Postgraduate courses
Courses in Biological Sciences can be studied in a Bachelor of Science (Honours), Masters, Postgraduate Diploma, or PhD programme.
Postgraduate courses in Biological Sciences
| Course code | Course title | Semester offered | Coordinator |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIOSCI 700 | Advanced Phylogenetics | S1 | Alexi Drummond |
| BIOSCI 701 | Practical Approaches in Genomics | S1 | Kim Handley |
| BIOSCI 702 | Modelling Biological Processes | S2 | Nobuto Takeuchi |
| BIOSCI 704 | Practical Applications of Cell Analysis | S2 | Nicole Edwards |
| BIOSCI 724 | Marine Ecology | S1 | Mary Sewell |
| BIOSCI 725 | Ecological Physiology | S1 | Tony Hickey |
| BIOSCI 727 | Aquaculture | S2 | Andrew Jeffs |
| BIOSCI 729 | Evolutionary Biology | Not offered in 2024 | |
| BIOSCI 730 | Entomology and Biosecurity | S2 | David Seldon |
| BIOSCI 731 | Biogeography | S2 | Shane Wright |
| BIOSCI 733 | Molecular Evolution and Conservation Genomics | Not offered in 2024 | |
| BIOSCI 734 | Terrestrial Plant Ecology | S2 | Bruce Burns |
| BIOSCI 735 | Advanced Behavioural Ecology | S1 | Anne Gaskett |
| BIOSCI 736 | Microbial Genomics and Metabolism | Not offered in 2024 | |
| BIOSCI 737 | High Resolution Imaging of Biological Molecules | Not offered in 2024 | |
| BIOSCI 738 | Advanced Biological Data Analysis | S1 | Charlotte Jones-Todd |
| BIOSCI 739 | Dialogues in Biology | S1 | James Russell |
| BIOSCI 741 | Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology | S1 | Sarah Knight |
| BIOSCI 746 | The Molecular Machinery of The Cell | S2 | Richard Kingstone |
| BIOSCI 747 | Biosecurity and Invasion Biology | S1 | Margaret Stanley |
| BIOSCI 748 | Weed and Pest Management | S2 | Margaret Stanley |
| BIOSCI 749 | Microbiomes |
S2 | Mike Taylor |
| BIOSCI 751 | Plant-microbial Interactions | S2 | Matt Templeton |
| BIOSCI 752 | Plant Genomics and Biotechnology | S1 | Chris Carrie |
| BIOSCI 753 | Synthesis of Plant Products and Foods | Not offered in 2024 | |
| BIOSCI 754 | Plant Genomes and Gene Expression | S2 | Karine David |
| BIOSCI 755 | Genomics and Gene Expression | S1 | Suzanne Reid |
| BIOSCI 757 | Molecular Form, Function and Design |
S1 | Paul Harris |
| BIOSCI 758 | Development, Differentiation and Disease | Not offered in 2024 | |
| BIOSCI 759 | Cell and Molecular Biomedicine | S1 | Christopher Walker |
| BIOSCI 760 | Biosystematics | S1 | David Seldon |
| BIOSCI 761 | MSc Thesis Proposal | S1; S2 | S1: Tony Hickey S2: Alice Della Penna |
| BIOSCI 762 | BSc(Hons) Dissertation Proposal | S1 | Mia Jullig |
| BIOSCI 763 | Professional Applications of Ecology | S1 | James Brock |
| BIOSCI 764 | Human Virology | S1 | John Taylor |
| BIOSCI 765 | Translating Biomedical Science into Therapeutic Strategies | S2 | Kate Angel |
| BIOSCI 766 | Global Change Ecology | S1 | Cate Macinnis-Ng |
| BIOSCI 788 | BSc(Hons) Dissertation in Biological Sciences | S2 | Biological Sciences research supervision - expression of interest form |
| BIOSCI 796A/B | MSc Thesis in Biological Sciences | S1, S2 | Biological Sciences research supervision - expression of interest form |
| SCIENT 701 | Accounting and Finance for Scientists | S1 | Graeme Treasure |
| SCIENT 702 | Marketing for Scientific and Technical Personnel | S1 | Charlotta Windahl |
| SCIENT 703 | Frontiers in Biotechnology | S2 | Mia Jullig |
| SCIENT 704 | Law and Intellectual Property | S1 | Bram Van Wiele |
| SCIENT 705 | Research Commercialisation | S2 | Lisa Callagher |
| SCIENT 706 | Commercialisation Project | S2 | Guy Bate |
| SCIENT 721 | Product Development and Regulatory Environments | S1 | Zahra Champion |
Postgraduate study options
For help with your postgraduate programme contact an academic adviser.
Find timetable information at Student Services Online.
Download a Faculty of Science prospectus.
2024 field trips
More details about the field trips can be found in the Course Outline.
If you require further information, please reach out to the course coordinator.