Ecology & Conservation Biology: Recommended Streams 2026

Examples of degree structures that a student could take with Ecology and Conservation Biology as their major

Below are presented four example suggested Unit combinations (‘streams’) that students with different interests might pursue:

1. Conservation Biology, 2. Evolutionary Ecology, 3. Ecology with Animal focus, 4. Ecology with Plant focus

1. Conservation Biology Stream

Year	Semester 1	Semester 2
1	BIO1011: Blueprints for Life Choice of 3 other Level 1 units	BIO1022: Life on Earth or BIO1042: Life in the Environment Choice of 3 other Level 1 units
2	BIO2011: Ecology and Biodiversity BIO2231: Animal Diversity BIO2181:Evolution of Plant Diversity	BIO2040: Conservation Biology BIO2010: Data Science for Biologists BIO2030: Food Security in a changing world BIO2242: Animal Structure and Function
3	BIO3020: Evolutionary Ecology BIO3990: Biology Research in Action Project^# BIO3021: Marine Biology BIO3052: Animal Behaviour	BIO3100: Advanced Methods in Field Ecology BIO3082: Global Change Biology BIO3132: Biology of Australian Vertebrates BIO3820 (quota): Tropical Terrestrial Biology BIO3990: Biology Research in Action Project^# GEN3062: Evolutionary & Ecological Genetics
# - Note that BIO3990 has a minimum academic performance prerequisite

2. Evolutionary Ecology Stream

Year	Semester 1	Semester 2
1	BIO1011: Blueprints for Life Choice of 3 other Level 1 units	BIO1022: Life on Earth or BIO1042: Life in the Environment Choice of 3 other Level 1 units
2	BIO2011: Ecology and Biodiversity GEN2041: Foundations of Genetics BIO2231: Animal Diversity BIO2181: Evolution of Plant Diversity	BIO2040: Conservation Biology BIO2010: Data Science for Biologists GEN2052: Genomics and Population Genetics
3	BIO3020: Evolutionary Ecology GEN3040: Genomics and its applications BIO3990: Biology Research in Action Project^# BIO3052: Animal Behaviour BIO3021: Marine Biology	BIO3100: Advanced Methods in Field Ecology GEN3062: Evolutionary & Ecological Genetics BIO3132: Biology of Australian Vertebrates BIO3820 (quota): Tropical Terrestrial Biology BIO3990: Biology Research in Action Project^# BIO3082: Global Change Biology
#-Note that BIO3990 has a minimum academic performance prerequisite

3. Ecology stream with animal focus

Year	Semester 1	Semester 2
1	BIO1011: Blueprints for Life Choice of 3 other Level 1 units	BIO1022: Life on Earth or BIO1042: Life in the Environment Choice of 3 other Level 1 units
2	BIO2011: Ecology and Biodiversity BIO2231: Animal Diversity BIO2181:Evolution of Plant Diversity	BIO2010: Data Science for Biologists BIO2040: Conservation Biology BIO2242: Animal Structure and Function
3	BIO3020: Evolutionary Ecology BIO3052: Animal Behaviour BIO3990: Biology Research in Action Project^# BIO3021: Marine Biology BIO3091: Biology of Australian Vegetation	BIO3100: Advanced Methods in field Ecology BIO3132: Biology of Australian Vertebrates BIO3820 (quota): Tropical Terrestrial Biology BIO3990: Biology Research in Action Project^# GEN3062: Evolutionary & Ecological Genetics BIO3082: Global Change Biology
#-Note that BIO3990 has a minimum academic performance prerequisite

4. Ecology stream with plant focus

Year	Semester 1	Semester 2
1	BIO1011: Blueprints for Life Choice of 3 other Level 1 units	BIO1022: Life on Earth or BIO1042: Life in the Environment Choice of 3 other Level 1 units
2	BIO2011: Ecology and Biodiversity BIO2181:Evolution of Plant Diversity BIO2231: Animal Diversity	BIO2010: Data Science for Biologists BIO2040: Conservation Biology BIO2030: Food security in a changing world
3	BIO3020: Evolutionary Ecology BIO3091: Biology of Australian Vegetation BIO3990: Biology Research in Action Project^# BIO3021: Marine Biology BIO3052: Animal Behaviour	BIO3100: Advanced Methods in Field Ecology BIO3082: Global Change Biology BIO3132: Biology of Australian Vertebrates BIO3820 (quota): Tropical Terrestrial Biology BIO3990: Biology Research in Action Project^# GEN3062: Evolutionary & Ecological Genetics
#-Note that BIO3990 has a minimum academic performance prerequisite