Cell and Developmental Biology

Major/Minor/Specialisation !J07-MAJ+1003 (2009)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2009. Search for this in the current handbook

Year and Campus: 2009

Coordinator

Dr Robb De Iongh

Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology

Email: r.deIongh@unimelb.edu.au

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.
Objectives: .
Subject Options:

Reproduction and Development Specialisation

No 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
Reproduction

Two subjects from:

Developmental Biology
Reproduction
Molecular Aspects of Cell Biology
Developmental Neurobiology


Animal Cell Biology Specialisataion

No 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
Molecular Aspects of Cell Biology

Two subjects from:

Developmental Biology
Reproduction
Developmental Neurobiology

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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