Course level

Undergraduate

Faculty

Science

School

School of the Environment

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Attendance mode

In Person

Class hours

Lecture 2 Hours/ Week
Practical 3 Hours/ Week
2L3P

Restricted

If you have completed AGRC1020, AGRC1021, ANIM1060, or AGRC1041 and wish to enrol into BIOL1030, please contact the Faculty of Science (enquire@science.uq.edu.au)

Assessment methods

Web-based assignment, practical & field reports, mid & end semester examinations

Course enquiries

Associate Professor Steven Salisbury (Semester 1, Regular, St Lucia, In person)

A/Prof Steven Salisbury (s.salisbury@uq.edu.au)

Study Abroad

This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.

Current course offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 1, 2025 (24/02/2025 - 21/06/2025) St Lucia In Person Course Profile

Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.

Course description

Every aspect of our lives is impacted upon by the organisms around us. As the primary source of our foods, fuels, drugs, shelter, clothing, and general well-being, and as agents of diseases and famine, life in its full diversity defines us, the ecosystems we inhabit, and the planet we depend upon. Students in BIOL1030 will learn fundamental concepts in biodiversity, ecology, biogeography and evolution by applying them to global challenges such as species extinction, emerging diseases, and sustainable populations. You will also be introduced to Indigenous perspectives and knowledge systems that relate to the environment and the concept of Country. The course begins by investigating how organisms change over time and the different ways we can identify and quantify biodiversity. We then explore how organisms respond to environmental change, how the complex networks of individuals, populations, species, ecosystems and biomes interact, and transformations of energy and matter.

Archived offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 1, 2024 (19/02/2024 - 15/06/2024) St Lucia In Person Course Profile
Semester 1, 2023 (20/02/2023 - 17/06/2023) St Lucia In Person Course Profile
Semester 1, 2022 (21/02/2022 - 21/06/2022) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2022 (21/02/2022 - 21/06/2022) External External Course Profile
Semester 1, 2021 (22/02/2021 - 19/06/2021) External External Course Profile
Semester 1, 2021 (22/02/2021 - 19/06/2021) St Lucia Flexible Delivery Course Profile
Semester 1, 2020 (24/02/2020 - 11/07/2020) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2019 (25/02/2019 - 22/06/2019) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2018 (19/02/2018 - 23/06/2018) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2017 (27/02/2017 - 24/06/2017) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2016 (29/02/2016 - 25/06/2016) St Lucia Internal Course Profile