Evolution pathway
If you’re on this pathway you’ll study the changes in heritable characteristics of organisms over successive generations.
Structuring your pathway
If you choose to take this pathway you must complete the following courses, plus the Biological Sciences capstone course, BIOSCI 399:
60 points:
- BIOSCI 101 Life! Origins and Mechanisms
- BIOSCI 108 Biodiversity: Patterns of Life
- BIOSCI 109 Ecology and Evolution: The Continuum of Life
- STATS 101 Introduction to Statistics
45 points:
- BIOSCI 202 Genetics
- BIOSCI 210 Evolution and the Biological Origin of Life
- BIOSCI 220 Quantitative Biology
45 points:
- BIOSCI 322 Evolution of Genes, Populations and Species
- BIOSCI 355 Genomics and Genome Biology
- BIOSCI 395 Pacific Biogeography and Biodiversity
Other Biological Sciences pathways
Evolution not your thing? You can choose to keep your Biological Sciences major general, or you can choose a different pathway. Browse our other Biological Sciences pathways to find one that matches your interests:
You can use our degree planners to help you plan the courses you need to take for your BSc. To find the most up to date Biological Sciences (Evolution pathway) degree planner, go to the Science degree planners page.
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