UnitLevel 4Undergraduate

BIO4280 Honours coursework in tropical environmental biology

Faculty of Science

BIO4280 Honours coursework in tropical environmental biology is a level 4, 12-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Science, offered in 2025 in Semester 2 and Full year at Malaysia. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
12
Offered in 2025
Semester 2, Full year
Malaysia
Assessment
Exam 20%
and 2 other tasks

This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Requisites

Before BIO4280

No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.

After BIO4280

No unit lists BIO4280 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.

Enrolment rules

PREREQUISITE: Enrolment in an approved Honours in the discipline of Tropical environmental biology.

COREQUISITE: BIO4180

Overview

This unit provides advanced instruction in quantitative methods, thesis writing and current topics to those enrolled in the honours program in biology. You will gain an understanding of advanced experimental design, data analysis and scientific writing that will assist them in completing their honours thesis. Further classes and coursework relating to current topics in biology will assist you in critical analysis of journal articles, providing further support for their academic development in research science.

Offerings in 2025

Teaching periodCampusMode
Second semester to First semesterMalaysiaOn campus
Full yearMalaysiaOn campus

Assessment

  • EssayWritten
    50%
  • Statistics courseworkDemonstration
    30%
  • Within semester oral examinationExamination
    20%

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    Demonstrate an understanding of experimental design and sampling methods that are relevant to their research project;

  2. 2

    Demonstrate an understanding of the impacts of resource limitation on experimental design and implementation;

  3. 3

    Critically analyse articles from the scientific literature and use this ability to enhance the quality of their own written work;

  4. 4

    Express themselves clearly and effectively to a scientific audience;

  5. 5

    Write and manage assessment tasks expeditiously and competently.

Workload and teaching

  • Tutorials36 hours
  • Lectures36 hours
  • Teaching approachActive learning
  • One to three hours of lectures and/or tutorials per week over 12 weeks

Where it fits

BIO4280 is part of 1 area of study in the 2025 handbook.

Contacts

Unit Coordinators
Dr Wan Faridah Jusoh
Chief Examiners
Dr Wan Faridah Jusoh

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for BIO4280?

BIO4280 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.

When is BIO4280 offered?

In 2025, BIO4280 runs in Semester 2 and Full year at Malaysia.

Does BIO4280 have an exam?

Yes. The exam is worth 20% of the final mark, alongside 2 other tasks.

Which majors and minors include BIO4280?

BIO4280 is part of Tropical environmental biology.

More details

Credit points
12
Level
4
Study level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Science
Organisational unit
Malaysia School of Science
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.250
Student contribution
SCA Band 2
Study abroad
Not available