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La Trobe University
Department of Zoology

Current students

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Why Zoology
Unsure whether Zoology is for you? Download PDF (1.2 MB) to find out more about the discipline of Zoology and the types of careers that such training can prepare you for.
Why Zoology
Planning your choice of second & third year subjects?
Read below the subjects we recommend and Download PDF (0.1 MB) to find out more about these units .

The following second & third year subjects are recommended if you are aiming for a place in Honours in the research laboratories of Department of Zoology academics:

ECOLOGY & EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
(covering Conservation Biology, Behavioural Ecology, Insect Ecology, Fire Ecology, Reproductive Physiology).

Second Year

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Third Year
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COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY OF ANIMALS
(covering Muscle Physiology and Reproductive Physiology).

Second Year
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