24 monthsProgramme duration
Feb, JulStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Genetics
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Genetics is a rapidly-progressing science, a central theme of modern biology, and a critical component of most biological research.
With a high demand for genetics graduates within New Zealand and overseas, a degree in this ground-breaking and practical discipline will provide you with many career options.
The Genetics programme at Otago draws together the departments of Anatomy, Biochemistry, Botany, Mathematics and Statistics, Microbiology and Immunology, Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Women's Health, Paediatrics and Child Health, Pathology, Physiology, Surgical Sciences, and Zoology.
This allows staff and students to interact and share ideas across a broader sphere than is possible in any one department.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Genetics
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Genetics is a rapidly-progressing science, a central theme of modern biology, and a critical component of most biological research.
With a high demand for genetics graduates within New Zealand and overseas, a degree in this ground-breaking and practical discipline will provide you with many career options.
The Genetics programme at Otago draws together the departments of Anatomy, Biochemistry, Botany, Mathematics and Statistics, Microbiology and Immunology, Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Women's Health, Paediatrics and Child Health, Pathology, Physiology, Surgical Sciences, and Zoology.
This allows staff and students to interact and share ideas across a broader sphere than is possible in any one department.
Admission Requirements
- Admission to the programme shall be subject to the approval of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Sciences).
- Every applicant must have been awarded the degree of Bachelor of Science majoring in the subject or subjects of study proposed with an average grade of at least B, or have an alternative qualification acceptable to the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Sciences).
- An applicant seeking admission to the thesis-only option of the programme (see regulation 2(c) below) must have been awarded the degree of Bachelor of Science with Honours or the Postgraduate Diploma in Science, including research report, thesis preparation, or dissertation with an average grade of at least B+.
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