Course level

Undergraduate

Faculty

Science

School

Agriculture Food Sustainablty

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Attendance mode

In Person

Class hours

Lecture 2 Hours/ Week
Practical 3 Hours/ Week
Fieldwork 7.5 Hours/ One Off
2L3P + 7.5F (One off)

Incompatible

BIOL7012 (co-taught)

Recommended prerequisite

Assessment methods

Annotated Bibliography

Mind Map

Lab Project Report

Seminar Reflection

Course enquiries

Associate Professor Brett Ferguson (Semester 2, Regular, St Lucia, In person)

Doctor April Hastwell (Semester 2, Regular, St Lucia, In person)

A/Prof Brett Ferguson & Dr April Hastwell

Students may also contact the School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability Student Administration team for general enquiries via agriculture@enquire.uq.edu.au.

Current course offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 2, 2025 (28/07/2025 - 22/11/2025) St Lucia In Person Profile unavailable

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

Course description

Topics include molecular & biochemical interactions of plants with microbes & insects, cell signalling pathways, molecular defence responses, disease diagnostics, applications in agriculture & biotech, as well as some interesting evolutionary & ecological aspects.

Archived offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 2, 2024 (22/07/2024 - 18/11/2024) St Lucia In Person Course Profile
Semester 2, 2023 (24/07/2023 - 18/11/2023) St Lucia In Person Course Profile
Semester 2, 2022 (25/07/2022 - 19/11/2022) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2022 (25/07/2022 - 19/11/2022) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2021 (26/07/2021 - 20/11/2021) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2021 (26/07/2021 - 20/11/2021) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2020 (03/08/2020 - 21/11/2020) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2020 (03/08/2020 - 21/11/2020) St Lucia Flexible Delivery Course Profile
Semester 2, 2019 (22/07/2019 - 16/11/2019) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2019 (22/07/2019 - 16/11/2019) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2018 (23/07/2018 - 17/11/2018) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2018 (23/07/2018 - 17/11/2018) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2017 (24/07/2017 - 18/11/2017) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2017 (24/07/2017 - 18/11/2017) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2016 (25/07/2016 - 19/11/2016) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2016 (25/07/2016 - 19/11/2016) External External Course Profile