Plant Science: Recommended Streams 2026
Examples of degree structures that a student could take with Plant Science as their major
Below are presented four example suggested Unit combinations (‘streams’) that students with different interests might pursue:
1. Ecology/Environmental Science, 2. Genetics, 3. Zoology
- Bold = core unit for major
- Standard text underlined = suggested unit for stream
- Italics = optional unit for stream
1. Plant science with an Ecology or Conservation Biology 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 | BIO2181: Evolution of Plant Diversity BIO2011: Ecology and Biodiversity BIO2231: Animal Diversity And choice of one other | BIO2030 Food security in a changing world
BIO2010: Data Science for Biologists BIO2040: Conservation Biology BIO2242: Animal Structure and Function |
| 3 | BIO3091: Biology of Australian Vegetation
| BIO3082: Global Change Biology BIO3100: Advanced Methods in Field Ecology BIO3820 (quota): Tropical Terrestrial Biology And one of: |
| # Note that BIO3990 has a minimum academic performance prerequisite and be taken in either semester | ||
2. Plant Science with Zoology 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 | BIO2181: Evolution of Plant Diversity
BIO2231: Animal Diversity
BIO2011: Ecology and Biodiversity And choice of one other | BIO2030 Food security in a changing world
BIO2010: Data Science for Biologists
BIO2242: Animal Structure and Function
BIO2040: Conservation Biology |
| 3 | BIO3091: Biology of Australian Vegetation
BIO3052: Animal Behaviour
and | BIO3082: Global Change Biology BIO3820 (quota): Tropical Terrestrial Biology
BIO3132: Biology of Australian Vertebrates
and |
| #-Note that BIO3990 has a minimum academic performance prerequisite and be taken in either semester | ||
3. Plant Science with Genetics and Molecular Biology focus
| Year | Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIO1011: Blueprints for Life Choice of 3 other Level 1 units | BIO1022: Life on Earth Choice of 3 other Level 1 units |
| 2 | BIO2181: Evolution of Plant Diversity
GEN2041: Foundations of Genetics
MCB2011: Molecular Biology and the Cell | BIO2030 Food security in a changing world
BIO2010: Data Science for Biologists
GEN2052: Genomics and Population Genetics
MCB2022: The Dynamic Cell |
| BIO3091: Biology of Australian Vegetation GEN3040: Genomics and Advanced Molecular Genetics and two of: | BIO3082: Global Change Biology GEN3030 Developmental & Cellular Genetics GEN3062: Evolutionary and Ecological Genetics
Or choice of: | |
# Note that BIO/GEN3990 have a minimum academic performance prerequisite and can be taken in either semester. Some GEN units have additional prerequisites | ||