Biological SciencesSubject regulations

Biological Sciences incorporates the major traditional biological disciplines of Botany, Microbiology and Zoology, with the interdisciplinary subjects of Biochemistry, Physiology, Genetics, Ecology and Behaviour.

Note:

From 2018 the Biological Sciences major/subject will be replaced with the two majors/subjects, Ecology & Biodiversity and Molecular & Cellular Biology at the Hamilton campus. It will still be available as a major for the BSc in Tauranga by first enrolling with Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology. This means there will be no new enrolments in the Biological Sciences major/subject (outside of existing guaranteed credit arrangements), Graduate Certificate, or Graduate Diploma from 2018. You will need to check Ecology & Biodiversity and Molecular & Cellular Biology for the papers offered in what was Biological Sciences. Students enrolled in 2017 or prior should consult the Division of STEM for programme advice.

Other qualifications

Prescriptions for:

The Master of Philosophy is a one year research-based degree in which students undertake a programme of approved and supervised research that leads to a thesis which critically investigates an approved topic of substance and significance, demonstrates expertise in the methods of research and scholarship, displays intellectual independence and makes a substantial original contribution to the subject area concerned, and is of publishable quality.
The Doctor of Philosophy is a three year research-based degree in which students undertake a programme of approved and supervised research that leads to a thesis which critically investigates an approved topic of substance and significance, demonstrates expertise in the methods of research and scholarship, displays intellectual independence and makes a substantial original contribution to the subject area concerned, and is of publishable quality.

Biological Sciences papers

Code and paper title	Points	Occurrence/Location The study locations.
BIOEB592Dissertation A report on the findings of a theoretical or empirical investigation.	60	25X (Hamilton) & 25X (Tauranga)
BIOEB594Ecology and Biodiversity Thesis An externally examined piece of written work that reports on the findings of supervised research.	120	25X (Hamilton) & 25X (Tauranga)
BIOMO592Dissertation A report on the findings of a theoretical or empirical investigation.	60	25X (Hamilton)
BIOMO594Molecular and Cellular Biology Thesis An externally examined piece of written work that reports on the findings of supervised research.	120	25I (Hamilton) & 25X (Hamilton)
SCIEN589Directed Study	15	25A (Hamilton) & 25A (Tauranga) & 25B (Hamilton) & 25B (Tauranga) & 25C (Hamilton) & 25C (Tauranga)

Code and paper title	Points	Occurrence/Location The study locations.
BIOEB800Ecology and Biodiversity MPhil Thesis	120	25X (Hamilton) & 25X (Tauranga)
BIOMO800Molecular and Cellular Biology MPhil Thesis	120	25X (Hamilton) & 25X (Tauranga)

Code and paper title	Points	Occurrence/Location The study locations.
BIOEB900Ecology and Biodiversity PhD Thesis	120	25I (Hamilton) & 25I (Tauranga) & 25J (Hamilton) & 25K (Hamilton) & 25X (Hamilton) & 25X (Tauranga)
BIOMO900Molecular and Cellular Biology PhD Thesis	120	25I (Hamilton) & 25I (Tauranga) & 25J (Hamilton) & 25K (Hamilton) & 25X (Hamilton) & 25X (Tauranga)

2025 Catalogue of Papers information current as of 7 Apr 2025 01:00am

Biological SciencesSubject regulations

Other qualifications

MPhil

PhD

Biological Sciences papers