BIOL412-26S1 (C) Semester One 2026

Research Proposal

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

To introduce and develop skills in the synthesis of research findings and the writing of a detailed research proposal.

Prerequisites

BIOL411. For those students who begin 4th year in the middle of the year, BIOL411 and BIOL412 must be completed in Semester 1 of the following year.

Restrictions

BIOL405

Timetable 2026

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Tutorial A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 13:00 - 14:00 Jack Erskine 443
23 Feb - 1 Mar
Tutorial B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 13:00 - 15:00 Jack Erskine 443
2 Mar - 15 Mar
Tutorial D
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 13:00 - 16:00 To Be Advised By Mentor
11 May - 17 May

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Short verbal presentation 15% (5 mins, 4 slides) oral presentation/proposal on your chosen research topic in a mini-conference setting
Research modules 15% Brief reflections will be sumitted by each student for four research modules, each worth 2.5%
Research proposal 60% A final research proposal (MSc/PGDipSci) or thesis introduction (Hons) will be submitted
Peer-review 10% Peer-review of a fellow student's research proposal draft

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,286.00

* 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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