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Special Interest Topics in Biology - BIOL399

Students with a special interest in a particular area of biology and palaeobiology may be permitted to enrol in this unit. It is necessary for them to contact the coordinator and arrange for a staff member to supervise their reading and mark the work. Assessment is based on two literature reviews, or equivalent, plus a seminar. Students in the palaeobiology program can undertake a separate palaeobiology readings strand for this unit that delves into some of the most interesting hot topics, controversies, debates and discoveries in the fields of palaeobiology and palaeoecology.

Credit Points: 3
When Offered:

S1 Day - Session 1, North Ryde, Day

S2 Day - Session 2, North Ryde, Day

Staff Contact(s): Dr Linda Beaumont (biology stream), Associate Professor Glenn Brock (palaeobiology strand)
Prerequisites:

Permission of Executive Dean of Faculty Prerequisite Information

Corequisites:

NCCW(s): BIOL390, BIOL400
Unit Designation(s):

Science

Unit Type:
Assessed As: Graded
Offered By:

Department of Biological Sciences

Faculty of Science

Timetable Information

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