Biological Sciences

Biological Sciences is for those who love life. Whether you want to stand in a metre of mud, on top of a tree, under the sea or on a kilometre of Antarctic ice, biology is for you.

Our students have many opportunities; they can be ecologists working towards ecosystem restoration, physiologists aiming to understand how organisms function, or geneticists using DNA as the key to identifying diseases of organisms. With biology as a great start to your career, our graduates have secured positions around the world, testimony to the international standing of our degrees.

Ecology and Biodiversity

By studying Ecology and Biodiversity you’ll learn about the distribution, abundance, and biology of organisms and their role in New Zealand’s most important ecosystems. This subject is available as a major for the Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Science (Technology), and a minor in any qualification.

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Molecular and Cellular Biology is an interdisciplinary field combining biochemistry, microbiology, genetics and physiology to study how cells function at the molecular level.  This subject is available as a major for the Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Science (Technology), and a minor in any qualification.