SLE151 - Biodiversity: A Global Perspective

Unit details

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Enrolment modes:(B)
Credit point(s):1
Previously coded as:

SQB143, SQB151

EFTSL value:0.125
Unit chair:

E Ritchie

Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:

SLE010

Contact hours: 2 x 1 hour lectures, 1 x 2 hour practical per week

Note:

Online teaching methods require internet access. Please refer to the most current computer specifications.

Content

This unit includes: Extinction; speciation; rarity and threatened species; conservation strategies; plant and animal diversity; threatening processes; human cultural attitudes to wildlife exploitation and conservation; genetic diversity and molecular techniques in biodiversity conservation.

Assessment

Assignments (1 x 10%, 2 x 15%) 40%, oral presentation 10%, examination 50%

Unit Fee Information

Student Contribution Rate*Student Contribution Rate**Student Contribution Rate***Fee rate - Domestic Students Fee rate - International students
$1006$1006$1006$3969$4390

* Student contribution rate for Commonwealth Supported students who commenced studies from 2010
** Student contribution rate for Commonwealth Supported students who commenced studies from 2009
*** Student contribution rate for Commonwealth Supported students who commenced studies from 2008
Please note: Unit fees listed do not apply to Deakin Prime students.