Ecology pathway
If you’re on this pathway you’ll study the interactions between organisms and their environment.
Structuring your pathway
If you choose to take this pathway you must complete the following courses, plus the Biological Sciences capstone course, BIOSCI 399:
60 points:
- BIOSCI 101 Life! Origins and Mechanisms
- BIOSCI 108 Biodiversity: Patterns of Life
- BIOSCI 109 Ecology and Evolution: The Continuum of Life
- STATS 101 Introduction to Statistics
30 points:
15 points from:
- BIOSCI 204 Principles of Microbiology
- BIOSCI 205 Plant, Cell and Environment
- BIOSCI 207 Adaptive Form and Function
- BIOSCI 208 Invertebrate Diversity
15 points from:
- ENVSCI 201 Natural and Human Environmental Systems
- MARINE 202 Principles of Marine Science
- STATS 201 Data Analysis
15 points from:
15 points:
15 points from:
- BIOSCI 325 Plant Diversity and Function
- BIOSCI 334 Biology of Marine Organisms
- BIOSCI 338 Biology of Terrestrial Animals
- BIOSCI 347 Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology
- MARINE 303 Freshwater and Estuarine Ecology
Other Biological Sciences pathways
Ecology not your thing? You can choose to keep your Biological Sciences major general, or you can choose a different pathway. Browse our other Biological Sciences pathways to find one that matches your interests:
You can use our degree planners to help you plan the courses you need to take for your BSc. To find the most up to date Biological Sciences (Ecology pathway) degree planner, go to the Science degree planners page.
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