BIOL502 Systematics II
Updated: 10 January 2007| Credit Points | 6 | ||||||||
| Offering | Not offered in 2007 | ||||||||
| Online level | Level C - Internet access required | ||||||||
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| Supervised Exam | There is no UNE Supervised Examination. | ||||||||
| Pre-requisites | candidature in a postgraduate award | ||||||||
| Co-requisites | None | ||||||||
| Restrictions | BIOL 302, 302A; SYST 302 | ||||||||
| Notes | offered in Second Semester alternate years (even) | ||||||||
| Combined Units |
BIOL302 - Systematics II BIOL302A - Systematics II |
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| Unit Description |
Staff from the Australian Museum, Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney and UNE will present this unit. This unit develops knowledge of and skills in systematics through lectures, tutorials and practicals. Topics include: molecular phylogeny, identification, classification, fossils and hybrids, biogeography and co-evolution, conservation and ecology and the 'comparative method'. Practical skills are developed in order to address current issues in systematics. BIOL 302A will cover material in greater depth than BIOL 302, with separate assignments being completed. BIOL 502 is based on BIOL 302, with additional assessment tasks requiring a greater depth of knowledge. |
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| Prescribed Material Mandatory |
Textbook information is only available from 2008 units onwards. | ||||||||
| Recommended Material Optional |
Textbook information is only available from 2008 units onwards. | ||||||||
| Disclaimer | Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period. |