Courses in Biological Sciences
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Current course list
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100-level courses
- SCIE 105—The Molecular Science of Life (2025,2026)
- BIOL 111—Cell and Molecular Biology (2026,2025)
- BIOL 113—Biology of Plants (2025,2026)
- BIOL 114—Biology of Animals (2026,2025)
- BIOL 132—Biodiversity and Conservation (2025,2026)
200-level courses
- BIOL 219—New Zealand Flora and Fauna (2025,2026)
- BIOL 222—Ecology and Environment (2025,2026)
- BIOL 227—Plants and Algae: Function and Diversity (2026,2025)
- BIOL 228—Animal Diversity (2026,2025)
- BIOL 236—Microbes and their Environments (2026,2025)
- BIOL 241—Genetics (2026,2025)
- BIOL 243—Physiology and Pathology 1 (2025,2026)
- BIOL 244—Introductory Biochemistry (2025,2026)
- BIOL 252—Cell and Developmental Biology (2026,2025)
- PHIL 265—Mind and Cognition / Te Hiringa i te Mahara (2026,2025)
- BIOL 271—Introductory Marine Ecology (2025,2026)
300-level courses
- BIOL 325—Global Change Biology: The Ecology of Our Planet Under Stress (2025,2026)
- BIOL 327—Population and Community Ecology (2025,2026)
- BIOL 328—Behaviour and Conservation Ecology (2026,2025)
- BIOL 329—Evolution (2026,2025)
- BIOL 333—The Brain in Health and Disease (2026)
- BIOL 340—Genes and Genomes (2025,2026)
- BIOL 370—Field Marine Ecology (2026,2025)
- BIOL 371—Marine Ecology (2026,2025)
- BIOL 372—Applied Marine Biology (2026,2025)
400-level courses
- CLNR 401—Introduction to Clinical Research and Clinical Trial Practice (2026,2025)
- CLNR 402—Ethics and Research in Special Populations as Applied to Clinical Research (2026,2025)
- CLNR 403—Biostatistics and Informatics (2026,2025)
- BIOL 403—Evolutionary Analysis (2025,2026)
- CLNR 404—Qualitative Methods in Clinical Research (2025,2026)
- CLNR 405—Advanced Clinical Research Design, Management and Analysis (2026,2025)
- BIOL 405—Pest Management, Biosecurity and Law (2025,2026)
- CLNR 410—Clinical Immunology (2025,2026)
- BIOL 410—Fisheries Science (2025,2026)
- CLNR 411—Practicum in Clinical Immunology (2025)
- CLNR 412—Research Project in Clinical Immunology (2025)
- BIOL 420—Conservation Ecology (2026,2025)
- BIOL 422—Ecology (2025,2026)
- BIOL 423—Marine Biodiversity and Ecology (2025,2026)
- BIOL 424—New Zealand Conservation Practice (2026,2025)
- BIOL 430—Genetics and Molecular Biology (2025,2026)
- BIOL 431—Cell Biology (2026,2025)
- BIOL 432—Physiology and Pharmacology (2026,2025)
- BIOL 435—Research Skills in the Life Sciences (2026,2025)
- BIOL 439—Directed Invididual Study (2025,2026)
- BIOL 440—Directed Individual Study (2025,2026)
- BIOL 489—Research Project (2025)
500-level courses
- CLNR 510—Advanced Clinical Immunology (2025)
- CLNR 511—Research Design and Implementation (2025)
- BIOL 519—Principles of Marine Conservation (2025,2026)
- BIOL 529—Tropical Marine Conservation Practice (2026,2025)
- CLNR 580—Research Preparation (2025,2026)
- BIOL 580—Research Preparation for Terrestrial and Marine Ecology (2025,2026)
- CLNR 591—Thesis in Clinical Research (2025)
600-level courses
- CLNR 690—Clinical Research for PhD (2025)