Overview
Biomedical science in Aotearoa New Zealand, navigating its guiding principles, while equipping aspiring scientists with vital skills to thrive on both local and global scientific stages.
About this paper
| Paper title | Skills for Biomedical Sciences Research in Aotearoa NZ |
|---|---|
| Subject | Biomedical Sciences |
| EFTS | 0.1500 |
| Points | 18 points |
| Teaching period | Not offered in 2026 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $1,318.20 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- 90 points of 100-level Science Schedule papers
- Recommended Preparation
- STAT 110 or STAT 115
- Contact
- Teaching staff
To be confirmed
- Textbooks
Textbooks are not required for this paper.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Environmental literacy, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the paper will:
- Recognise Te Tiriti o Waitangi and how this is applied to biomedical science and research in Aotearoa.
- Demonstrate an awareness of how Te Ao Māori, Pacific, and other values guide biomedical scientific research in Aotearoa New Zealand.
- Demonstrate an awareness of the local and global influence of biomedical scientific research in Aotearoa New Zealand.
- Determine how biomedical scientific research aligns with the legal, ethical, and cultural values/tikanga unique to Aotearoa New Zealand.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the considerations that underpin experimental design.
- Recommend appropriate methods of analysis for qualitative and quantitative data sets.
- Identify and distinguish between trustworthy and questionable sources of biomedical scientific information.
- Summarise biomedical science information and communicate this using appropriate methods to diverse audiences, including experts and the general public.
Overview
Biomedical science in Aotearoa New Zealand, navigating its guiding principles, while equipping aspiring scientists with vital skills to thrive on both local and global scientific stages.
About this paper
| Paper title | Biomedical Science in an Aotearoa NZ Context |
|---|---|
| Subject | Biomedical Sciences |
| EFTS | 0.1500 |
| Points | 18 points |
| Teaching period | Semester 1 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for 2027 have not yet been set |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- 90 points of 100-level Science Schedule papers
- Contact
- Teaching staff
Dr Catherine Collins (Department of Anatomy)
Dr Nathan Kenny (Department of Biochemistry)
- Textbooks
Textbooks are not required for this paper.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Environmental literacy, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the paper will:
- Recognise Te Tiriti o Waitangi and how this is applied to biomedical science and research in Aotearoa.
- Demonstrate an awareness of how Te Ao Māori, Pacific, and other values guide biomedical scientific research in Aotearoa New Zealand.
- Demonstrate an awareness of the local and global influence of biomedical scientific research in Aotearoa New Zealand.
- Determine how biomedical scientific research aligns with the legal, ethical, and cultural values/tikanga unique to Aotearoa New Zealand.
- Demonstrate an understanding of kaupapa Māori research in a biomedical sciences context.
- Summarise biomedical science information and communicate this using appropriate methods to diverse audiences, including the general public.