Genetics pathway
If you’re on this pathway you’ll study the molecular basis of heredity and the role of genes in disease.
Structuring your pathway
If you choose to take this pathway you must complete the following courses, plus the Biological Sciences capstone course, BIOSCI 399:
60 points:
- BIOSCI 101 Essential Biology: From Genomes to Organisms
- 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
45 points:
- BIOSCI 201 Cellular and Molecular Biology
- BIOSCI 202 Genetics
- BIOSCI 220 Quantitative Biology*
30 points:
- BIOSCI 351 Molecular Genetics
- BIOSCI 355 Genomics and Genome Biology*
15 points from:
- BIOSCI 322 Evolution of Genes, Populations and Species
- BIOSCI 324 Plant Pathology and Symbiosis *
- BIOSCI 326 Plant Biotechnology for Crops and Health*
- BIOSCI 347 Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology
- BIOSCI 349 Biomedical Microbiology
- BIOSCI 353 Molecular and Cellular Regulation
- BIOSCI 356 Developmental Biology and Cancer
*subject to approval for 2019
Other Biological Sciences pathways
Genetics not your thing? You can choose to keep your Biological Sciences major general, or you can 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
23 Symonds Street
Auckland 1010
Phone: +64 9 923 7020
Email: scifac@auckland.ac.nz
Web: wwww.sbs.auckland.ac.nz