Biodiversity and the Environment (BIOL1030)
Information valid for Semester 1, 2025
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
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.