Academic preparation
You may wish to refresh yourself on some of the First Year content, if you:
- Are entering the MBChB as a graduate applicant
- Didn't complete your undergraduate studies at the University of Auckland
For the Year 2 MBChB course, there is an assumption that you are familiar with:
- Basic biochemistry
- Cellular biology
- Molecular biology
- Organ system functions of the human body
If you haven't completed either the first year Bachelor of Health Sciences or Bachelor of Science (Biomedical Science) at the University of Auckland, you should do additional personal study during the summer period before the teaching begins.
Relevant courses
Your lecturers will refer to material covered in:
- BIOSCI 107: Biology for Biomedical Science: Cellular Processes
- MEDSCI 142: Biology for Biomedical Science: Organ Systems
- CHEM 110: Chemistry for the Life Sciences
- POPLHLTH 111: Population Health
Your lecturers may also draw from material covered in:
- BIOSCI 106: Foundations of Biochemistry
- BIOSCI 101: Life! Origins and Mechanisms
- PHYSICS 160: Physics for the Life Sciences
Recent course guides
You can access electronic copies of the course guides by emailing the MBChB Phase 1 Director, Dr Carolyn Barrett (c.barrett@auckland.ac.nz)
Useful textbooks
You may wish to study from these textbooks to help you prepare your course:
- Tortara, G.J., Derrickson, B., Burkett, B., Peoples, G., Dye, D., Cooke, J., Diversi, T., McKean, M., Summers, S., Di Pietro, F., Engel, A., Macartney, M., & Green, H., (2021), Principles of Anatomy and Physiology (3rd edn.), John Wiley and Son.
- Urry, L., Meyers, N., Cain, M., Wasserman, S., Minorsky, P., Orr, R., Da Silva, K., Parkinson, A., Lluka, L., & Chunduri, P., (2021), Campbell's Biology: Australian and New Zealand Edition (12th edn.), Pearson.
- Blackman, A., Schmid, S., Mocerino, M., Wille, U., & Bottle, S., (2022), Chemistry (5th edn.), John Wiley and Son.
- Appling, D., Anthony-Cahill, S., & Mathews, C., (2019), Biochemistry: Concepts and Connections, Global Edition (2nd edn.), Pearson.
Please note, any recent edition of these textbooks will be enough to help you prepare for your course.
You can access these resources at the Philson Library. You will need a University of Auckland campus card for this.
Campus card
If you do not have a University of Auckland campus card, you can get one so that you can access these resources.