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Zoology // Structure

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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 take both of:

Code Name Study period Credit Points
MAST20031 Analysis of Biological Data
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ZOOL20005 Animal Structure and Function
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

AND

Two of:

Code Name Study period Credit Points
BCMB20002 Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
BIOL20001 Evolution: Making Sense Of Life
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
BIOM20002 Human Structure and Function
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 25
CEDB20003 Fundamentals of Cell Biology
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ECOL20003 Ecology
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
EVSC20004 Blue Planet - Intro to Marine Biology
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
GENE20001 Foundations of Genetics and Genomics
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
PHYS20008 Human Physiology
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
PHYS20009 Research-Based Physiology
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ZOOL20006 Comparative Animal Physiology
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Level 3

50 credit points of Level 3 subjects including 

One of:

Code Name Study period Credit Points
BIOL30002 Experimental Animal Biology
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ZOOL30007 Experimental Animal Behaviour
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

AND 

One of: 

Code Name Study period Credit Points
BIOL30001 Reproductive Physiology
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ZOOL30006 Animal Behaviour
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

AND

Two from:

Code Name Study period Credit Points
BIOL30001 Reproductive Physiology
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
BIOL30002 Experimental Animal Biology
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
CEDB30002 Concepts in Cell & Developmental Biology
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
CEDB30003 Developmental Biology
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ECOL30007 Marine Biodiversity and Biogeography
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
SCIE30001 Science Research Project
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
VETS30033 Health & Disease in Wildlife Populations
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ZOOL30004 Evolutionary Applications
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ZOOL30006 Animal Behaviour
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ZOOL30007 Experimental Animal Behaviour
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
 

Level 9

Plus 25 points of level 9 subjects selected from listed discipline subjects in the Master of Science (BioSciences) program.

 

Last updated: 18 January 2026