Genes, Cells and Evolution (BIOL7020)
Information valid for Semester 1, 2025
Course level
Postgraduate Coursework
Faculty
School
School of the Environment
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
In Person
Class hours
Lecture 1 Hour/ Week
Tutorial 1 Hour/ Week
Practical 3 Hours/ Week
Incompatible
BIOL1020 (co-taught)
Assessment methods
Online Quiz, Mini-tests, Examination, Written Summary
Practical assignment (inlcuding summary of popular press article and practical questions)
Course enquiries
Associate Professor Nigel Beebe (Semester 1, Regular, St Lucia, In person)
Professor Sassan Asgari (Semester 2, Regular, St Lucia, In person)
Dr Nigel Beebe (Sem 1); Professor Sassan Asgari (Sem 2)
Current course offerings
| Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2024 (22/07/2024 - 18/11/2024) | St Lucia | In Person | Profile unavailable |
| Semester 1, 2025 (24/02/2025 - 21/06/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Profile unavailable |
| Semester 1, 2025 (24/02/2025 - 21/06/2025) | External | External | Profile unavailable |
| Semester 2, 2025 (28/07/2025 - 22/11/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Profile unavailable |
Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.
Course description
Students taking this course will learn about the fundamentals of molecular cell biology and genetics by examining what cells are made of and how the genetic information to build cells and perform cellular processes is encoded, executed, and inherited. The course explores the connections between physical processes at the molecular level and the whole organism phenotype, and identifies how cellular, genetic, and evolutionary processes affect everyday life.
Archived offerings
| Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2024 (19/02/2024 - 15/06/2024) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2024 (19/02/2024 - 15/06/2024) | External | External | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2023 (20/02/2023 - 17/06/2023) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2023 (20/02/2023 - 17/06/2023) | External | External | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2023 (24/07/2023 - 18/11/2023) | External | External | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2023 (24/07/2023 - 18/11/2023) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2022 (21/02/2022 - 21/06/2022) | St Lucia | Internal | Profile unavailable |
| Semester 1, 2022 (21/02/2022 - 21/06/2022) | St Lucia | External | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2022 (25/07/2022 - 19/11/2022) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2022 (25/07/2022 - 19/11/2022) | External | External | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2021 (26/07/2021 - 20/11/2021) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2021 (26/07/2021 - 20/11/2021) | External | External | Course Profile |
