Bachelor of Science (Molecular Cell Biology)

Molecular cell biology is at the forefront of scientific endeavour. Rapid advances in technology have enabled the genomic revolution, the targeted manipulation of genes, electron microscopy imaging of single biomolecules and computational biology. These exciting developments have united the traditional disciplines of cell biology, biochemistry, genetics, genomics, and molecular evolution into the field of Molecular Cell Biology. In the Bachelor of Science (Molecular Cell Biology) you will study the big questions of life: How does life work at a molecular and cellular level and what keeps it going? What are cells made of and how do they control their molecular complexity? How did life start and why is it so diverse? How are organisms related and how does evolution work at a molecular level? How do cells go wrong and cause disease; what can we do for prevention and treatment? You will learn key concepts, theories and experimental methods that help answer these questions. You'll gain a scientific education that enables the application of these ideas to important current issues such as: