Specialisation

Major - General Biology

Western Sydney University Major Code: M3036.1

Available to students in other Western Sydney University Courses : YES, if the specialisation is available on your Home campus. Please ensure your course structure allows space for enrolment in the units in this unit set. Students must also meet any pre-requisite requirements. Consult your Course Advisor for further advice.


M3036 replaced by M3052 from 2012. The major in General Biology gives students a broad training in biology, with the opportunity to select a program that ranges across the scale from macro- to micro- to molecular level processes.


Major Structure

Students must complete eight units from the following

Parramatta Campus

Level 1

300792 Biology A - The Diversity of Life
300793 Biology B - Cellular Processes

Choose six of the following, including at least three Level 3 units

Level 1

300224 Chemistry 1
300225 Chemistry 2

Level 2

300219 Biochemistry 1
300220 Biochemistry 2
300300 Microbiology 1
300321 Microbiology 2
300609 Plant Physiology
300608 Animal Physiology

Level 3

300234 Molecular Biology
300617 Conservation Biology
300647 Environmental Biotechnology
300229 Immunology
300749 Medical Microbiology
300788 Science Research Project

Hawkesbury Campus

Level 1

300792 Biology A - The Diversity of Life
300793 Biology B - Cellular Processes

Choose six of the following, including at least three Level 3 units

Level 1

300224 Chemistry 1
300225 Chemistry 2

Level 2

300219 Biochemistry 1
300220 Biochemistry 2
300300 Microbiology 1
300321 Microbiology 2
300609 Plant Physiology
300328 Botany
300634 Ecology
300623 Genetics

Level 3

300234 Molecular Biology
300617 Conservation Biology
300647 Environmental Biotechnology
300465 Aquatic Ecology
300470 Vertebrate Biodiversity
300334 Invertebrate Biology
300407 Mammalian Molecular Medicine
300408 Mammalian Cell Biology and Biotechnology
300307 Analytical Microbiology
300787 Plant Microbiology and Protection
300656 Laboratory Quality Management

Campbelltown Campus

Level 1

300539 Biodiversity
300543 Cell Biology

Choose six of the following, including at least three Level 3 units

Level 1

300554 Principles of Chemistry
300550 Medicinal Chemistry

Level 2

300555 Proteins and Genes
300548 Human Metabolism and Disease
300300 Microbiology 1
300321 Microbiology 2
300547 Human Genetics

Level 3

300549 Human Molecular Biology
300544 Cell Signalling
300757 Molecular Biology of the Immune System
300749 Medical Microbiology
300556 Analytical Protein Science
300542 Biomolecular Science Project


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