Overview
Topics in reproduction and development, including female and male reproductive biology and reproductive hormone secretion; cellular processes involved in embryogenesis; organ and skeletal formation and patterning.
This course will follow a life progression from embryonic development through early reproductive development, the fertile years, and reproductive senescence in males and females. Real-world clinical examples will be included in the lecture material.
About this paper
| Paper title | Advanced Reproduction and Development |
|---|---|
| Subject | Anatomy |
| EFTS | 0.1500 |
| Points | 18 points |
| Teaching period | Semester 1 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $1,243.65 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- ANAT 243
- Restriction
- ANAT 333, ANAT 334
- Schedule C
- Science
- Contact
- More information link
View more information on the structure of the Anatomy major and the Biomedical Sciences major.
- Teaching staff
2025 teaching staff to be confirmed. Please contact the Department of Anatomy for more information.
- Paper Structure
This paper includes three modules:
- Module 1: Early embryogenesis and stem cells
- Module 2: Organ development
- Module 3: Puberty and the fertile years
- Teaching Arrangements
All teaching is undertaken on campus.
- Textbooks
ANAT312 delves in depth into selected subjects in developmental and reproductive biology, and because the goal of your education at this stage is to learn the process of experiment-driven scientific discovery, our primary reference for this paper is the scientific literature. Thus, we do not prescribe any one textbook for the paper. Your lab manual will supply those texts that are excellent references, all of which are on reserve in the Medical Library.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Scholarship, Critical Thinking, Ethics, Research, Information Literacy, Life-long Learning, Self-motivation, Interdisciplinary Perspective, Environmental Literacy, Global Perspective, Team-work.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the paper will:
- Demonstrate an understanding of some of the major theories in, and current experimental evidence for, key aspects of reproduction and development.
- Demonstrate an ability to integrate information given and to use this information to discuss aspects of reproduction and development.
- Exhibit an awareness of the experimental basis of science and be able to obtain and interpret experimental data.
- Exhibit an awareness of the process of scientific enquiry and demonstrate an ability to engage in critical and analytical thought.
- Be familiar with key experimental techniques and be able to demonstrate how you would use these to investigate specific questions in reproduction and development.