Bachelor of Science (BSc), majoring in Biological Sciences, for students enrolled prior to 2019
If you are enrolling for the first time this year, visit the Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences page.
Some courses offered prior to 2019 may no longer be available. If you began your degree prior to 2019 we strongly recommend you visit your online help and support centre, AskAuckland.
Your single or first major must include:
15 points:
At least 45 points from:
- BIOSCI 100 Antarctica: The Frozen Continent
- BIOSCI 102 Plants, Microbes and Society*
- BIOSCI 103 Comparative Animal Biology*
- BIOSCI 104 New Zealand Ecology and Conservation*
- BIOSCI 106 Foundations of Biochemistry
- BIOSCI 107 Biology for Biomedical Science: Cellular Processes and Development
At least 30 points including at least 15 points from each of two of the following groups:
- BIOSCI 201 Cellular and Molecular Biology, BIOSCI 202 Genetics or BIOSCI 203 Biochemistry;
- BIOSCI 204 Principles of Microbiology, BIOSCI 205 Plant Cell and Environment, or BIOSCI 208 Invertebrate Diversity;
- BIOSCI 206 Principles of Ecology, BIOSCI 207 Adaptive Form and Function or BIOSCI 210 Evolution and the Biological Origin of Life
At least 60 points from:
- BIOINF 301 Introduction to Bioinformatics*
- BIOSCI 320 Pure and Applied Entomology
- BIOSCI 322 Evolution of Genes, Populations and Species
- BIOSCI 323 Plant Diversity
- BIOSCI 328 Fisheries and Aquaculture
- BIOSCI 329 Biology of Fish
- BIOSCI 333 Marine Ecology
- BIOSCI 335 Ecological Physiology
- BIOSCI 337 Animal Behaviour
- BIOSCI 340 Plant Cell Biology and Biotechnology
- BIOSCI 347 Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology
- BIOSCI 348 Food and Industrial Microbiology
- BIOSCI 349 Biomedical Microbiology
- BIOSCI 350 Protein Structure and Function
- BIOSCI 351 Molecular Genetics
- BIOSCI 353 Molecular and Cellular Regulation
- BIOSCI 354 Gene Expression and Gene Transfer
- BIOSCI 356 Developmental Biology and Cancer
- BIOSCI 358 Nutritional Science
- BIOSCI 394 Conservation Ecology
- BIOSCI 395 Pacific Biogeography and Biodiversity
- BIOSCI 396 Terrestrial Ecology
Second major must include:
15 points:
At least 45 points from:
- BIOSCI 100 Antarctica: The Frozen Continent
- BIOSCI 102 Plants, Microbes and Society
- BIOSCI 103 Comparative Animal Biology
- BIOSCI 104 New Zealand Ecology and Conservation
- BIOSCI 106 Foundations of Biochemistry
- BIOSCI 107 Biology for Biomedical Science: Cellular Processes and Development
At least 30 points including courses from each of two of the following groups:
- BIOSCI 201 Cellular and Molecular Biology, BIOSCI 202 Genetics or BIOSCI 203 Biochemistry;
- BIOSCI 204 Principles of Microbiology, BIOSCI 205 Plant Cell and Environment, or BIOSCI 208 Invertebrate Diversity;
- BIOSCI 206 Principles of Ecology, BIOSCI 207 Adaptive Form and Function or BIOSCI 210 Evolution and the Biological Origin of Life
At least 45 points from:
- BIOINF 301 Introduction to Bioinformatics
- BIOSCI 320 Pure and Applied Entomology
- BIOSCI 322 Evolution of Genes, Populations and Species
- BIOSCI 323 Plant Diversity
- BIOSCI 328 Fisheries and Aquaculture
- BIOSCI 329 Biology of Fish
- BIOSCI 333 Marine Ecology
- BIOSCI 335 Ecological Physiology
- BIOSCI 337 Animal Behaviour
- BIOSCI 340 Plant Cell Biology and Biotechnology
- BIOSCI 347 Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology
- BIOSCI 348 Food and Industrial Microbiology
- BIOSCI 349 Biomedical Microbiology
- BIOSCI 350 Protein Structure and Function
- BIOSCI 351 Molecular Genetics
- BIOSCI 353 Molecular and Cellular Regulation
- BIOSCI 354 Gene Expression and Gene Transfer*
- BIOSCI 356 Developmental Biology and Cancer
- BIOSCI 358 Nutritional Science
- BIOSCI 394 Conservation Ecology
- BIOSCI 395 Pacific Biogeography and Biodiversity
- BIOSCI 396 Terrestrial Ecology
* Not available from 2019
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Doing a double major with Biological Sciences
If you choose to do a double major in your BSc, we recommend the following subjects to complement Biological Sciences: Anthropological Science, Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth Sciences, Environmental Science, Exercise Sciences, Geography, Psychology and Statistics.
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