Biotechnology pathway
If you’re on this pathway you’ll study the commercial development of new knowledge and discovery in the biosciences.
Structuring your pathway
If you choose to take this pathway you must complete the following courses, plus the Biological Sciences capstone course, BIOSCI 399*:
75 points:
- BIOSCI 101 Essential Biology: From Genomes to Organisms
- BIOSCI 106 Foundations of Biochemistry
- BIOSCI 108 Biodiversity: Patterns of Life*
- BIOSCI 109 Ecology and Evolution: The Continuum of Life*
- STATS 101 Introduction to Statistics
15 points from:
- CHEM 110 Chemistry of the Living World
- CHEM 120 Chemistry of the Material World
- CHEM 150 Concepts in Chemistry
75 points:
- BIOSCI 203 Biochemistry
- BIOSCI 204 Principles of Microbiology
- BIOSCI 220 Quantitative Biology*
- INNOVENT 203 The Entrepreneurial Mindset
- SCIGEN 201 Innovating for a Knowledge Society
60 points:
- BIOSCI 326 Plant Biotechnology for Crops and Health*
- BIOSCI 347 Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology
- BIOSCI 348 Food and Industrial Microbiology
- INNOVENT 307 Ecosystems for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
*subject to approval for 2019
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Other Biological Sciences pathways
Biotechnology not your thing? You can choose to keep your Biological Sciences major general, or choose a different pathway. Browse our other Biological Sciences pathways to find one that matches your interests:
Help and advice
For further information and advice, please contact the Science Student Centre.
Science Student Centre
Level G, Room G 20
(beside the entrance to the Large Chemistry Lecture Theatre)
Building 301
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Auckland 1010
Phone: +64 9 923 7020
Email: scifac@auckland.ac.nz
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