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Cell and Developmental Biology
Breadth TrackYear: 2025
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Please contact your Student Centre for additional information about breadth tracks.
Overview
This track will develop a student's general interest in biology and focus particularly on how cells function, particularly in the context of multicellular organisms. With emphasis on current research methodologies, it provides insights into how cells 'translate' the genetic code to produce and transport proteins to specific sites within or outside the cell to control processes required for cell survival, proliferation, movement and growth and how these processes controlled and orchestrated during the remarkable progression of a fertilised egg into an independent organism.
Subject Options
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIOL10004 | Biology of Cells and Organisms | No longer available | |
| BIOL10005 | Genetics & The Evolution of Life | No longer available | |
| CEDB20003 | Fundamentals of Cell Biology | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
You can extend this by taking:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| CEDB20002 | |||
| CEDB30002 | Concepts in Cell & Developmental Biology | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| CEDB30003 | Developmental Biology | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Notes
These subjects are not approved as breadth for Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Biomedicine students.
What is a Breadth Track?
A breadth track is a sequence of three or more subjects (taken as part of a Melbourne Bachelor degree) that progressively develops knowledge and skills relevant to a coherent domain, theme, topic or issue. It is a suggested set of subjects, rather than a requirement.
Last updated: 9 November 2024