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Unit Details and Rules

Managing Faculty or University School

The managing faculty or university school for the LIFE4105 unit is Science.

Details

• Study level: Undergraduate
• Academic unit: Life and Environmental Sciences Academic Operations
• Credit points: 6

Enrolment Rules

• Prerequisites: None
• Corequisites: None
• Prohibitions: BIOL4105 or ECOL4105 or GEGE4105 or MICR4105 or BCMB4105
• Assumed knowledge: None

Learning Outcomes

At the completion of this unit, students should be able to:

• LO1. Source, collate, synthesize, and critically evaluate information from a range of relevant sources and identify knowledge gaps for investigation.
• LO2. Develop a research question with creativity and lateral thinking.
• LO3. Use appropriate methodologies to design experiments, and collect and analyze data to investigate a research question.
• LO4. Demonstrate a command of relevant disciplinary conceptual and theoretical frameworks.
• LO5. Communicate research methodologies and findings in written and oral form for a scientific audience.
• LO6. Produce independent research data which is an original contribution to the discipline.
• LO7. Define the scope of their research project and effectively identify, manage, and respond to challenges in research direction, and develop resilience and display intellectual growth.
• LO8. Act with integrity in their research practice and professional relationships, working within established ethical and regulatory frameworks.
• LO9. Establish collaborative and professional rapport with other students and staff.
• LO10. Demonstrate safe laboratory work practices as appropriate to the project.

Unit Availability

This section lists the session, attendance modes, and locations the unit is available in. There is a unit outline for each of the unit availabilities, which gives information about the unit including assessment details and a schedule of weekly activities.

• Session: Semester 1 2025, Semester 2 2025, Semester 1 2026, Semester 2 2026
• Mode of Attendance (MoA): Supervision
• Location: Camperdown / Darlington, Sydney

Important Enrolment Information

Honours in LIFE Sciences is a one-year 36 credit point research project that can be in any of the disciplines of Biology, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Genetics and Genomics, Microbiology, or Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. The unit builds on theoretical and applied knowledge gained across units of study undertaken throughout a cognate major within a degree program. Subject to when students elect to do their coursework units, students may also enroll in either one or both of LIFE4105 and LIFE4106 in their first or second semester of Honours. During the Honours year, students will also complete two 6-credit point Honours and advanced coursework units to design their training. The final research project units students enroll in during their final semester are LIFE4107, LIFE4108, and SCIE4999. Working with an academic supervisor, students will conduct independent research in their chosen area, developing technical, analytical, communication, and management skills. Honours gives students access to an exceptional range of career opportunities in health, agricultural, and environmental professions, as well as being a qualification for undertaking advanced postgraduate research such as a PhD leading to a research career.