENS372

12

Integrated Marine Systems

PUB262

12

Environmental Health Risk Management

SCI202

12

Advanced Research Methods and Statistics

Environmental Restoration

Minor

For a minor in Environmental Restoration, students must successfully complete 4 courses:

Code

Units

Title

3 required courses:

ENS262

12

Hydrology and Geomorphology

ENS361

12

Restoration Ecology

ENS362

12

Environmental Restoration Practice

Plus - choose 1 course from:

ENS251

12

Environmental Monitoring

ENS261

12

Water and Sediment Processes

ENS321

12

Population Ecology, Genetics and Conservation

ENS351

12

Integrated Catchment Management

MBT364

12

Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology

Exercise Prescription for Special Populations

Minor

For a minor in Exercise Prescription for Special Populations, students must successfully complete 4 courses:

Code

Units

Title

4 required courses:

SPX201

12

Functional Anatomy

SPX202

12

Biomechanics

SPX301

12

Exercise Prescription for Health and Rehabilitation I

SPX302

12

Exercise Prescription for Health and Rehabilitation II

Health, Nutrition and Physical Activity

Major

For a major in Health, Nutrition and Physical Activity, students must successfully complete 8 courses:

Code

Units

Title

7 required courses:

BIM352

12

Human Nutrition

MBT251

12

Biochemistry

PUB252

12

Health Promotion Needs Assessment and Planning

PUB351

12

Health Promotion Implementation and Evaluation

SPX211

12

Exercise Physiology

SPX212

12

Exercise Prescription and Programming

SPX352

12

Sports Nutrition

Plus - choose 1 course from:

AUS110

12

Sport and Leisure Issues

BIM351

12

Clinical Nutrition

PUB361

12

Epidemiology and Biostatistics

SPX201

12

Functional Anatomy

SPX202

12

Biomechanics

Elective

12

An Elective course from any Faculty (Science, Arts and Social Sciences or Business)

Health Promotion

Minor

For a minor in Health Promotion, students must successfully complete 4 courses:

Code

Units

Title

4 required courses:

PUB251

12

Public Health Perspectives

PUB252

12

Health Promotion Needs Assessment and Planning

PUB351

12

Health Promotion, Implementation and Evaluation

PUB352

12

Public Health Project

Marine Science

Minor

For a minor in Marine Science, students must successfully complete 4 courses:

Code

Units

Title

3 required courses:

ENS271

12

Marine Dynamics

ENS272

12

Marine Ecology

ENS372

12

Integrated Marine Systems

Plus - choose 1 course from:

ENS262

12

Hydrology and Geomorphology

ENS351

12

Integrated Catchment Management

ENS371

12

Aquaculture

Medical Microbiology

Minor

For a minor in Medical Microbiology, students must successfully complete 4 courses:

Code

Units

Title

Choose 4 courses from:

MBT252

12

Molecular Biology

MBT253

12

Pathogens and Communicable Diseases

MBT263

12

Microbiology

MBT353

12

Microbial Pathogenesis

MBT354

12

Immunology

Microbiology and Biotechnology

Major

For a major in Microbiology and Biotechnology, students must successfully complete 8 courses:

Code

Units

Title

Choose 8 courses from:

MBT251

12

Biochemistry

MBT252

12

Molecular Biology

MBT253

12

Pathogens and Communicable Diseases

MBT263

12

Microbiology

MBT352

12

Molecular Biotechnology

MBT353

12

Microbial Pathogenesis

MBT354

12

Immunology

MBT363

12

Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

MBT364

12

Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology

SCI302

12

Advanced Instrumental Techniques

Nutrition

Major

For a major in Nutrition, students must successfully complete 8 courses:

Code

Units

Title

7 required courses:

BIM351

12

Clinical Nutrition

BIM352

12

Human Nutrition

LFS201

12

Physiology and Anatomy I

LFS202

12

Physiology and Anatomy II

MBT251

12

Biochemistry

SCI202

12

Advanced Research Methods and Statistics

SPX352

12

Sports Nutrition

Plus - choose 1 course from:

BIM263

12

Introduction to Pharmacology

MBT263

12

Microbiology

PUB251

12

Public Health Perspectives

PUB361

12

Epidemiology and Biostatistics

SCI302

12

Advanced Instrumental Techniques

SPX211

12

Exercise Physiology

Minor

For a minor in Nutrition, students must successfully complete 4 courses:

Code

Units

Title

4 required courses:

BIM351

12

Clinical Nutrition

BIM352

12

Human Nutrition

MBT251

12

Biochemistry

SPX352

12

Sports Nutrition

Performance Enhancement

Minor

For a minor in Performance Enhancement, students must successfully complete 4 courses:

Code

Units

Title

4 required courses:

SPX211

12

Exercise Physiology

SPX212

12

Exercise prescription and programming

SPX311

12

Performance Enhancement I

SPX312

12

Performance Enhancement II

Pharmacology

Minor

For a minor in Pharmacology, students must successfully complete 4 courses:

Code

Units

Title

4 required courses:

BIM263

12

Introduction to Pharmacology

BIM362

12

Systematic Pharmacology I

BIM363

12

Systematic Pharmacology II

LFS201

12

Physiology and Anatomy I

Physiology and Anatomy

Minor

For a minor in Physiology and Anatomy, students must successfully complete 4 courses:

Code

Units

Title

3 required courses:

LFS201

12

Physiology and Anatomy I

LFS202

12

Physiology and Anatomy II

LFS303

12

Pathophysiology

Plus - choose 1 course from:

BIM263

12

Introduction to Pharmacology

MBT354

12

Immunology

SPX201

12

Functional Anatomy

SPX211

12

Exercise Physiology

Public Health

Major

For a major in Public Health, students must successfully complete 8 required courses:

Code

Units

Title

8 required courses:

PUB251

12

Public Health Perspectives

PUB252

12

Health Promotion Needs Assessment and Planning

PUB262

12

Environmental Health Risk Management

PUB351

12

Health Promotion, Implementation and Evaluation

PUB352

12

Public Health Project

PUB361

12

Epidemiology and Biostatistics

SCI109

12

Environment and Health

SCI202

12

Advanced Research Methods and Statistics

Sport and Exercise Science

Major

For a major in Sport and Exercise Science, student must successfully complete 8 courses, of which at least two are courses at third-year level (with codes >300):

Code

Units

Title

4 required courses:

SPX201

12

Functional Anatomy

SPX202

12

Biomechanics

SPX211

12

Exercise Physiology

SPX212

12

Exercise Prescription and Programming

Plus - choose 4 courses from the list below with at least 2 courses with a SPX prefix:

BIM352

12

Human Nutrition

LFS201

12

Physiology and Anatomy I

LFS202

12

Physiology and Anatomy II

MBT251

12

Biochemistry

SCI202

12

Advanced Research Methods and Statistics

SPX 322

12

Sports Coaching II

SPX222

12

Sports Psychology

SPX301

12

Exercise Prescription for Health and Rehabilitation I

SPX302

12

Exercise Prescription for Health and Rehabilitation II

SPX311

12

Performance Enhancement I

SPX312

12

Performance Enhancement II

SPX321

12

Sports Coaching II

SPX352

12

Sports Nutrition

Sports Coaching

Minor

For a minor in Sports Coaching, students must successfully complete 4 courses:

Code

Units

Title

4 required courses:

SPX211

12

Exercise Physiology

SPX222

12

Sports Psychology

SPX321

12

Sports Coaching I

SPX322

12

Sports Coaching II

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