Minor Overview
- About this minor
- The Environmental Biology minor is designed specifically to introduce non-STEM students to core STEM skills that both complements the skills they will obtain through their major as well as engage their interests. Environmental factors are major contributors to biological diversity. This minor includes a foundational unit in environmental science broadly introducing students to essential concepts in environmental chemistry, biology and physics. This is followed by a unit that delivers key knowledge on animals, plants and fungi, in marine, freshwater and terrestrial habitats. These two foundational units are followed by units providing students with a broad understanding of basic organism genetics and an understanding the effects of climate change on the biodiversity of organisms. The Minor will enhance work-readiness of STEM and non-STEM students as emerging professionals by broadening discipline-specific knowledge and skills in contexts they might otherwise not encounter. Furthermore, the structure of this multi-disciplinary Minor will prepare students to be adaptable and socially engaged citizens. For students taking a minor which shares units with their other unit sets (majors or minors): in order for minors to be recognised on academic and graduation documents, students may only have a maximum of one unit overlapping between their unit sets.
- Outcomes
- Students are able to (1) develop a broad understanding of the main drivers of complex environmental issues from a scientific, social, cultural and economic perspective; (2) assess the diversity of ways that organisms live and adapt to a wide range of environmental conditions; (3) critically assess and appropriately communicate scientific data; (4) demonstrate an understanding of problem solving and experimental design in a scientific setting; and (5) report on strategies that could be used to manage the impacts of a broad range of environmental challenges.
- Incompatibility
MJD-ENVSC Environmental Science;
MJD-ENVDM Environmental Science and Management;
MJD-ENVMT Environmental Management;
MJD-ENVEM Environmental Science and Ecology;
MJD-CONBI Conservation Biology;
MJD-BOTNY Botany;
MJD-AGSCI Agricultural Science;
MJD-WLCDM Wildlife Conservation;
Units
Key to availability of units:
- S1
- Semester 1
- S2
- Semester 2
Take all units (12 points):
| Availability | Unit code | Unit name | Unit requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| S2 | BIOL1131 | Plant and Animal Biology | None |
| S1 | ENVT1104 | Environmental Science and Technology | None |
Take all units (12 points):
| Availability | Unit code | Unit name | Unit requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| S2 | ENVT2221 | Global Climate Change and Biodiversity |
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| S1 | GENE2250 | Principles of Inheritance |
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