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Courses Handbook 2015

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ZOOL2001 (v.1) Marine Biodiversity

Area: Department of Environment and Agriculture
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 4.0
TUITION PATTERNS: The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline.
Lecture: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Science Laboratory: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Equivalent(s): 314501 (v.1) Marine Biodiversity 200
Anti Requisite(s): 312140 (v.1) Zoology 201 or any previous version
AND
ZOOL2000 (v.1) Zoology or any previous version
Prerequisite(s): 313537 (v.1) Biology 100 or any previous version
OR
Admission into 308719 (v.2) Master of Science - Science or any previous version
OR
BIOL1000 (v.1) Functional Biology or any previous version
OR
Admission into MC-SCNCE (v.1) Master of Science (Science) or any previous version
UNIT REFERENCES, TEXTS, OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT DETAILS: The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline.
Syllabus: An understanding of their biodiversity underpins the assessment and management of marine ecosystems. For those engaged in the prediction and assessment of anthropogenic impacts on marine and coastal environments the taxonomic skills related to the classification of marine biota and the ability quantitatively describe their biodiversity is critical. ZOOL2001 Marine Biodiversity will provide students with a sound understanding of the taxonomy of Australian marine life. The main marine botanical and zoological phyla will be investigated from a taxonomic stand-point. Students will use traditional and current to quantitative methods of describing and measuring biodiversity and assess their use in modern, scientific assessment of the impacts of anthropogenic activities in coastal and marine environments.
Field of Education: 010915 Zoology
Result Type: Grade/Mark


Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2015 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y        

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Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External


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