La Trobe's Bachelor of Science offers you foundational skills in science and the freedom to delve into your passions. Whether it's protecting endangered animals, developing new ways to treat disease or fighting climate change, you'll be ready to pursue your dream journey in science by tailoring your degree with a mix of majors and minors. As you learn from leading academics and researchers, you'll take a deep dive into science – not only scientific concepts, but also how scientists think, work and share their findings.
About the Genetics major
Discover how inherited genes influence our development and health. You’ll gain an understanding of the mechanisms which enable biological processes at a molecular level and develop skills to contribute to some of today's biggest challenges, such as protecting endangered animals or developing new ways to treat disease.
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Delivery mode
This course is available in the following study modes:
Locations
Edwards Road, Flora Hill, Bendigo 3550
Levels 2, 3 and 20, 360 Collins Street, Melbourne 3000
Plenty Road, Bundoora, Melbourne 3086
Entry Requirements
You must meet ONE of the following requirements:
Completed Year 12 (ATAR optional) with ATAR score 60.25 or equivalent.
I’m an applicant with current or recent secondary education (within the last two years)
VCE: Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 20 in any Mathematics.
Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English (EAL) or at least 20 in English other than EAL.
I’m an applicant with higher education study
Subject proficiency: Demonstrated proficiency equivalent to stated Year 12 prerequisites.
I’m an applicant with vocational education and training (VET) study
Subject proficiency: Demonstrated proficiency equivalent to stated Year 12 prerequisites.
I’m an applicant with work and life experience
Subject proficiency: Demonstrated proficiency equivalent to stated Year 12 prerequisites.
Course fees
Course fee
$28,488
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This course will prepare you for the following roles.
About La Trobe University
La Trobe is a university known for making a positive difference in the lives of our students, partners and communities. We will become an even more valued and relevant university because of the way we respond to their needs in this time of great local and national crisis.
Our aim is to emerge as a more resilient, future-focused and necessarily more efficient institution that will thrive in a post-COVID world by being more sharply focused on the needs of our community, and by playing to our strengths in teaching and research.
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