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Field Ecology (ZOOL30009) // Dates and times

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Dates & times

  • Semester 2
    CoordinatorTyrone Lavery
    Mode of deliveryOn Campus (Parkville)
    Contact hoursFour lectures, 60 hours practical work and an oral presentation during a week-long Field-trip held in the mid-semester break in late September. One pre-camp meeting, two tutorials (one pre-camp and one post-camp) and an oral presentation on campus after the camp.
    Total time commitment170 hours
    Teaching period28 July 2025 to 26 October 2025
    Last self-enrol date 6 July 2025
    Census date 1 September 2025
    Last date to withdraw without fail26 September 2025
    Assessment period ends21 November 2025

    Semester 2 contact information

    tyrone.lavery@unimelb.edu.au

Time commitment details

Estimated total time commitment of 170 hours

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Additional delivery details

An enrolment quota of 40 students (in undergraduate and post-graduate offering) applies to this subject. For detailed information on the quota subject application process, enrolment deadlines and selection preferences, refer to the Faculty of Science website: https://science.unimelb.edu.au/students/plan-your-bsc-continuing/quota-subjects

This subject is taught during a field camp off-campus. Practical work and lectures will be conducted in the Daintree Rainforest Observatory, during the mid-semester break in late September. A student contribution of roughly $1500 will be required. 

This subject requires all students to actively and safely participate in laboratory and field activities. Students undertake fieldtrip experiences that will require them to be physically capable of undertaking outdoor fieldwork in remote locations. This subject involves the use of animals - exemption is not possible, however some research projects, that do not use animals, are available for those with strong philosophical objections - this must be discussed with the coordinator.

Students who require ZOOL30009 to complete their Bachelor of Science with a Ecology and Evolutionary Biology major, and have no other option available, who are experiencing financial difficulty should contact the subject coordinator. Requests for assistance will be assessed on a case by case basis.

Last updated: 11 January 2026