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Faculty of Science Majors and Minors

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.

Majors and minors are offered in the following areas:

Agricultural and Aquatic Biotechnology

Major

For a major in Agricultural and Aquatic Biotechnology, students must successfully complete 8 courses:
6 required courses:
ENS232 Ecological Principles of Land and Water Management
ENS332 Production Systems Research
MBT251 Biochemistry
MBT252 Molecular Biology
MBT263 Microbiology
MBT352 Molecular Biotechnology
Plus - choose 2 courses from:
ENS321 Population Ecology, Genetics and Conservation
ENS331 Sustainable Land Management
ENS371 Aquaculture
MBT363 Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology
MBT364 Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology
SCI302 Advanced Instrumental Techniques

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Minor

For a minor in Applied and Environmental Microbiology, students must successfully complete 4 courses:
4 required courses:
MBT251 Biochemistry
MBT263 Microbiology
MBT363 Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology
MBT364 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).
ENS221 Australian Vegetation
ENS222 Australian Wildlife
ENS251 Environmental Monitoring
ENS272 Marine Ecology
ENS321 Population Ecology, Genetics and Conservation
ENS322 Evolutionary and Behavioural Ecology
ENS361 Restoration Ecology
ENS372 Integrated Marine Systems
MBT263 Microbiology
MBT364 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).
BIM263 Introduction to Pharmacology
BIM351 Clinical Nutrition
BIM352 Human Nutrition
BIM362 Systematic Pharmacology I
BIM363 Systematic Pharmacology II
LFS201 Physiology and Anatomy I
LFS202 Physiology and Anatomy II
LFS303 Pathophysiology
MBT251 Biochemistry
MBT252 Molecular Biology
MBT253 Pathogens and Communicable Diseases
MBT263 Microbiology
MBT352 Molecular Biotechnology
MBT353 Microbial Pathogenesis
MBT354 Immunology
SCI302 Advanced Instrumental Techniques

Biotechnology

Minor

For a minor in Biotechnology, students must successfully complete 4 courses:
4 required courses:
MBT252 Molecular Biology
MBT352 Molecular Biotechnology
MBT363 Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology
MBT364 Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology

Ecosystem Health

Major

For a major in Ecosystem Health, students must successfully complete 8 courses:
7 required courses:
ENP230 Environment, Ethics and Economics
ENP235 Sustainable Development
ENS232 Ecological Principles of Land and Water Management
PUB251 Public Health Perspectives
PUB262 Environmental Health Risk Management
PUB361 Epidemiology and Biostatistics
SCI109 Environment and Health
Plus - choose 1 course from:
ENP100 Environment and Society
ENP210 Planning Principles, Processes and Law
ENP215 Interacting with the Natural Environment
ENP245 Social Demography
ENP255 Urbanisation
ENS251 Environmental Monitoring
ENS351 Integrated Catchment Management
ENS352 Environmental Management Strategies
MBT253 Pathogens and Communicable Diseases
SCI202 Advanced Research Methods and Statistics
SCS211 Green Justice: Environmental and Social Issues

Environmental Health

Minor

For a minor in Environmental Health, students must successfully complete 4 courses:
3 required courses:
PUB262 Environmental Health Risk Management
PUB361 Epidemiology and Biostatistics
SCI109 Environment and Health
Plus - choose 1 course from:
ENP210 Planning Principles, Processes and Law
ENP235 Sustainable Development
ENS232 Ecological Principles of Land and Water Management
ENS251 Environmental Monitoring
ENS351 Integrated Catchment Management
ENS352 Environmental Management Strategies
MBT253 Pathogens and Communicable Diseases

Environmental Management

Major

For a major in Environmental Management, students must successfully complete 8 courses:
4 required courses:
ENS232 Ecological Principles of Land and Water Management
ENS261 Water and Sediment Processes
ENS332 Production Systems Research
ENS351 Integrated Catchment Management
Plus - choose 4 courses from:
ENS251 Environmental Monitoring
ENS262 Hydrology and Geomorphology
ENS331 Sustainable Land Management
ENS352 Environmental Management Strategies
ENS361 Restoration Ecology
ENS362 Environmental Restoration Practice
ENS371 Aquaculture
MBT263 Microbiology
MBT363 Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology
MBT364 Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology
PUB262 Environmental Health Risk Management
SCI302 Advanced Instrumental Techniques

Minor

For a minor in Environmental Management, students must successfully complete 4 courses:
2 required courses:
ENS351 Integrated Catchment Management
ENS352 Environmental Management Strategies
Plus - choose 2 courses from:
ENS251 Environmental Monitoring
ENS332 Production Systems Research
ENS362 Environmental Restoration Practice
ENS372 Integrated Marine Systems
PUB262 Environmental Health Risk Management
SCI202 Advanced Research Methods and Statistics

Environmental Restoration

Minor

For a minor in Environmental Restoration, students must successfully complete 4 courses:
3 required courses:
ENS262 Hydrology and Geomorphology
ENS361 Restoration Ecology
ENS362 Environmental Restoration Practice
Plus - choose 1 course from:
ENS251 Environmental Monitoring
ENS261 Water and Sediment Processes
ENS321 Population Ecology, Genetics and Conservation
ENS351 Integrated Catchment Management
MBT364 Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology

Exercise Prescription for Health and Rehabilitation*

Minor

For a minor in Exercise Prescription for Health and Rehabilitation, students must successfully complete 4 courses:
4 required courses:
SPX201 Functional Anatomy
SPX202 Biomechanics
SPX301 Exercise Prescription for Health and Rehabilitation I
SPX302 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:
7 required courses:
BIM352 Human Nutrition
MBT251 Biochemistry
PUB252 Health Promotion Needs Assessment and Planning
PUB351 Health Promotion Implementation and Evaluation
SPX211 Exercise Physiology
SPX212 Exercise Prescription and Programming
SPX352 Sports Nutrition
Plus - choose 1 course from:
AUS110 Sport and Leisure Issues
BIM351 Clinical Nutrition
PUB361 Epidemiology and Biostatistics
SPX201 Functional Anatomy
SPX202 Biomechanics
Elective 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:
4 required courses:
PUB251 Public Health Perspectives
PUB252 Health Promotion Needs Assessment and Planning
PUB351 Health Promotion, Implementation and Evaluation
PUB352 Public Health Project

Marine Science

Minor

For a minor in Marine Science, students must successfully complete 4 courses:
3 required courses:
ENS271 Marine Dynamics
ENS272 Marine Ecology
ENS372 Integrated Marine Systems
Plus - choose 1 course from:
ENS262 Hydrology and Geomorphology
ENS351 Integrated Catchment Management
ENS371 Aquaculture

Medical Microbiology

Minor

For a minor in Medical Microbiology, students must successfully complete 4 courses:
4 required courses:
MBT253 Pathogens and Communicable Diseases
MBT263 Microbiology
MBT353 Microbial Pathogenesis
MBT354 Immunology

Microbiology and Biotechnology

Major

For a major in Microbiology and Biotechnology, students must successfully complete 8 courses:
4 required courses:
MBT251 Biochemistry
MBT252 Molecular Biology
MBT253 Pathogens and Communicable Diseases
MBT263 Microbiology
Plus - choose 4 courses from:
MBT352 Molecular Biotechnology
MBT353 Microbial Pathogenesis
MBT354 Immunology
MBT363 Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology
MBT364 Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology

Nutrition

Major

For a major in Nutrition, students must successfully complete 8 courses:
7 required courses:
BIM351 Clinical Nutrition
BIM352 Human Nutrition
LFS201 Physiology and Anatomy I
LFS202 Physiology and Anatomy II
MBT251 Biochemistry
SCI202 Advanced Research Methods and Statistics
SPX352 Sports Nutrition
Plus - choose 1 course from:
BIM263 Introduction to Pharmacology
MBT263 Microbiology
PUB251 Public Health Perspectives
PUB361 Epidemiology and Biostatistics
SCI302 Advanced Instrumental Techniques
SPX211 Exercise Physiology

Minor

For a minor in Nutrition, students must successfully complete 4 courses:
4 required courses:
BIM351 Clinical Nutrition
BIM352 Human Nutrition
MBT251 Biochemistry
SPX352 Sports Nutrition

Performance Enhancement

Minor

For a minor in Performance Enhancement, students must successfully complete 4 courses:
4 required courses:
SPX202 Biomechanics*
SPX211 Exercise Physiology
SPX212 Exercise prescription and programming
SPX312 Performance Enhancement

Pharmacology

Minor

For a minor in Pharmacology, students must successfully complete 4 courses:
4 required courses:
BIM263 Introduction to Pharmacology
BIM362 Systematic Pharmacology I
BIM363 Systematic Pharmacology II
LFS201 Physiology and Anatomy I

Physiology and Anatomy

Minor

For a minor in Physiology and Anatomy, students must successfully complete 4 courses:
3 required courses:
LFS201 Physiology and Anatomy I
LFS202 Physiology and Anatomy II
LFS303 Pathophysiology
Plus - choose 1 course from:
BIM263 Introduction to Pharmacology
MBT354 Immunology
SPX201 Functional Anatomy
SPX211 Exercise Physiology

Public Health

Major

For a major in Public Health, students must successfully complete 8 required courses:
8 required courses:
PUB251 Public Health Perspectives
PUB252 Health Promotion Needs Assessment and Planning
PUB262 Environmental Health Risk Management
PUB351 Health Promotion, Implementation and Evaluation
PUB352 Public Health Project
PUB361 Epidemiology and Biostatistics
SCI109 Environment and Health
SCI202 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):
4 required courses:
SPX201 Functional Anatomy
SPX202 Biomechanics
SPX211 Exercise Physiology
SPX212 Exercise Prescription and Programming
Plus - choose 4 courses from the list below with at least 2 courses with a SPX prefix:
BIM352 Human Nutrition
LFS201 Physiology and Anatomy I
LFS202 Physiology and Anatomy II
MBT251 Biochemistry
SCI202 Advanced Research Methods and Statistics
SPX222 Sports Psychology
SPX322 Sports Coaching II
SPX301 Exercise Prescription for Health and Rehabilitation I
SPX302 Exercise Prescription for Health and Rehabilitation II
SPX312 Performance Enhancement
SPX321 Sports Coaching II
SPX352 Sports Nutrition

Sports Coaching

Minor

For a minor in Sports Coaching, students must successfully complete 4 courses:
4 required courses:
SPX211 Exercise Physiology
SPX222 Sports Psychology
SPX321 Sports Coaching I
SPX322 Sports Coaching II