KURSUS INI TELAH DIREKABENTUKKAN UNTUK MENDEDAHKAN PELAJAR TAHUN PERTAMA KEPADA KONSEP BIODIVERSITI PADA PARAS GEN, SPESIES DAN EKOSISTEM. TUMPUAN BESAR AKAN DIBERI KEPADA PARAS BIODIVERSITI SPESIES DI KALANGAN MIKROB, TUMBUHAN DAN HAIWAN. NILAI EKONOMI, KEPENTINGAN EKOLOGI DAN PEMULIHARAAN BIODIVERSITI AKAN DIBINCANGKAN JUGA.
THIS COURSE COVERS ELEMENTS OF BIODIVERSITY INVOLVING GENES, SPECIES AND ECOSYSTEM. EMPHASIS WILL BE ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY INCLUDING DISCUSSION ON CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VARIOUS BIOLOGICAL GROUPS. THE STUDENTS WILL ALSO BE EXPOSED TO THE PROBLEMS OF LOSS OF SPECIES, HABITAT AND ECOSYSTEM AND THE IMPORTANCE OF BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AS WELL AS EFFORTS TAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT IN BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION. DISCUSSION WILL ALSO INCLUDE TOPICS ON LEGISLATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS FOR THE PROTECTION OF BIODIVERSITY AND WILL END WITH SOME DISCUSSION ON BIODIVERSITY HOTSPOTS. IT IS HOPED THAT AT THE END OF THE COURSE THE STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO APPRECIATE THE IMPORTANCE OF BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION FOR THE FUTURE GENERATION.