James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2011

BZ5215 - Conservation Biology

Credit points: 03
Year: 2011
Student Contribution Band: Band 4
Administered by: School of Marine & Tropical Biology

Available to students enrolled for the Graduate Diploma of Research Methods; Master of Applied Science; or Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate of Science.

This subject covers the application of principles from population ecology, community ecology and genetics to the conservation of threatened populations and communities. Topics include causes of extinction, stochastic population modelling, genetics in conservation, concepts in biodiversity, systematic conservation planning, case studies. Students will attend lectures, tutorials and practical classes in BZ3215 and will also undertake a project or a major literature review.

Learning Outcomes

Graduate Qualities

Assumed
Knowledge:
Students enrolling in this subject should have an undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline or have acquired equivalent knowledge through other study. They should have a good background in biology and a good understanding of principles of population and community ecology, and of quantitative methods in biology (BS5001 or equivalent).
Inadmissible
Subject
Combinations:
BZ3215

Availabilities

Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2011
Coordinator: Assoc. Professor Lin Schwarzkopf
Lecturers: Assoc. Professor Peter Valentine, Assoc. Professor Michelle Waycott, Professor Christopher Johnson, Professor David Blair, Professor Ross Alford.
Contact hours:
  • 26 hours lectures
  • 12 hours tutorials
  • 8 hours practicals
    Assessment:end of semester exam (%); tutorial attendance and participation (%); project report; (%).

    Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1
    Census Date 24-Mar-2011
    Coordinator: Assoc. Professor Lin Schwarzkopf
    Lecturers: Dr Anna Koetz, Professor Christopher Johnson.
    Contact hours:
    • 26 hours lectures
    • 12 hours tutorials
    • 8 hours practicals
      Assessment:end of semester exam (%); tutorial attendance and participation (%); project report; (%).

      Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.