Offered By	ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, ANU College of Medicine, Biology & Environment, ANU College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, ANU College of Business and Economics, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific, ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science, and ANU College of Law
Academic Contact	Dr Susan Howitt
Areas of Interest	Biology

Requirements

A major in Cell and Molecular Biology consists of a minimum of 42 units of courses from biochemistry and molecular biology including:

(a) BIOL1004 Molecular Biology

(b) BIOL2161 Genes: Replication and Expression

(c) at least 18 units from the following:

BIOL3101: Cellular Neuroscience
BIOL3112: Systems Neuroscience
BIOL3141: Infection & Immunity
BIOL3142: Parasitology
BIOL3144: Molecular Immunology
BIOL3161: Genomics and its Applications
BIOL3174: Research Projects
BIOL3175: Research Projects
BIOL3177: Advances in Molecular Plant Science
BIOL3181: Developmental and Molecular Biology
BIOL3191: Biotechnology in Context

 

(d) choice of 12 units from any of the above, not already included, or:

BIOL1007: Living Cells
BIOL2142:  General Microbiology
BIOL2162:  Molecular Biotechnology
BIOL2171:  Biochemistry & Nutrition
BIOL2174:  Cell Physiology in Health & Disease
BIOL2176:  Introductory Human Anatomy
BIOL2191:  Ecology, Health & Disease

A double major requires an additional 18 units of appropriate Group C courses offered from list (c).

First Year course advice

Students must take BIOL1004, CHEM1101 and CHEM1201. BIOL1003 and BIOL1007 strongly recommended.

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