Master of Biological Science

About the course By completing this Combined Bachelor's and Master's course you will graduate with both a Bachelor of Biological Science and a Master of Biological Science. In your first three years, you will complete your selected major in the Wildlife Conservation Extended Major or Biodiversity and Evolution Extended Major, followed by a semester of postgraduate study. Gain an appreciation of how living organisms, ranging from microbes to megaflora and megafauna, grow, reproduce, adapt and evolve. You will learn how species and ecological communities can be managed, conserved and restored, using techniques ranging from genetic analysis to data collection from whole populations and ecosystems, to big data synthesis science. You will then complete a final year of postgraduate study in the Master of Biological Science which will provide you with the ability to extend your biological and analytical knowledge and skills obtained from the undergraduate program and the opportunity to develop independent thinking. You will have the opportunity to explore and focus on areas of interest and specialise in Conservation Biology, Ecology or Zoology. If you decide not to continue in the CBM you can exit after three years with a Bachelor of Biological Science (Advanced). Note that the Advanced Bachelor Degree is available only as a CBM exit award. It is not offered for direct enrolment and is not awarded on completion of the CBM.

Minimum entry requirements Minimum entry requirements Below you’ll find a list of admission equivalencies for this course's Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR). All India Senior School Certificate (CBSE) 16 Canadian High School (except Quebec) 80 French Baccalaureate 13.5 Gao Kao (PR China NCEE)/750 570 GCE A-Levels 12 German Abitur 2.6 Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education 17.5 Indian Senior School Certificate (CISCE) 79 Indonesian Sekolah Menengah Atas (SMA) - Pass of 65 86 International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB) 30 Malaysian STPM 15 Monash University Foundation Year 308 NCUK Foundation Program 12 Norwegian Vitnemål 4.6 Singapore - Cambridge A Levels 12 South African National Senior Certificate 5.8 South Korean College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) 344 Sweden Slutbetyg 16.5 Trinity College Foundation 338 Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) 8 University of Western Australia College (UWAC) Foundation Program 74 US College Board Advanced Placements 12 US College Board SAT 1270 Western Australian Universities' Foundation Program (WAUFP) 70 Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) 2016 onwards 90 Below you’ll find a list of admission equivalencies for this course's Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR). All India Senior School Certificate (CBSE) 16 Canadian High School (except Quebec) 80 French Baccalaureate 13.5 Gao Kao (PR China NCEE)/750 570 GCE A-Levels 12 German Abitur 2.6 Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education 17.5 Indian Senior School Certificate (CISCE) 79 Indonesian Sekolah Menengah Atas (SMA) - Pass of 65 86 International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB) 30 Malaysian STPM 15 Monash University Foundation Year 308 NCUK Foundation Program 12 Norwegian Vitnemål 4.6 Singapore - Cambridge A Levels 12 South African National Senior Certificate 5.8 South Korean College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) 344 Sweden Slutbetyg 16.5 Trinity College Foundation 338 Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) 8 University of Western Australia College (UWAC) Foundation Program 74 US College Board Advanced Placements 12 US College Board SAT 1270 Western Australian Universities' Foundation Program (WAUFP) 70 Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) 2016 onwards 90 View full detailsAdmission requirements For applicants with recent secondary education, information on admission criteria is available on our entry requirements page or on the UWA Handbook for course specific requirements and prerequisites. Admission requirements

ADMISSION REQUIREMENT English competency English is the language of instruction and assessment at UWA and you will need to meet the English language requirements of the University to be eligible for a place. Minimum overall IELTS score of 6.5, with no band less than 6.0. ADMISSION REQUIREMENT English competency

Careers and further study This course opens up a world of future study pathways and career opportunities. Postgraduate study at UWA Master of Biological Science Master of Biological Science Western Australia (WA) is a terrestrial biodiversity hot spot. Up to 80 per cent of the region's plants and invertebrates are unique to the area, and the state is a stronghold for threatened mammals. This makes WA the ideal living laboratory for studies in biological science.

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