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Plant Science
Structure
125 credit points
Completion of 125 points:
- 50 points of study at Level 2 or above;
- 50 points of study at Level 3;
- 25 point of study at Level 9
Subject Options
Subject prerequisites: Details of stream specific requirements can be found at the Graduate Diploma in Science entry and participation requirements page.
Level 2
Students should select 50 points of level 2 options to meet the pre-requisites for their level 3 choices.
Students must select four from the following:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGRI20026 | Plant Growth Processes | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BCMB20002 | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| BIOM20001 | Molecular and Cellular Biomedicine | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
| BOTA20001 | Green Planet: Plants and the Environment | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BOTA20002 | Plant Biodiversity | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BOTA20004 | Flora of Victoria | Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| CEDB20003 | Fundamentals of Cell Biology | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ECOL20003 | Ecology | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MAST20031 | Analysis of Biological Data | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Level 3
Students must select 50 points of level 3 subjects.
Students must take one of:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOTA30002 | Plant Evolution | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOTA30005 | Plant Molecular Biology & Biotechnology | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AND
Three of:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGRI30042 | Plant Pathology | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BOTA30001 | Marine Botany | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| BOTA30002 | Plant Evolution | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BOTA30004 | Vegetation Management and Conservation | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BOTA30005 | Plant Molecular Biology & Biotechnology | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BOTA30006 | Field Botany | Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ECOL30006 | Ecology in Changing Environments | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| FRST30001 | Forest Systems | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| SCIE30001 | Science Research Project |
Summer Term (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Level 9
Plus 25 points of level 9 life sciences subjects from the Master of Science (BioSciences) program.
Last updated: 22 March 2024