Cell and Developmental Biology
Major/Minor/Specialisation !J07-MAJ+1003 (2009)
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| Year and Campus: | 2009 |
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| Overview: | The Cell and Developmental Biology major provides students with a broad understanding of the structure and functions of cells and the genetic, molecular and cellular basis of development in a range of organisms and experimental models. Taught by experts in several disciplines, it will specifically provide understanding of methodologies used in cell and developmental biology research and how this knowledge can be applied as technologies to improve the human condition. Dramatic advances in this field have shed light on numerous disorders in plants and animals and provided technologies to solve significant problems but also raised ethical issues for society (such as vitro fertilisation (IVF), birth control, stem cell technology, reproductive/therapeutic cloning and genetically manipulated foods/crops). Graduates emerging from this major will not only gain a broad array of generic and specialist skills to equip them for a range of career paths (research/diagnostic laboratories, biotechnology, government agencies, agriculture, medico-legal and journalism) but an awareness of how research in this field impacts on society. |
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| Subject Options: | Reproduction and Development SpecialisationNo second year selective subjects are required to complete the Reproduction and Development Specialisation within the Cell and Developmental Biology major. Students studying this specialisation within the Cell and Developmental Biology major must complete the following third year level subjects: Third Year Concepts in Cell and Developmental Biology One subject from: Developmental Biology Two subjects from: Developmental Biology Animal Cell Biology SpecialisataionNo second year selective subjects are required to complete the Animal and Cell Biology Specialisation within the Cell and Developmental Biology major. Students studying an Animal Cell Biology specialisation within the Cell and Developmental Biology major must complete the following third year level subjects: Third Year Concepts in Cell and Developmental Biology Two subjects from: Developmental Biology
NB Complete information on third year level subjects will be available in the 2010 Handbook which will be published late 2009. |
| Links to further information: | http://www.bbiomed.unimelb.edu.au/bachelor_of_biomedicine/course_structure |
| Related Course(s): |
Bachelor of Biomedicine |
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