BCHM306-26S2 (C) Semester Two 2026

Biochemical Pathology

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 13 July 2026
End Date: Sunday, 8 November 2026
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 26 July 2026
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 27 September 2026

Description

This course is designed to help you to understand the biochemistry underpinning disease (e.g. cancer), how diseases are diagnosed using biochemical markers (e.g. heart disease), mechanisms of cell and organ toxicity, and how toxic molecules can be used to our benefit (e.g. in cancer chemotherapy).

Prerequisites

BCHM253/BIOL253 and BCHM222, and 15 points from BCHM206, BCHM212/CHEM212. RP: BCHM202/BIOL231.

Restrictions

BCHM301, BCHM302

Recommended Preparation

Timetable 2026

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 15:00 - 16:00 Meremere 105 Lecture Theatre
13 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 18 Oct
Lecture B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Thursday 11:00 - 12:00 Meremere 105 Lecture Theatre
13 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 18 Oct
Tutorial A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 15:00 - 16:00 Jack Erskine 443 (21/7, 4/8)
Rehua 528 (18/8, 15/9, 29/9, 13/10)
 20 Jul - 26 Jul
3 Aug - 9 Aug
17 Aug - 23 Aug
14 Sep - 20 Sep
28 Sep - 4 Oct
12 Oct - 18 Oct

Examinations, Quizzes and Formal Tests

Test A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Thursday 18:30 - 20:30 A3 Lecture Theatre
7 Sep - 13 Sep

Course Coordinator

Vanessa Morris

Lecturers

Vanessa Morris and Steven Gieseg

Guest Lecturers

Jitendra Mata (ustralian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisat) and Cory Sellwood (New Zealand Clinical Trials)

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Assignment (Gieseg) 20%
Assignment (Morris) 20%
Final Exam 30% The exam will examine the material from the last six weeks of lectures (term 4)
Test 30% The test will examine the material from the first six weeks of lectures (term 3) and will be held within the first two weeks of term 4

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,099.00

International fee $5,388.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see School of Biological Sciences .

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