University of New South Wales - BEES Home - Biological Science at UNSW

The University of New South Wales has a national and international reputation for quality education and research in many fields of Biological Science. Cooperation between teachers and researchers with expertise across many disciplines, especially in the marine and environmental sciences, provides multidisciplinary training for all our students.

At UNSW, you can choose to specialise in the following areas:

Zoology
Zoology is the study of animals. You will learn about the structure, physiology, behaviour, ecology, genetics, evolution, and classification of animals.

Botany
The study of plants. You can study the structure, physiology and ecology of plants, and learn to identify the major groups of plant, particularly those in the Australian flora.

Marine Biology
The study of Marine Biology includes learning about animals, plants and ecosystems in our oceans and waterways.

Evolutionary Biology
Evolutionary Biology aims to understand how plants and animals have evolved and how natural selection continues to act upon organisms.

Genetics Genes control all functions of organisms. This area includes diverse fields such as molecular genetics, human genetics and conservation biology. (Genetics plan and programs partly controlled by Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences.)

Ecology
To conserve our natural environment we need to understand Ecology, that is, how animals and plants interest with one another as well as their environment, either on land or in the sea.

WHAT WILL I STUDY?

Courses in Biological Science include:

Level I

BIOS1101 - Evolutionary and Functional Biology
BABS1201 - Molecules, Cells and Genes
BIOS1301 - Ecology and Sustainability

Level II

BIOS2011 - Evolutionary and Physiological Ecology
BIOS2021 - Genetics
BIOS2031 - Biology of Invertebrates
BEES2041 - Data Analysis for Life and Earth Sciences
BIOS2051 - Flowering Plants
BIOS2061 - Vertebrate Zoology

Level III

BIOS3011 - Animal Behaviour
BIOS3061 - Plant Ecosystem Processes
BIOS3071 - Conservation Biology and Biodiversity
BIOS3081 - Ocean Biology and Fisheries
BIOS3091 - Marine and Aquatic Ecology
BIOS3111 - Population and Community Ecology
BIOS3161 - Life in Arid Lands
BIOS3171 - Evolution
BIOS3601 - Advanced Field Biology

A small Crustacian - Amaryllis philatelica

Students are strongly recommended to seek advice about their choices at enrolment so that their program can be matched with their interests and abilities.