Program Requirements
 

The degree requires completion of at least 144 units of courses comprising:

• BIOL1003, BIOL1004, CHEM1101, CHEM1201 and at least one of BIOL1007, BIOL1009, COMP1100*, and STAT1003 or STAT1008*

* for students with an interest in the Computational and Statistical Genetics stream, the statistics requirement can be waived in favour of  MATH 1013 and MATH1014 or MATH1115 following discussion with the program convenor. COMP1100 is also recommended for these students

• BIOL2151, BIOL2152, BIOL2161 and BIOL2162, and two or more group B courses from at least one of the streams listed below.
• BIOL3151, BIOL3161, at least two of BIOL3154, BIOL3177, BIOL3181, BIOL3137 (Tools for Molecular Ecology) and at least 12 units from other courses from the designated streams below (note: students must be familiar with, and have fulfilled appropriate prerequisites for these).
• An additional 36 units

The degree program may not include more than 60 units and first year level.

At least 24 units of Group A courses must be completed before enrolment in Group C courses.

The maximum period for completion of the degree is 10 years from the date of first enrolment in the degree program; the 10 years includes periods of suspension.

Entry to this program requires a UAI score of 90% or more.

Students must attain a credit average (65%) for prescribed courses to remain in the program.

The information published on the Study at ANU 2009 website applies to the 2009 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2008 website.