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Foundational Biology: Life's Machinery (BIOL10008) // Dates and times

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Dates & times

  • Summer Term
    CoordinatorAlexander Idnurm
    Mode of deliveryOn Campus (Parkville)
    Contact hours24 hours of interactive seminars (4 x 1 hour per week across semester), 15 hours of practical classes (5 x 3 hours, delivered weekly across semester), 12 hours of workshops (6 x 2 hours, delivered weekly across semester). Students are also expected to undertake up to 24 hours of independent online activities including watching videos and instant feedback activities (4 hr per week).
    Total time commitment175 hours
    Teaching period 2 January 2024 to 11 February 2024
    Last self-enrol date10 January 2024
    Census date19 January 2024
    Last date to withdraw without fail 2 February 2024
    Assessment period ends25 February 2024

    Summer Term contact information

    Alex Idnurm

  • Semester 1
    CoordinatorAlex Andrianopoulos
    Mode of deliveryOn Campus (Parkville)
    Contact hours24 hours of interactive seminars (2 x 1 hour per week across semester), 15 hours of practical classes (5 x 3 hours, approximately fortnightly across semester), 12 hours of workshops (6 x 2 hours, fortnightly across semester). Students are also expected to undertake up to 24 hours of independent online activities including watching videos and instant feedback activities (2 hr per week).
    Total time commitment175 hours
    Teaching period26 February 2024 to 26 May 2024
    Last self-enrol date 8 March 2024
    Census date 3 April 2024
    Last date to withdraw without fail 3 May 2024
    Assessment period ends21 June 2024

    Semester 1 contact information

    Alex Andrianopoulos

Time commitment details

Estimated total time commitment of 175 hours (100 hours assessment, 51 hours on-campus contact and 24 hours independent online study)

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Last updated: 11 April 2024