Average Duration: 1 year for full-time and 2 years for part-time.
*Note: there is no midyear entry into this program

Requirements: Completion of 36 Units of credit of course-work

Award: Graduate Diploma

 

Plans/Majors Available:
Biotechnology

 

School Contact:
Dr Christopher Marquis:
c.marquis@unsw.edu.au

 

Program Outline
The graduate diploma program provides the opportunity for graduates with no previous tuition in biotechnology to undertake training in this discipline. The program includes advanced treatments of all areas of biotechnology.

Biotechnology can be defined as the use of various biological processes to make products and perform services. The essential feature of biotechnology therefore is the use of biological processes based on living cells and biochemical macromolecules such as proteins, DNA and RNA in a rapidly expanding range of activities of benefit to mankind. As such, biotechnology makes practical use of the recent scientific advances in areas such as molecular genetics. An ability to cope with the problems of the 21st century will be heavily dependent on biotechnological solutions.

 

Admission Requirements
The program is open to graduates with a three-year degree in biotechnology or a related discipline, or who have, in the opinion of the Higher Degree Committee, acquired equivalent qualifications or experience.

 

 

Program Structure
The program consists of lectures, tutorials, practical sessions, case history studies and a supervised project. The minimum period of registration before the award of the degree is two sessions for full-time students and four sessions for part-time students. Full time students must enrol in 18 UC per session for full-time enrolment.

Session 1
BIOT7070 Recombinant Protein Expression Systems (6 UOC)
BIOT7180 Biotechnology Project 1 (6 UOC)
Plus one of:
BIOT7091 Applied Cell Culture (6 UOC)
BIOT7081 Environmental Biotechnology (6 UOC)

 

Session 2
BIOT7160 Genomics and Proteomics (6 UOC)
BIOT7190 Biotechnology Project 2 (6 UOC)
Plus one of:
BIOT7071 Biochemical Engineering (6 UOC)
BIOT7080 Biopharmaceutical Production Processes (6 UOC)
BIOT7170 Therapeutic Modalities Biopharmaceutical (6 UOC)

Students may be able to replace one of the elective courses (6 units of credit) with an equivalent size course in another Department or School with permission from the course convenor and the Head of School.