BIOL457-26S2 (C) Semester Two 2026

Macromolecular Evolution & Engineering

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

The primary goal of this course is to assist student development as scholars and advance their research skills in fields of science that use molecular evolution and molecular design (i.e. synthetic biology) to address a wide diversity of biological questions and problems. The course focuses on the critical evaluation of scientific methodology and how such methodology can be applied to engineer new biomolecules.

Restrictions

Co-requisites

Equivalent Courses

Recommended Preparation

BIOL331/BCHM301 (Biochemistry 3) and/or Protein Science (BIOL435/BCHM403), which is designed to be a compatible course run in S1.  In addition, one from the following is highly recommended: BIOL313 (Microbiology) or BIOL333 (Molecular Genetics) (or equivalent, as determined by course co-ordinator).

Timetable 2026

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 11:00 - 12:00 Jack Erskine 445
13 Jul - 19 Jul
Tutorial A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 10:00 - 12:00 Rehua 702
13 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 20 Sep
12 Oct - 18 Oct

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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