Major in Environmental
Biology
Aim: To provide a detailed understanding
of the concepts, strategies and practices available
to scientifically investigate and analyse species,
communities and ecosystems towards the successful
monitoring, management and development of strategies
for sustainable use of these systems.
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A
Major in Environmental Biology cannot be taken with
any other major or minor because of the number of credits
required. |
PART I
LEVEL I
The Environmental Biology major
requires a minimum of 24 credits from Part I and must
include:
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| BL 10J / BIOL1013
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Cell Biology &
Genetics |
(6) |
| BL 10L / BIOL1063 |
Animal Diversity |
(6) |
| BL 10M / BIOL1015 |
Plant Diversity |
(6) |
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(in addition BC10M# is highly
recommended) |
PART II LEVEL II
32 Level II credits which must include:
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| CORE |
| BL 20J / BIOL2011 |
General & Molecular
Genetics |
(4) |
| BL 20K / BIOL2012 |
Evolutionary Biology |
(4) |
| BL 20N / BIOL2014 |
Ecology |
(4) |
| BL 20P / BIOL2015 |
Biometry |
(4) |
| BT 21B / BOTN2011 |
Seed Plants |
(4) |
| BT 22A / BOTN2012 |
Plant Physiology |
(4) |
| Z 20G / ZOOL2012 |
Functional Organisation
of Animals I |
(4) |
| Z 20H / ZOOL2013 |
Functional Organisation
of Animals II |
(4) |
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| ELECTIVES |
Any
32 credits from the following Level II and Level III
courses: |
| #BC
21M / MICR2211 |
Microbiology |
(4) |
| BL 20L / BIOL2013 |
Diving Technology for
Aquatic Scientists |
(4) |
| CM 20A / |
Tropical Marine Invertebrate
Zoology |
(4) |
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PART
II – LEVEL III |
| #BC
31M / MICR3213 |
Applied & Environmental
Microbiology |
(4) |
| *BL
30K / BIOL3012 |
Soil Biology |
(4) |
| BL 31A / BIOL3012 |
Coastal Management |
(4) |
| BL 31E / BIOL3012 |
Marine Ecology I: Biological
Oceanography |
(4) |
| BL 31F / BIOL3012 |
Marine Ecology II:
Benthic Communities |
(4) |
| BL 31G / BIOL3012 |
Coral Reef Biology
|
(4) |
| BL 32E / BIOL3012 |
Conservation Biology
|
(4) |
| BL 33D / BIOL3021 |
Freshwater Ecology
|
(4) |
| BL 39C / BIOL3018 |
Research Project |
(4) |
| BL 39D / BOTN3019 |
Caribbean Biodiversity
|
(4) |
| *BT
31A / BOTN3011 |
Phycology |
(4) |
| BT 33A / BOTN3014 |
Forestry, Agroforestry
& Sustainable Development |
(4) |
| BT 37Q / BIOL3016 |
Plant Health |
(4) |
| @GL32A
/ GEOL3002 |
Caribbean Geology |
(4) |
| @GL39J
/ GEOL3005 |
Marine Geology and
Geophysics |
(4) |
| *Z
31C / ZOOL3019 |
Fish Biology |
(4) |
| Z 31F / ZOOL3019 |
Fisheries & Aquaculture
Technology |
(4) |
| Z 32C / ZOOL3020 |
Insect Biology &
Systematics |
(4) |
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taught by Biochemistry Section,
Department of Basic Medical Sciences (additional pre-requisites
C10J & C10K)
@ taught by Department
of Geography and Geology (pre-requisites GL10A and GL10B)
* Not offered in 2006/07
academic year
Not all courses are available every year, and
certain combinations of courses are
limited by timetable constraints. |
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