Bachelor of Science Advanced (Honours) (Biological Sciences) (ST20)


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This is a major of the course Bachelor of Science Advanced (Honours) (ST20)

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Major Details

Course duration (full-time): 4 years
Total credit points:384
Standard credit points/full-time semester:48
Course coordinator:Dr Brett Williams
Discipline coordinator:AskQUT
Course contact:+61 7 3138 2000, askqut@qut.edu.au
Delivery:Gardens Point
CRICOS code:102820D
Faculty:Faculty of Science

Scholarships

Overview

Graduates from the Biological Science major within the Bachelor of Science Advanced (Honours) will have the skills to be employed across a variety of industries in areas such as molecular biology, cell biology, ecology, environmental microbiology, evolutionary biology, biotechnology, genomics, and biosecurity. In addition to strong research skills, graduates will have the technical skills and discipline knowledge for a range of careers in biology-based research, education, government organisations and private companies.

QUT You

You may be required to complete QUT You units in your course – find out more about QUT You.

Course Structures

To meet the course requirements of the Bachelor of Science Advanced (Honours), you must complete a total of 384 credit points.

For students commencing from 2024, the degree is arranged as follows:

  • Core units - 24 credit points
  • A Major – 240 credit points, which includes Advanced Research units (72 credit points)
  • QUT You - 24 credit points
  • Complementary studies - 96 credit points (see below)

For students who commenced the course prior to 2024, the degree is arranged as follows:

  • Core units - 48 credit points
  • A Major – 240 credit points
  • Complementary studies - 96 credit points

Biological science major students are required to complete the following complementary studies components (minors) -

  • Statistical Modelling minor (48cp)
  • and one minor (48cp) chosen from:
        - Biotechnology and Genetics minor
        - Wildlife Ecology minor
        - Advanced Science minor

Please note, students are expected to have a minimum GPA of 5.5 prior to entry to Honours level units in year 4. Students who do not meet this requirement will liaise with the Course Coordinator to discuss strategies for completion.

Bachelor of Science curriculum changes: from Semester 2, 2025 onwards

 Semester 1, 2025 or earlier

 Change

From Semester 2, 2025

 BVB203 Plant Biology 

 Replaced by

 BVB306 Plant Biology

 BVB301 Animal Biology 

 Replaced by 

 BVB205 Animal Biology

 EVB302 Environmental Pollution 

 Replaced by

 EVB206 Environmental Pollution

CodeTitleOffered InRequisites
CVB101
Equivalents:
EGB161		General Chemistry
Gardens Point
Semester 1, Semester 2
Antirequisites:
CZB190
Maths Minor Unit for Biological Science Major (MXB100)
BVB203Plant Biology
Last offered in 2024
Prerequisites:
(BVB101 and BVB102 and BVB201) or admission to ST20
Complete BVB214 if doing the Biotech & Genetics or Adv Sci Minor, select BVB214 from the Bio Sci Options 1 list.
If doing the Wildlife Eco Minor, select BVB214 from this minor (Biology Minor Unit).
BVB214
Equivalents:
NQB423		Vertebrate Life
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
BVB101 or BVB102 or EVB102 or admission to ST20

CodeTitleOffered InRequisites
BVB201Biological Processes
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
BVB101 or BZB210 or ((BVB203 or BVB306) and admission to ST20)
Maths Minor Unit for Biological Science Major (MXB107)
Science Minor Unit for Biological Science Major
QUT You Unit
QUT You Unit

CodeTitleOffered InRequisites
BVB202Experimental Design and Quantitative Methods
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
SEB113 or MAB101 or MAB141 or MXB101 or MXB107 or (MZB103 and (MZB104 or MZB105))
BVB301Animal Biology
Last offered in 2024
Prerequisites:
BVB101 or BVB214 or BZB210 or (BVB201 and admission to ST20)
Science Minor Unit for Biological Science Major
If doing the Biotech & Genetics Minor, select BVB317 from this minor (Biology Minor Unit).
If doing the Wildlife Eco Minor, select a unit from the Biological Science Options 1 list.
If doing the Advanced Science Minor, select a unit from the minor (Biology Minor Unit).
BVB317Principles of Genomics and Biotechnology
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
BVB101 or (BVB201 and admission to ST20)

CodeTitleOffered InRequisites
BVB204Ecological Science
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
BVB101 or BVB102 or BVB103 or EVB102 or (admission to ST20 and completion of 96 credit points)
BVB313Molecular Ecology
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
BVB204 or (BVB201 and admission to ST20) or (BVB101 and BVB103 and admission to SV02)
Maths Minor Unit for Biological Science Major (MXB261)
STB200Advanced Research Skills and Techniques
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
Successfully completing 96 credit points of study from ST20

CodeTitleOffered InRequisites
BVB305Microbiology and the Environment
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
BVB201
Maths Minor Unit for Biological Science Major (MXB242)
STB310-1Science Research 1
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
STB200 and completion of 180 credit points and Admission to ST20
Biological Sciences Major Unit Option 1

CodeTitleOffered InRequisites
STB300Advanced Science Symposium
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
STB200 and Admission to ST20
STB310-2Science Research 2
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
STB310-1 and admission to ST20
Science Minor Unit for Biological Science Major
QUT You Unit
QUT You Unit

CodeTitleOffered InRequisites
STB410Advanced Techniques in Earth, Environmental and Biological Research
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
Admission to ST10 or (Admission to ST20 and completion of 288 credit points (CP))
STH420-1Advanced Research 1
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
Minimum GPA of 5.5 AND completion of 288 credit points including STB310-2 AND admission to ST20
Corequisites:
STH420-2,STH420-3
STH420-2Advanced Research 2
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
STB310-2 AND Minimum GPA of 5.5 AND completion of 288 credit points AND admission to ST20
Corequisites:
STH420-1,STH420-3
STH420-3Advanced Research 3
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
STB310-2 AND Minimum GPA of 5.5 AND completion of 288 credit points AND admission to ST20
Corequisites:
STH420-1,STH420-2

CodeTitleOffered InRequisites
STB411Advanced Topics in Earth, Environmental and Biological Research
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
Admission to ST10 or (Admission to ST20 and completion of 288 credit points (CP))
STH420-4Advanced Research 4
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
STH420-1 AND STH420-2 AND STH420-3 AND admission to ST20
Corequisites:
STH420-5,STH420-6
STH420-5Advanced Research 5
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
STH420-1 AND STH420-2 AND STH420-3 AND admission to ST20
Corequisites:
STH420-4,STH420-6
STH420-6Advanced Research 6
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
STH420-1 AND STH420-2 AND STH420-3 AND admission to ST20
Corequisites:
STH420-4,STH420-5

There are a number of changes to units and study areas which may affect your enrolment in 2024 or beyond. Study plans for affected continuing students have been updated.

The below information is subject to change. 

 

Unit Code

Semester

Change

 Replacement unit

Effective from (Year)

Semester

SEB115 Experimental Science 1 (12cp) 

1,2

Replaced with

SEB122 Physics in the Real World (6cp)
AND
SEB124 Understanding Chemistry (6cp)

2023

1,2

SEB116 Experimental Science 2 (12cp) 

1,2

Replaced with

SEB121 Earth in Motion (6cp)
AND
SEB123 Life and the Environment: Survival of the Fittest (6cp)

2023

1,2

BVB102 Evolution and the Diversity of Life (12cp)

2

Replaced with

BVB103 Evolution and the Diversity of Life (12cp)

2024

2

BVB203 Plant Biology (12cp)

1

Replaced with

BVB306 Plant Biology (12cp)

2025

1

BVB301 Animal Biology (12cp)

1

Replaced with

BVB205 Animal Biology (12cp)

2025

1

BVB304 Integrative Biology (12cp)

2

Replaced with

SEB304 Science Capstone (12cp)

2026

1,2,Summer

CVB304 Chemistry research Project (12cp)

1,2

Replaced with

SEB304 Science Capstone (12cp)

2026

1,2,Summer

ERB101 Earth Systems (12cp)

2

Replaced with

ERB110 Earth's Dynamic Systems (12cp)

 2024

2

ERB102 Evolving Earth (12cp)

2

Replaced with

ERB111 Earth and Planetary Evolution (12cp)

2024

2

ERB201 Destructive Earth: Natural Hazards (12cp)

1

Replaced with

CLB331Natural Hazards (12cp)

2026

1

ERB202 Marine and Atmospheric Systems (12cp)

1

Replaced with

CLB222 Oceans and Atmosphere (12cp)

2025

1

ERB203 Sedimentary Geology and Stratigraphy (12cp)

2

Replaced with

ERB221 Sedimentary Geology and Stratigraphy (12cp)

2025

1

ERB204 Deforming Earth: Fundamentals of Structural Geology (12cp)

2

Replaced with

ERB223 Structural Geology (12cp)

2025

2

ERB205 Earth Materials (12cp)

1

Replaced with

ERB220 Minerals in Society (12cp)

2025

1

ERB206 Petrology (12cp)

2

Replaced with

ERB222 Igneous Petrology and Geochemistry (12cp)

2025

2

ERB211 Global Change (12cp)

2

Replaced with

CLB100 Global Change (12cp)

2024

2

ERB301 Chemical Earth (12cp)

1

Discontinued

X

2026

X

ERB302 Applied Geophysics (12cp)

1

Replaced with

ERB332 Geophysics & Geodynamics (12cp)

2026

1

ERB303 Energy Resources and Basin Analysis (12cp)

2

Discontinued

X

2026

X

ERB304 Dynamic Earth: Plate Tectonics (12cp)

2

Replaced with

SEB304 Science Capstone (12cp)

2026

1,2,Summer

ERB305 Geological Field Methods (12cp)

1

Replaced with

ERB331 Field Methods (12cp)

2026

1

ERB306 Earth’s Mineral Resources (12cp)

2

Replaced with

ERB333 Resourcing the Green Shift (12cp)

2026

2

ERB310 Groundwater Systems (12cp)

2

Replaced with

EVB310 Groundwater Systems (12cp)

2025

2

ERB311 Dynamic Atmosphere (12cp)

2

Replaced with

CLB333 Dynamic Atmosphere (12cp)

2025

2

EVB203 Geospatial Information Science (12cp)

1

Replaced with

CLB223 Geospatial Information Systems (12cp)

2025

1,1 Online

EVB302 Environmental Pollution (12cp)

2

Replaced with

EVB206 Environmental Pollution (12cp)

2025

2

EVB304 case Studies in Environmental Science (12cp)

2

Replaced with

SEB304 Science Capstone (12cp)

2026

1,2,Summer

PQB360 Introduction to Climate Change (12cp)

1

Replaced with

CLB221 Introduction to Climate Change (12cp)

2025

1

PVB101 Physics of the Very Large (12cp)

2

Replaced with

PVB105 Foundations of Physics (12cp)

2024

2

PVB102 Physics of the Very Small (12cp)

 

Discontinued 

X

2025

X

PVB200 Computational and Mathematical Physics (12cp)

2

Replaced with

MXB105 Calculus and Differential Equations (12cp)

2025

1,2

1 Online,

2 Online

PVB202 Mathematical Methods in Physics (12cp)

1

Replaced with

MXB106 Linear Algebra (12cp)

2025

1,2

1 Online

2 Online

PVB204 Electromagnetism (12cp)

2

Replaced with

PVB305 Electromagnetism and Optics (12cp)

2026

1

PVB301 Materials and Thermal Physics (12cp)

1

Replaced with

PVB206 Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (12cp)

2025

2

PVB302 Classical and Quantum Physics (12cp)

1

Replaced with

PVB207 Quantum Physics (12cp)

2025

2

PVB304 Physics Research (12cp)

2, Summer

Replaced with

SEB304 Science Capstone (12cp)

2026

1,2,Summer

SEB104 Grand Challenges in Science (12cp)

1,2,Summer

Replaced with

SEB104 is to be run in Semester 1 2024 for continuing students. From semester 2 2024. SEB104 will be replaced by SEB107 (6cp) and SEB108 (6cp).

2025

SEB107: SEM6-A

SEM6-C

SEB108:

SEM6-D

SEB113 Quantitative Methods in Science (12cp)

1,2

Replaced with

MZB103 Introductory Computational Mathematics (6cp) &

MZB104 Symmetry, Chaos and Fractals (6cp), or

MZB105 Calculus and Differential Equations (6cp)

2024

MZB103: SEM6-A

SEM6-C

MZB104: SEM6-B

SEM6-D

MZB105: SEM6-B

SEM6-D

Please refer to the **IMPORTANT MESSAGE** Students who commenced course prior to 2024 - Bachelor of Science unit changes below.

The Biological Sciences major in the Bachelor of Science Advanced (Honours) is structured to provide high-achieving students with a strong applied knowledge of biology, building on foundational knowledge obtained in high school. The major will extend understanding of the structure, function and diversity of living things, from cells to whole organisms, including key areas of plant and animal biology and microbiology and the interaction with each other and the environment. The Biological Sciences major is complemented and extended with a minor in either Biotechnology & Genetics or Wildlife Ecology or a minor specifically tailored to future research goals. Students will study units in their first semester which help them identify which area they wish to pursue. By integrating theory and practice and with a strong focus on experimental design, students will learn to apply key biological principles to important areas such as conservation, food security and biotechnology that will lead to research opportunities third and fourth year research units. All students in the major will have the opportunity to participate in research-based activities in these or other key areas of biology through the ST20 core units and through extracurricular activities. Graduates of the Biological Science major will be skilled at the desk, in the laboratory and in the field with strong skills in one of the areas closely aligned to research. They will have advanced research skills and critical thinking ability needed to tackle real-world problems in biology and undertake cutting edge research. These attributes will support high-achieving students in post-graduate study and a research career.

CodeTitleOffered InRequisites
CVB103Foundations of Chemistry
Last offered in 2022
MXB100
Equivalents:
MAB100,MAB120,MAB180		Introductory Calculus and Algebra
Gardens Point
Semester 1, Semester 2
Online
Semester 1, Semester 2
Antirequisites:
MAB125, MZB125

Sound achievement in Senior Mathematics B (or equivalent) or MAB105 is assumed knowledge.
BVB317Principles of Genomics and Biotechnology
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
BVB101 or (BVB201 and admission to ST20)
or
BVB214
Equivalents:
NQB423		Vertebrate Life
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
BVB101 or BVB102 or EVB102 or admission to ST20
Biology Minor Unit 1

CodeTitleOffered InRequisites
BVB201Biological Processes
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
BVB101 or BZB210 or ((BVB203 or BVB306) and admission to ST20)
MXB107Introduction to Statistical Modelling
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Online
Semester 2


Specialist Mathematics or MXB100, or concurrently enrolled in MXB100.
STB100Research Skills and Techniques
Last offered in 2024
Prerequisites:
Completion of minimum 48cp studies in ST20
Biology Minor Unit 2

CodeTitleOffered InRequisites
BVB202Experimental Design and Quantitative Methods
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
SEB113 or MAB101 or MAB141 or MXB101 or MXB107 or (MZB103 and (MZB104 or MZB105))
BVB203Plant Biology
Last offered in 2024
Prerequisites:
(BVB101 and BVB102 and BVB201) or admission to ST20
BVB301Animal Biology
Last offered in 2024
Prerequisites:
BVB101 or BVB214 or BZB210 or (BVB201 and admission to ST20)
Biology Minor Unit 3

CodeTitleOffered InRequisites
BVB204Ecological Science
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
BVB101 or BVB102 or BVB103 or EVB102 or (admission to ST20 and completion of 96 credit points)
BVB313Molecular Ecology
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
BVB204 or (BVB201 and admission to ST20) or (BVB101 and BVB103 and admission to SV02)
MXB261
Equivalents:
INB360, MAB480		Modelling and Simulation Science
Online
Semester 2
Gardens Point
Semester 2


Programming experience; sound achievement in Senior Mathematics B is assumed knowledge.
STB200Advanced Research Skills and Techniques
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
Successfully completing 96 credit points of study from ST20

CodeTitleOffered InRequisites
BVB305Microbiology and the Environment
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
BVB201
MXB242
Equivalents:
MAB414		Regression and Design
Online
Semester 1
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
MXB107
STB310-1Science Research 1
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
STB200 and completion of 180 credit points and Admission to ST20
Biological Sciences Major Unit Option 1

CodeTitleOffered InRequisites
STB300Advanced Science Symposium
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
STB200 and Admission to ST20
STB310-2Science Research 2
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
STB310-1 and admission to ST20
Biology Minor Unit 4
Biological Sciences Major Unit Option 2

CodeTitleOffered InRequisites
STB410Advanced Techniques in Earth, Environmental and Biological Research
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
Admission to ST10 or (Admission to ST20 and completion of 288 credit points (CP))
STH420-1Advanced Research 1
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
Minimum GPA of 5.5 AND completion of 288 credit points including STB310-2 AND admission to ST20
Corequisites:
STH420-2,STH420-3
STH420-2Advanced Research 2
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
STB310-2 AND Minimum GPA of 5.5 AND completion of 288 credit points AND admission to ST20
Corequisites:
STH420-1,STH420-3
STH420-3Advanced Research 3
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
STB310-2 AND Minimum GPA of 5.5 AND completion of 288 credit points AND admission to ST20
Corequisites:
STH420-1,STH420-2

CodeTitleOffered InRequisites
STB411Advanced Topics in Earth, Environmental and Biological Research
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
Admission to ST10 or (Admission to ST20 and completion of 288 credit points (CP))
STH420-4Advanced Research 4
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
STH420-1 AND STH420-2 AND STH420-3 AND admission to ST20
Corequisites:
STH420-5,STH420-6
STH420-5Advanced Research 5
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
STH420-1 AND STH420-2 AND STH420-3 AND admission to ST20
Corequisites:
STH420-4,STH420-6
STH420-6Advanced Research 6
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
STH420-1 AND STH420-2 AND STH420-3 AND admission to ST20
Corequisites:
STH420-4,STH420-5

Unit Lists

CodeTitleOffered InRequisites
Select 12 credit points from the following:
BVB212Drug Action
Last offered in 2024
BVB214
Equivalents:
NQB423		Vertebrate Life
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
BVB101 or BVB102 or EVB102 or admission to ST20
BVB221Nature's Pharmacy
Last offered in 2024
BVB225Ecosystems and Biodiversity
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
BVB101 or BVB102 or EVB102 or BZB210 or admission to ST20
Antirequisites:
BVB223, BVB224
BVB311Conservation Biology
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
BVB204
BVB317Principles of Genomics and Biotechnology
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
BVB101 or (BVB201 and admission to ST20)
BVB321Invasion Ecology
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
BVB204
BVB328Applications in Biotechnology
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
BVB317 or BVB201
BVB330Synthetic Genomics
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
BVB317
Antirequisites:
BVB314, BVB327
CVB201Inorganic Chemistry
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
(CVB101 and CVB102) or ((CVB102 or CVB103 or CZB190) and admission to ST20)
CVB202Analytical Chemistry
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
(CVB101 and CVB102) or (CVB102 and admission to ST20) or (CVB101 and admission to ED59) or CZB190 or CZB191
CVB203Physical Chemistry
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
(CVB101 and CVB102) or (CVB102 and admission to ST20) or (CVB101 and admission to ED59) or CZB190 or CZB191
CVB204Organic Structure and Mechanisms
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
(CVB101 and CVB102) or (CVB102 and admission to ST20) or (CVB101 and admission to ED59) or CZB190 or CZB191(CVB101 and CVB102) or (CVB102 and admission to ST20) or (CVB101 and admission to ED59) or CZB190 or CZB191
CVB210Introduction to Analytical Science
Gardens Point
Semester 2
CVB211
Equivalents:
PQB623		Industrial Chemistry
Last offered in 2021
CVB212
Equivalents:
PQB313		Industrial Analytical Chemistry
Last offered in 2024
Prerequisites:
(CVB101 and CVB102) or ((CVB102 or CVB103 or CZB190) and admission to ST20)
CVB215
Equivalents:
SCB384		Criminalistics and Physical Evidence
Gardens Point
Semester 1
CVB216Forensic Analytical Techniques
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Antirequisites:
PQB684
CVB217
Equivalents:
PQB584		Digital Forensics
Last offered in 2023
CVB218Drug Discovery and Design
Last offered in 2024
CVB221
Equivalents:
PQB525		Unit Operations
Last offered in 2022
CVB222Forensic Analysis of Bio-active Compounds
Last offered in 2024
CVB225Forensic Biology and Analytical Toxicology
Last offered in 2024
Antirequisites:
LQB680, PQB680
CVB301
Equivalents:
PQB531		Organic Chemistry: Strategies for Synthesis
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
(CVB101 and CVB102 and CVB204) or (CVB204 and admission to ST20)
CVB302Applied Physical Chemistry
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
CVB203
CVB303Coordination Chemistry
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
CVB201
CVB313Environmental Analytical Chemistry
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
CVB210
CVB320
Equivalents:
PQB513		Instrumental Analysis
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
CVB210
ERB201Destructive Earth: Natural Hazards
Gardens Point
Semester 1
ERB202Marine and Atmospheric Systems
Last offered in 2024
ERB203Sedimentary Geology and Stratigraphy
Last offered in 2024
Prerequisites:
(ERB101 and ERB102 and ERB202) or admission to ST20
Antirequisites:
NQB413
ERB204
Equivalents:
NQB412		Deforming Earth: Fundamentals of Structural Geology
Last offered in 2024
Prerequisites:
(ERB101 and (SEB113 or MXB105 or MZB125)) or admission to ST20
ERB205
Equivalents:
NQB311		Earth Materials
Last offered in 2024
ERB206
Equivalents:
NQB411		Petrology
Last offered in 2024
Prerequisites:
ERB205
ERB301
Equivalents:
NQB615		Chemical Earth
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
(ERB101 and ERB102) or (ERB202 and admission to ST20)
ERB302
Equivalents:
NQB513		Applied Geophysics
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
(ERB204 and (SEB113 or MXB105 or MAB101 or MAB141 or MAB105)) or (ERB204 and admission to ST20)
ERB303
Equivalents:
NQB612		Energy Resources and Basin Analysis
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
ERB203 and ERB302
ERB306
Equivalents:
NQB512		Earth's Mineral Resources
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
ERB204 and ERB206 and ERB301
ERB310
Equivalents:
NQB614		Groundwater Systems
Last offered in 2024
Prerequisites:
ERB101 or EVB312
EVB203
Equivalents:
UDB181		Geospatial Information Science
Last offered in 2024
Prerequisites:
Completion of 48 credit points, or enrollment in ST20
EVB302Environmental Pollution
Last offered in 2024
Prerequisites:
BVB202 or MZB126
EVB312Soils and the Environment
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
EVB206 or ((ERB101 or ERB110 or EVB102) and 72 cp of Study)
Antirequisites:
EVB212
PVB202Mathematical Methods in Physics
Last offered in 2024
Prerequisites:
((PVB101 or EGB113) and (MXB100 or MZB125)) or (PVB103 and admission to ST20)

Maths C or MAB120 or equivalent is assumed knowledge.
PVB203Experimental Physics
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
(MXB105 or PVB200 or MXB106 or PVB202 or MZB127 or MZB125 or admission in ED59) and (PVB105 or PVB103 or PVB101 or PVB102 or EGB113 or EGB102)
PVB204Electromagnetism
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
((PVB202 or PVB200 or MXB106) and (MXB100 or MZB125)) or (PVB202 and admission to ST20)
PVB210
Equivalents:
PQB460		Stellar Astrophysics
Gardens Point
Semester 1
PVB220
Equivalents:
PQB660		Cosmology
Gardens Point
Semester 2
PVB301Materials and Thermal Physics
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
PVB200 or MXB105 or PVB202
PVB302Classical and Quantum Physics
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
PVB200 or PVB202 or PVB204
PVB303Nuclear and Particle Physics
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
PVB302
PVB321Introduction to Experimental Nanotechnology
Gardens Point
Semester 1
PVB322Advanced Nanotechnology
Last offered in 2024
SCB500Industry Project
Gardens Point
Semester 1, Semester 2, Summer

CodeTitleOffered InRequisites
Select 24 credit points from the following:
BVB212Drug Action
Last offered in 2024
BVB214
Equivalents:
NQB423		Vertebrate Life
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
BVB101 or BVB102 or EVB102 or admission to ST20
BVB221Nature's Pharmacy
Last offered in 2024
BVB225Ecosystems and Biodiversity
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
BVB101 or BVB102 or EVB102 or BZB210 or admission to ST20
Antirequisites:
BVB223, BVB224
BVB311Conservation Biology
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
BVB204
BVB317Principles of Genomics and Biotechnology
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
BVB101 or (BVB201 and admission to ST20)
BVB321Invasion Ecology
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
BVB204
BVB328Applications in Biotechnology
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
BVB317 or BVB201
BVB330Synthetic Genomics
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
BVB317
Antirequisites:
BVB314, BVB327
CVB201Inorganic Chemistry
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
(CVB101 and CVB102) or ((CVB102 or CVB103 or CZB190) and admission to ST20)
CVB202Analytical Chemistry
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
(CVB101 and CVB102) or (CVB102 and admission to ST20) or (CVB101 and admission to ED59) or CZB190 or CZB191
CVB203Physical Chemistry
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
(CVB101 and CVB102) or (CVB102 and admission to ST20) or (CVB101 and admission to ED59) or CZB190 or CZB191
CVB204Organic Structure and Mechanisms
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
(CVB101 and CVB102) or (CVB102 and admission to ST20) or (CVB101 and admission to ED59) or CZB190 or CZB191(CVB101 and CVB102) or (CVB102 and admission to ST20) or (CVB101 and admission to ED59) or CZB190 or CZB191
CVB210Introduction to Analytical Science
Gardens Point
Semester 2
CVB211
Equivalents:
PQB623		Industrial Chemistry
Last offered in 2021
CVB212
Equivalents:
PQB313		Industrial Analytical Chemistry
Last offered in 2024
Prerequisites:
(CVB101 and CVB102) or ((CVB102 or CVB103 or CZB190) and admission to ST20)
CVB215
Equivalents:
SCB384		Criminalistics and Physical Evidence
Gardens Point
Semester 1
CVB216Forensic Analytical Techniques
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Antirequisites:
PQB684
CVB217
Equivalents:
PQB584		Digital Forensics
Last offered in 2023
CVB218Drug Discovery and Design
Last offered in 2024
CVB221
Equivalents:
PQB525		Unit Operations
Last offered in 2022
CVB222Forensic Analysis of Bio-active Compounds
Last offered in 2024
CVB225Forensic Biology and Analytical Toxicology
Last offered in 2024
Antirequisites:
LQB680, PQB680
CVB301
Equivalents:
PQB531		Organic Chemistry: Strategies for Synthesis
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
(CVB101 and CVB102 and CVB204) or (CVB204 and admission to ST20)
CVB302Applied Physical Chemistry
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
CVB203
CVB303Coordination Chemistry
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
CVB201
CVB313Environmental Analytical Chemistry
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
CVB210
CVB320
Equivalents:
PQB513		Instrumental Analysis
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
CVB210
ERB201Destructive Earth: Natural Hazards
Gardens Point
Semester 1
ERB202Marine and Atmospheric Systems
Last offered in 2024
ERB203Sedimentary Geology and Stratigraphy
Last offered in 2024
Prerequisites:
(ERB101 and ERB102 and ERB202) or admission to ST20
Antirequisites:
NQB413
ERB204
Equivalents:
NQB412		Deforming Earth: Fundamentals of Structural Geology
Last offered in 2024
Prerequisites:
(ERB101 and (SEB113 or MXB105 or MZB125)) or admission to ST20
ERB205
Equivalents:
NQB311		Earth Materials
Last offered in 2024
ERB206
Equivalents:
NQB411		Petrology
Last offered in 2024
Prerequisites:
ERB205
ERB301
Equivalents:
NQB615		Chemical Earth
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
(ERB101 and ERB102) or (ERB202 and admission to ST20)
ERB302
Equivalents:
NQB513		Applied Geophysics
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
(ERB204 and (SEB113 or MXB105 or MAB101 or MAB141 or MAB105)) or (ERB204 and admission to ST20)
ERB303
Equivalents:
NQB612		Energy Resources and Basin Analysis
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
ERB203 and ERB302
ERB306
Equivalents:
NQB512		Earth's Mineral Resources
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
ERB204 and ERB206 and ERB301
ERB310
Equivalents:
NQB614		Groundwater Systems
Last offered in 2024
Prerequisites:
ERB101 or EVB312
EVB203
Equivalents:
UDB181		Geospatial Information Science
Last offered in 2024
Prerequisites:
Completion of 48 credit points, or enrollment in ST20
EVB302Environmental Pollution
Last offered in 2024
Prerequisites:
BVB202 or MZB126
EVB312Soils and the Environment
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
EVB206 or ((ERB101 or ERB110 or EVB102) and 72 cp of Study)
Antirequisites:
EVB212
PVB202Mathematical Methods in Physics
Last offered in 2024
Prerequisites:
((PVB101 or EGB113) and (MXB100 or MZB125)) or (PVB103 and admission to ST20)

Maths C or MAB120 or equivalent is assumed knowledge.
PVB203Experimental Physics
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
(MXB105 or PVB200 or MXB106 or PVB202 or MZB127 or MZB125 or admission in ED59) and (PVB105 or PVB103 or PVB101 or PVB102 or EGB113 or EGB102)
PVB204Electromagnetism
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
((PVB202 or PVB200 or MXB106) and (MXB100 or MZB125)) or (PVB202 and admission to ST20)
PVB210
Equivalents:
PQB460		Stellar Astrophysics
Gardens Point
Semester 1
PVB220
Equivalents:
PQB660		Cosmology
Gardens Point
Semester 2
PVB301Materials and Thermal Physics
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
PVB200 or MXB105 or PVB202
PVB302Classical and Quantum Physics
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
PVB200 or PVB202 or PVB204
PVB303Nuclear and Particle Physics
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
PVB302
PVB321Introduction to Experimental Nanotechnology
Gardens Point
Semester 1
PVB322Advanced Nanotechnology
Last offered in 2024
SCB500Industry Project
Gardens Point
Semester 1, Semester 2, Summer

Unit sets for Minors stated below.

CodeTitleOffered InRequisites
ST20MNR-STATMOD
MXB107Introduction to Statistical Modelling
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Online
Semester 2


Specialist Mathematics or MXB100, or concurrently enrolled in MXB100.
MXB242
Equivalents:
MAB414		Regression and Design
Online
Semester 1
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
MXB107
Choose two units (24 credit points) from the Unit Options list:
MXB100
Equivalents:
MAB100,MAB120,MAB180		Introductory Calculus and Algebra
Gardens Point
Semester 1, Semester 2
Online
Semester 1, Semester 2
Antirequisites:
MAB125, MZB125

Sound achievement in Senior Mathematics B (or equivalent) or MAB105 is assumed knowledge.
MXB101
Equivalents:
MAB210		Probability and Stochastic Modelling 1
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Online
Semester 1
MXB261
Equivalents:
INB360, MAB480		Modelling and Simulation Science
Online
Semester 2
Gardens Point
Semester 2


Programming experience; sound achievement in Senior Mathematics B is assumed knowledge.
MXB344
Equivalents:
MAB624		Generalised Linear Models
Online
Semester 1
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
MXB242

Study Area Description

Geneticists and biotechnologists are involved in finding answers to many current and future challenges facing our world. The study of genes, their function and different applications of their products has led to significant improvements in food production, human health and medicine, and the management of wild biological resources. Ongoing technological advances are rapidly changing the way we view the biological world. Units in this Minor will provide the skill set to address real world problems to secure innovative solutions to emerging global problems.

CodeTitleOffered InRequisites
ST01MNR-BIOGTEN
BVB317Principles of Genomics and Biotechnology
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
BVB101 or (BVB201 and admission to ST20)
BVB328Applications in Biotechnology
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
BVB317 or BVB201
BVB330Synthetic Genomics
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
BVB317
Antirequisites:
BVB314, BVB327
Select ONE unit from the following options (Select BVB101 as prerequisite if required)
BVB101
Equivalents:
BZB210		Foundations of Biology
Gardens Point
Semester 1, Semester 2
CVB225Forensic Biology and Analytical Toxicology
Last offered in 2024
Antirequisites:
LQB680, PQB680
The following unit options have been discontinued, but will still count towards this minor:
LQB411 BioInnovation Skills (disc 31/12/2019)

CodeTitleOffered InRequisites
Complete 48 credit points from the list.
BVB101
Equivalents:
BZB210		Foundations of Biology
Gardens Point
Semester 1, Semester 2
BVB103
Equivalents:
BVB102		Evolution and the Diversity of Life
Gardens Point
Semester 2
BVB204Ecological Science
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
BVB101 or BVB102 or BVB103 or EVB102 or (admission to ST20 and completion of 96 credit points)
BVB214
Equivalents:
NQB423		Vertebrate Life
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
BVB101 or BVB102 or EVB102 or admission to ST20
BVB225Ecosystems and Biodiversity
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
BVB101 or BVB102 or EVB102 or BZB210 or admission to ST20
Antirequisites:
BVB223, BVB224
BVB205
Equivalents:
BVB301		Animal Biology
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
BVB101 or BVB214 or BZB210 or (BVB201 and admission to ST20)
BVB311Conservation Biology
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
BVB204
BVB313Molecular Ecology
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
BVB204 or (BVB201 and admission to ST20) or (BVB101 and BVB103 and admission to SV02)
BVB321Invasion Ecology
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
BVB204
EVB102Ecosystems and the Environment
Gardens Point
Semester 1, Semester 2

Please refer to the **IMPORTANT MESSAGE** Students who commenced course prior to 2024 - Bachelor of Science unit changes above.
Study Area Description

As an applied science, ecology is used to design strategies for the management of wildlife populations and commercially important plant and animal species. The Wildlife Ecology minor will allow you to gain the broad range of scientific skills and specialist techniques required for understanding biodiversity, conserving and managing endangered animals, controlling pests and invasive species in natural and agricultural ecosystems, managing exploited populations and evaluating issues associated with the management of our natural resources. The minor is an extension minor for the Biology and Environmental Science majors. It will prepare you for further study, and equip you with the skills needed for employment in areas where ecological theory and practice is used to examine biological and environmental questions.

CodeTitleOffered InRequisites
STBXMNR-WILDECO
Select 4 units (48 credit points) from the selective list
BVB204Ecological Science
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
BVB101 or BVB102 or BVB103 or EVB102 or (admission to ST20 and completion of 96 credit points)
BVB214
Equivalents:
NQB423		Vertebrate Life
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
BVB101 or BVB102 or EVB102 or admission to ST20
BVB225Ecosystems and Biodiversity
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
BVB101 or BVB102 or EVB102 or BZB210 or admission to ST20
Antirequisites:
BVB223, BVB224
BVB301Animal Biology
Last offered in 2024
Prerequisites:
BVB101 or BVB214 or BZB210 or (BVB201 and admission to ST20)
BVB311Conservation Biology
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
BVB204
BVB313Molecular Ecology
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
BVB204 or (BVB201 and admission to ST20) or (BVB101 and BVB103 and admission to SV02)
BVB321Invasion Ecology
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
BVB204
Select ONE of these pre-requisite options if this has not been satisfied elsewhere in your course.
BVB101
Equivalents:
BZB210		Foundations of Biology
Gardens Point
Semester 1, Semester 2
BVB102Evolution
Last offered in 2023
Antirequisites:
NQB422
EVB102Ecosystems and the Environment
Gardens Point
Semester 1, Semester 2

Unit List
ST20MNR-ADVSCI
Four units selected in consultation with your Course Coordinator. Please discuss your unit selection with your Course coordinator. Approved units will be added to your study plan by Student support services, you won't be able to enrol in them automatically.

Learn more about QUT You.

CodeTitleOffered InRequisites
QUT001QUT You: Artificial Intelligence in the Real World
Gardens Point
Semester 1 - 6 Week B
Online
Semester 1 - 6 Week B
Kelvin Grove
Semester 1 - 6 Week B
QUT002QUT You: Walking on Country
Kelvin Grove
Semester 1 - 6 Week A, Semester 2 - 6 Week D
Gardens Point
Semester 1 - 6 Week A, Semester 2 - 6 Week D
Online
Semester 1 - 6 Week A, Semester 2 - 6 Week D
QUT003QUT You: Real Action for Real Change
Gardens Point
Semester 1 - 6 Week A
Kelvin Grove
Semester 1 - 6 Week A
Online
Semester 1 - 6 Week A
QUT004QUT You: Living and Working Collaboratively, Ethically, and Inclusively
Gardens Point
Semester 2 - 6 Week D
Kelvin Grove
Semester 2 - 6 Week D
Online
Semester 2 - 6 Week D
QUT005QUT You: Seeing Me, Seeing You: Skills for a Diverse World
Kelvin Grove
Semester 1 - 6 Week B, Semester 2 - 6 Week C
Gardens Point
Semester 1 - 6 Week B, Semester 2 - 6 Week C
Online
Semester 1 - 6 Week B, Semester 2 - 6 Week C
QUT006QUT You: The Art of Pitching
Gardens Point
Semester 1 - 6 Week B, Semester 2 - 6 Week C
Online
Semester 1 - 6 Week B, Semester 2 - 6 Week C
Kelvin Grove
Semester 1 - 6 Week B, Semester 2 - 6 Week C
QUT007QUT You: Fighting 'Fake News'
Kelvin Grove
Semester 2 - 6 Week C
Gardens Point
Semester 2 - 6 Week C
Online
Semester 2 - 6 Week C
QUT008QUT You: Think Like a Computer and Change the World
Kelvin Grove
Semester 1 - 6 Week A
Gardens Point
Semester 1 - 6 Week A
Online
Semester 1 - 6 Week A
QUT009QUT You: Data Science for Society
Gardens Point
Semester 2 - 6 Week D
Kelvin Grove
Semester 2 - 6 Week D
Online
Semester 2 - 6 Week D
QUT010QUT You: People with Robots
Gardens Point
Semester 2 - 6 Week C
Kelvin Grove
Semester 2 - 6 Week C
Online
Semester 2 - 6 Week C