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 |
|---|---|---|
| BIOSCI 700 | Advanced Phylogenetics | S1 |
| BIOSCI 701 | Practical Approaches in Genomics | S1 |
| BIOSCI 702 | Modelling Biological Processes | S2 |
| BIOSCI 704 | Practical Applications of Cell Analysis | S2 |
| BIOSCI 724 | Marine Ecology | S1 |
| BIOSCI 725 | Ecological Physiology | S1 |
| BIOSCI 727 | Aquaculture | S2 |
| BIOSCI 729 | Evolutionary Biology | S1 |
| BIOSCI 730 | Entomology and Biosecurity | S2 |
| BIOSCI 731 | Biogeography | S2 |
| BIOSCI 733 | Molecular Evolution and Conservation Genomics | Not offered in 2025 |
| BIOSCI 734 | Terrestrial Plant Ecology | S2 |
| BIOSCI 735 | Advanced Behavioural Ecology | S1 |
| BIOSCI 736 | Microbial Genomics and Metabolism | Not offered in 2025 |
| BIOSCI 737 | High Resolution Imaging of Biological Molecules | Not offered in 2024 |
| BIOSCI 738 | Advanced Biological Data Analysis | S1 |
| BIOSCI 739 | Dialogues in Biology | S1 |
| BIOSCI 741 | Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology | S1 |
| BIOSCI 746 | The Molecular Machinery of The Cell | S2 |
| BIOSCI 747 | Biosecurity and Invasion Biology | S1 |
| BIOSCI 748 | Weed and Pest Management | S2 |
| BIOSCI 749 | Microbiomes |
S2 |
| BIOSCI 751 | Plant-microbial Interactions | S2 |
| BIOSCI 752 | Plant Genomics and Biotechnology | S1 |
| BIOSCI 754 | Plant Genomes and Gene Expression | S2 |
| BIOSCI 755 | Genomics and Gene Expression | S1 |
| BIOSCI 757 | Molecular Form, Function and Design |
S1 |
| BIOSCI 758 | Development, Differentiation and Disease | Not offered in 2025 |
| BIOSCI 759 | Cell and Molecular Biomedicine | S1 |
| BIOSCI 760 | Biosystematics | S1 |
| BIOSCI 761 | MSc Thesis Proposal | S1; S2 |
| BIOSCI 762 | BSc(Hons) Dissertation Proposal | S1 |
| BIOSCI 763 | Professional Applications of Ecology | S1 |
| BIOSCI 764 | Human Virology | S1 |
| BIOSCI 765 | Translating Biomedical Science into Therapeutic Strategies | S2 |
| BIOSCI 766 | Global Change Ecology | S1 |
| BIOSCI 788 | BSc(Hons) Dissertation in Biological Sciences | S2 |
| BIOSCI 796A/B | MSc Thesis in Biological Sciences | S1, S2 |
| SCIENT 701 | Accounting and Finance for Scientists | S1 |
| SCIENT 702 | Marketing for Scientific and Technical Personnel | S1 |
| SCIENT 703 | Frontiers in Biotechnology | S2 |
| SCIENT 704 | Law and Intellectual Property | S1 |
| SCIENT 705 | Research Commercialisation | S2 |
| SCIENT 706 | Commercialisation Project | S2 |
| SCIENT 721 | Product Development and Regulatory Environments | S1 |
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.