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Study Plant Biotechnology at Otago

Understanding plant form and function.

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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Requirements

Plant Biotechnology as a minor subject for a BA, MusB, BPA, BTheol, BSc, BCom, BEntr, BHealSc, BACom, BASc or BComSc degree

Available as a minor subject for a Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Music (MusB), Bachelor of Performing Arts (BPA), Bachelor of Theology (BTheol), Bachelor of Science (BSc), Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), Bachelor of Entrepreneurship (BEntr), Bachelor of Health Science (BHealSc), Bachelor of Arts and Commerce (BACom), Bachelor of Arts and Science (BASc) or Bachelor of Commerce and Science (BComSc) degree

LevelPapersPoints
100-level

BIOL 123 Plants: How They Shape the World, or PTWY 132* Introduction to Plant Life

18

200-level

BTNY 201 Plant Functional Biology and Biotechnology

Two 200-level BIOC, BTNY or GENE papers

18

36

300-level

PLBI 301 Applied Plant Science, or PLBI 302 Plants for the Future

18

 

* PTWY 132 is only available to students enrolled in the Diploma in Science.

 
Total 90

PLBI papers

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Email plant.biotechnology@otago.ac.nz
Web otago.ac.nz/plant-biotechnology

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