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Study Plant Biotechnology at Otago

• Overview
• Qualifications
• Papers
• Major Subject and Programme Requirements
• Minor Subject Requirements
• Further Information

Overview

This multidisciplinary course encompasses plant physiology, plant biochemistry and plant molecular biology. It brings together the expertise of plant scientists in the Botany and Biochemistry departments and aims to produce graduates with a knowledge of the structure and function of the whole plant and the ability to apply modern molecular and biochemical techniques to the manipulation of plants of agronomic importance.

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Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science (BSc)
• Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc(Hons))
• Diploma for Graduates (DipGrad)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Science (PGDipSci)
• Master of Science (MSc)

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Papers

See the full list of Plant Biotechnology (PLBI) papers.

Programme Requirements

Bachelor of Science (BSc) majoring in Plant Biotechnology

Level	Papers	Points
100-level	BIOL 113 At least one of BIOC 192, CELS 191, CHEM 191, ECOL 111	18 18
200-level	BTNY 221 At least three 200-level BIOC, BTNY or GENE papers	18 54
300-level	PLBI 301 At least three approved 300-level BIOC, BTNY or GENE papers	18 54
Plus	180 further points; must include 36 points at 200-level or above. Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Science Note: Prerequisite for BIOC 192 is CHEM 191; prerequisites for 200-level BIOC and GENE papers include CELS 191 and may include CHEM 191 or BIOC 192. ECOL 111 is a prerequisite for some BTNY 200-level papers.	180
Total		360

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Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc(Hons)) in Plant Biotechnology

Stage	Papers	Points
1st stage	BIOL 113 At least one of BIOC 192, CELS 191, CHEM 191, ECOL 111 90 further points Prerequisite for BIOC 192 is CHEM 191; prerequisites for 200-level BIOC and GENE papers include CELS 191 and may include CHEM 191 or BIOC 192. ECOL 111 is a prerequisite for some BTNY 200-level papers.	18 18 90
2nd stage	BTNY 221 At least two 200-level BIOC, BTNY or GENE papers 54 further 200-level points	18 36 54
3rd stage	PLBI 301 PLBI 351 Three approved 300-level BIOC, BTNY or GENE papers 36 further approved points at 200-level or above	18 18 54 36
4th stage	PLBI 490 PLBI 401 BTNY 461 BTNY 465 One further approved 400-level BIOC or BTNY paper	48 24 24 24 24
	There is no second stage Honours course in this subject; admission to the Honours programme is normally at third stage (after passing a total of 252 points, including at least 108 points above 100-level, in the first and second years of study).

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Postgraduate Diploma in Science (PGDipSci) in Plant Biotechnology

Papers
PLBI 480 PLBI 401 BTNY 461 BTNY 465 One further approved 400-level BIOC or BTNY paper
Note: With the approval of the Head of Department or Programme Director concerned, a 48 point dissertation or project may be substituted for any project of fewer points prescribed in the table above.

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Master of Science (MSc) in Plant Biotechnology

Papers
PLBI 495, PLBI 401, BTNY 461, BTNY 465 and one other 400-level BIOC or BTNY paper approved by the Programme Director. PLBI 5 (thesis)

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Minor Subject Requirements

Plant Biotechnology as a minor subject for a Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Theology (BTheol), Bachelor of Science (BSc), Bachelor of Applied Science (BAppSc) or Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) degree

Level	Papers	Points
100-level	BIOL 113	18
200-level	BTNY 221 Two 200-level BIOC, BTNY or GENE papers	18 36
300-level	PLBI 301	18
	Prerequisites for 200-level BIOC and GENE papers include CELS 191 and may include CHEM 191 or BIOC 192. ECOL 111 is a prerequisite for some BTNY 200-level papers.
Total		90

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Further Information

Email us at biochemistry@otago.ac.nz or visit our home page http://www.otago.ac.nz/biochemistry