Bachelor
Study the Biological Science major in the Bachelor of Science, and become familiar with microbiology, biodiversity, cells and molecular biology, gene technology, and the ecological and evolutionary processes that drive biological variation.
In the Biological Science major you explore the role of biological sciences across many areas - human health, industry, agriculture and the environment. There's an emphasis on concepts relevant to issues and biological phenomena in Aotearoa New Zealand and the Pacific.
Apart from the courses below you also need to complete courses from your second major, your chosen minor(s) or electives.
All Bachelor of Science students need to complete core courses that help you develop transferable skills and support your work in all other courses in the degree.
Choose one of:
And choose one natural sciences course
And one mathematical and computer sciences course
*Only available to students in the Analytics and Mathematical Modelling and Computation majors
And one course from either the natural sciences or mathematical and computer science courses above.
Complete the following course:
And one of:
In Year 3, you complete a project in an area related to your major. This project gives you an important competitive edge for your career, and is good preparation for postgraduate study.
Courses you complete for this project:
Biological science courses
If you're majoring in biological science, this is the main subject area you specialise in. It makes up one third of your degree and consists of eight biology-related courses you study throughout your degree.
Year 1 coursesYear 2 coursesYear 3 courses
Use our online tool to build your own degree and see what your three years of study could look like.
If you started your studies at AUT before 2023, the courses you need to study to complete the requirements for your programme are a little different. You can find the old programme regulations you need to meet on Canvas. Simply log in with your AUT student ID number and password.