Bachelor of Wildlife Science
Program Requirements
Study planners are useful guides for successful progression through the program. Students must follow the program rules and requirements listed on the Programs and Courses website.
Students are required to check the prerequisites, incompatibilities and restrictions for all courses they select in their study plan. Future course offerings are subject to change.
Refer to the relevant study planner from the year and semester the program was commenced.
2025
2024
2023
Program requirements - 2021 and 2022
The following planner is for students who commenced their program in 2021 and 2022.
The program requirements (course list and program rules (PDF, 131KB)) set out the courses and rules you must follow to successfully complete this program.
You must also comply with UQ’s University Policies and Procedures.
Immunisation
There are mandatory immunisation requirements for this program.
What do the different requirements mean?
- Core - all students must complete this course
- Elective - required for the program, chosen from specific selection of courses
Year 1
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
|---|---|
| Compulsory core courses - complete 12 units | |
| AGRC1021 Biological Concepts & Plant Science | AGRC1023 Applied Mathematics & Statistics |
| AGRC1032 Elements of Ecology | ANIM1020 Applied Animal Biology |
| ANIM1026 Australian Terrestrial Vertebrates | |
| CHEM1004 Chemistry | |
| Elective courses - choose 4 units | |
4 units program elective or general elective Refer to BWSc course list for course selection. | Elective courses only available in Semester 1. |
Year 2
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
|---|---|
| Compulsory core courses - complete 8 units | |
| AGRC2001 Agricultural Biochemistry | ANIM2033 Human - Wildlife Conflict Management |
| ANIM2055 The Management & Husbandry of Zoo Animals | |
| ANIM2057 Applied Animal Physiology | |
| Elective courses - choose 8 units | |
2 units program elective or general elective Refer to BWSc course list for course selection. | 6 units program elective or general elective Refer to BWSc course list for course selection. |
Year 3
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
|---|---|
| Compulsory core courses - complete 12 units | |
| ANIM3019 Animal Reproduction | ANIM3006 Animal Health & Epidemiology |
| ANIM3046 Animal Breeding & Genetics | ANIM3018 Wildlife Technologies |
| LPWM30051 Game Management - the Science of Sustainable Use | ANIM3049 Biology of Australian Marsupials & Monotremes |
| Elective courses - choose 4 units | |
2 units program elective or general elective Refer to BWSc course list for course selection. | 2 units program elective or general elective Refer to BWSc course list for course selection. |
1 This course is being replaced by ANIM3033: Wildlife Population Management from Semester 1, 2022.
Program Elective Courses
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
|---|---|
| Level 1 elective courses | |
| ANIM1014 Animal Behaviour, Handling & Wellbeing | Elective courses only available in Semester 1. Refer to General Electives for other course options. |
| Level 2 elective courses | |
Elective courses only available in Semester 2. Refer to General Electives for other course options. | AGRC2013 Agricultural Microbiology & Gene Technology |
| AGRC20311 Industry Placement | |
| ANIM2053 Animal Nutrition & Technology | |
| Level 3 elective courses | |
| AGRC3035 Short International Experience | Elective courses only available in Semester 1. Refer to General Electives for other course options. |
| AGRC3042 Animal & Plant Biosecurity | |
Additional Information
- Course offered in Summer Semester only.
General Elective Courses
Students may complete courses from any part of the BWSc course list, the Bachelor of Agribusiness, Bachelor of Agricultural Science, Bachelor of Equine Science, Bachelor of Veterinary Technology or other course lists.
Students completing the Bachelor of Wildlife Science externally must enrol part-time, due to residential school requirements.
Residential schools run in each mid-semester break.
Year 1
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
|---|---|
| Compulsory core courses - complete 8 units | |
| AGRC1021 Biological Concepts & Plant Science | ANIM1026 Australian Terrestrial Vertebrates |
| AGRC1032 Elements of Ecology | CHEM1004 Chemistry |
Year 2
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
|---|---|
| Compulsory core courses - complete 4 units | |
| Compulsory courses only available in Semester 2. | ANIM1020 Applied Animal Biology |
| AGRC1023 Applied Mathematics & Statistics | |
| Elective courses - complete 2 units | |
2 units program elective or general elective Refer to BWSc course list for course selection. Recommended course: ANIM1014 Animal Behaviour, Handling & Wellbeing | Elective courses only available in Semester 1. |
Year 3
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
|---|---|
| Compulsory core courses - complete 4 units | |
| AGRC2001 Agricultural Biochemistry | Core courses only available in Semester 1. |
| ANIM2057 Applied Animal Physiology | |
| Elective courses - complete 4 units | |
| Elective courses only available in Semester 2. | 4 units program elective or general elective Refer to BWSc course list for course selection. |
Year 4
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
|---|---|
| Compulsory core courses - complete 4 units | |
| ANIM2055 The Management & Husbandry of Zoo Animals | ANIM2033 Human - Wildlife Conflict Management |
| Elective courses - complete 4 units | |
2 units program elective or general elective Refer to BWSc course list for course selection. | 2 units program elective or general elective Refer to BWSc course list for course selection. |
Year 5
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
|---|---|
| Compulsory core courses - complete 8 units | |
| ANIM3019 Animal Reproduction | ANIM3006 Animal Health & Epidemiology |
| ANIM3046 Animal Breeding & Genetics | ANIM3018 Wildlife Technologies |
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
|---|---|
| Compulsory core courses - complete 4 units | |
| LPWM30051 Game Management | ANIM3049 Biology of Australian Marsupials & Monotremes |
| Elective courses - complete 4 units | |
2 units program elective or general elective Refer to BWSc course list for course selection. | 2 units program elective or general elective Refer to BWSc course list for course selection. |
1 This course is being replaced by ANIM3033: Wildlife Population Management from Semester 1, 2022.
Immunisation
There are mandatory immunisation requirements for this program.