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Physiology is a rapidly advancing and exciting subject area. Just how important is physiology? It’s the only biological science for which you can win a Nobel Prize. Physiology explains how cells, tissues and organs work together to maintain normal body function. It provides the foundation on which we build our knowledge about life, so we can recognise problems and develop new treatments for disease.

You will gain a broad understanding of the functions and integration of the major organ systems of the body, progressing to more in-depth insights as your study progresses.

Follow your interests

You can choose from a wide variety of courses to complement your physiology study at Massey. That could include anything from agribusiness, psychology or human nutrition to environmental science, zoology or sport and exercise.

If you’re interested in human health, you can delve into cellular physiology and take on a minor in an area such as biochemistry or human nutrition. If you’re interested in animals you can focus on animal physiology and pair this with a minor in zoology or courses in animal science or ecology.

Topics you’ll learn about include:

• adaptive human physiology
• animal welfare science
• cell physiology
• environmental physiology
• metabolic physiology
• human lifecycle physiology
• physiological control systems
• physiological strategies for survival
• physiology of mammalian organ systems

Transferable skills

You’ll also learn skills that will be useful, no matter what field you end up working in, like critical thinking, planning, analysis and communication skills.

Careers

Physiology is key if you want to work in human or animal health sciences.

Wide variety of options

Can you picture yourself conducting vital research in universities, Crown Research Institutes or pharmaceutical or biotech companies? If you really want to go far, you could even be a research physiologist in outer space, discovering how the body adapts to zero gravity.

What about working in one of the world’s growth industries - healthcare? You can specialise in nutrition, toxicology, pharmacy, radiography, physiotherapy, nursing, or public and environmental health. How about teaching in schools or hospitals? Or you may fancy a career in the medical, veterinary or food industries, a job in medical writing, or in the active world of sport science, exercise and recreation.