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Conservation and Wildlife Biology (BSc)

Course Code: B1138

Conservation Biology is concerned with the study and protection of biological diversity. It requires a detailed understanding of biology as well as of the social, political and economic context in which conservation policy is developed and implemented. It is therefore an excellent interdisciplinary major embracing aspects of science and the social sciences. The core of the degree is a solid grounding in a range of biological disciplines and their application to the conservation of biota. This is supplemented by required units covering law, policy and management.

Level:	Bachelor
Qualification:	Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Conservation and Wildlife Biology
Duration:	3 years full-time or part-time equivalent
Availability:	Murdoch campus (internal) Some units may also be available in the following locations and attendance modes: Murdoch campus (external)
Employment Prospects:	Commonwealth, state and local agencies dealing with nature conservation; the interdisciplinary breadth of the course is also well suited to teaching careers.
Special Requirements:	Students undertaking units in Conservation Biology will not be required to kill any vertebrate animal but they will be required to work with fresh tissue from dead animals in certain units.
Professional Recognition:	Eligible to seek membership of the Ecological Society of Australia and other relevant professional bodies.

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