Bachelor of Science with Honours in Genetics
Requirements
Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc(Hons)) in Genetics
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GENE 490 Dissertation GENE 411 Current Topics in Genetics GENE 412 Current Topics in Genetics - One of:
- ANAT 456 Developmental Biology
- BIOC 462 Molecular Biology
- BIOC 463 Contemporary Technologies in Biochemistry
- BTNY 467 New Zealand Plant Ecology and Evolution
- MICR 461 Molecular Microbiology
- PLBI 401 Special Topic
- STAT 435 Data Analysis for Bioinformatics
- ZOOL 410 Evolutionary Genetics With Programme Director approval, one of the papers listed above may be replaced by another 400-level paper.
Prerequisites: At least five of:
GENE 312 Evolutionary Genetics
GENE 313 Medical Genetics
GENE 314 Developmental Genetics
GENE 315 Genomes
GENE 360 Special Topics in Genetics (highly recommended)
BIOC 352 Advanced Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics
MICR 335 Molecular Microbiology With Programme Director approval, one of the papers listed above may be replaced by another 300-level paper.
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In the fourth year, students can undertake 400-level papers plus GENE 490, an honours research project. Completion of honours to a required minimum standard can lead directly into master's by thesis only, or into a PhD.
The first step for those wishing to embark on postgraduate study in genetics is to establish eligibility for admission to the programme. You must demonstrate that you have the appropriate pre-entry qualifications and that your proposed programme is an acceptable one.
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Regulations on this page are taken from the 2023 Calendar and supplementary material.
This information must be read subject to the statement on our Copyright & Disclaimer page.
Regulations on this page are taken from the 2024 Calendar and supplementary material.
