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Available in Program(s)
Single degree program(s) in which this specialisation is available:

Bachelor of Science and Business - BSc&Bus3925 - Science and Business
Bachelor of Life Sciences - BLS3966 - Life Sciences
Bachelor of Science - BSc3970 - Science
Bachelor of Science (International) - BSc(International)3987 - Science (International)

Specialisation Structure
66 Units of Credit:

Students must complete 66 UOC.

Level 1 Core Courses

Students must take 18 UOC of the following courses.

BABS1201
6 UOC
Molecules, Cells and Genes

Level 2 Core Courses

Students must take 12 UOC of the following courses.

PHSL2101
6 UOC
Physiology 1A
PHSL2201
6 UOC
Physiology 1B

Level 1 Prescribed Electives

Students must take at least 6 UOC of the following courses.

BIOS1101
6 UOC
Evolutionary and Functional Biology

Level 2 Prescribed Electives

Students must take at least 12 UOC of the following courses.

NEUR2201
6 UOC
Neuroscience Fundamentals
PHAR2011
6 UOC
Introductory Pharmacology and Toxicology
BIOC2201
6 UOC
Principles of Molecular Biology (Advanced)

Level 3 Prescribed Electives

Students must take at least 18 UOC of the following courses.

NEUR3101
6 UOC
Muscle and Motor Control
NEUR3121
6 UOC
Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience
NEUR3221
6 UOC
Neurophysiology
PHSL3211
6 UOC
Cardiovascular Physiology and Pathophysiology
PHSL3221
6 UOC
Endocrine, Reproductive and Developmental Physiology

Recommended Elective

The following course is not required but is recommended as a good complementary course for this major: BIOC3261 Human Biochemistry (6 UOC)

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You are responsible for ensuring that you enrol in courses according to your program requirements and by following the advice of your Program Authority. myUNSW enrolment checks that you have met enrolment requirements such as pre-requisites for individual courses but not that you are enrolling in courses that will count towards your program requirements.

Additional Information

Honours

Students interested in pursuing Honours in Physiology should refer to program 4500 I Science (Honours) and the Physiology Honours handbook entries.

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