Ecology

Examines how the structure and physiology of plants and animals support survival, growth and reproduction.

Introduces biodiversity and evolution alongside ecological concepts such as populations, species interactions and ecosystems.

Introduces inheritance, chromosome behaviour, molecular genetics and genetic variation in populations.

Examines how cells and their organelles function, including transport, signalling, division and programmed cell death.

Introduces statistical inference, experimental design and data analysis for the biological sciences.

Uses tutorials and laboratory study to compare diverse organisms and understand their evolutionary relationships.

Compares how vertebrate groups evolved and how their anatomy, physiology and behaviour help them function in their environments.

Surveys invertebrate diversity through the evolution, anatomy, physiology and life histories of major animal groups.

Compares the evolution, structure, physiology and life histories of plant groups, with examples from local flora.

Examines cellular processes such as energy use, movement, protein turnover and signalling.

Studies how cell interactions, gene regulation and signals govern differentiation and development.

Compares physiological systems across animal groups, including sensory function, circulation, respiration and digestion.

Studies insect classification, anatomy, physiology and behaviour, with laboratory identification of specimens.

Evaluates evidence and theories of evolution, including inheritance, natural selection and random processes.

Examines how individual organisms adapt to conditions such as temperature, water, light and interactions with other species.

Examines population distribution and abundance through growth, regulation, survival, competition and predation.

Examines how communities form and persist, including succession, diversity, energy flow and nutrient cycling.

Examines how behaviour adapts to ecological conditions through examples in foraging, predator avoidance and social interaction.

Practises experimental design, data collection and quantitative analysis for ecological, behavioural and evolutionary research.

Applies sampling, experimental design and statistics to community ecology through fieldwork and follow-up analysis.

Applies population genetics to conservation and examines how evolutionary processes and human activity affect genetic diversity.

Examines conservation science and management, including threats to biodiversity and design of protected areas.

Examines production in freshwater and marine ecosystems and the role of fish in aquatic communities.