BIOL352-26S1 (C) Semester One 2026

Plant Development and Biotechnology

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 16 February 2026
End Date: Sunday, 21 June 2026
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 1 March 2026
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 10 May 2026

Description

Biotechnology for industries using plants and plant products. The principles and applications of advanced cell biology, plant tissue culture and genetic engineering. Use of natural products in industry.

Prerequisites

DRAFT TIMETABLE:

Please note that the 2026 timetable has not been finalised.

Scheduled days and times will be confirmed, following review, on 15th October.

Timetable 2026

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 16:00 - 17:00 Ernest Rutherford 225
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
Lecture B B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 14:00 - 15:00 Ernest Rutherford 225
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
Computer Lab A A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 12:00 - 14:00 Jack Erskine 248 Computer Lab
27 Apr - 17 May
Lab A A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 12:00 - 14:00 West 433
16 Feb - 8 Mar

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Computer lab on molecular cloning 15%
Plant tissue culture lab project 15%
Plant engineering literature (library based research) 40% Short oral presentation / pair of students on a topic of genetic engineering of plants ( or gene editing of plants) AND 1 page Summary of the presentation written individually.
Plant tissue culture literature (library-based research) 30% One 2 page ( max.) written report providing an analysis and discussion of a recently published reserach paper on a topic of plant tissue culture.

Course links

Library portal

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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