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Program Outline
The program includes advanced treatments of all areas of biotechnology.
Admission Requirements
The Masters is open to graduates with a four-year degree in biotechnology or a related discipline, or who have, in the opinion of the Higher Degree Committee, acquired equivalent qualifications or experience. Applicants with a three year degree may be accepted who have at least two years relevant industrial experience.
Graduates from this program have found employment in industry and a variety of government sectors. A number of graduates from this program have gone on to PhD studies at UNSW and elsewhere in Australia and overseas
Program Structure
The program consists of lectures, tutorials, practical sessions, case history studies and a supervised project.
Session 1
BIOT7070 Recombinant Protein Expression Systems (6 UOC) BIOT7180 Biotechnology Project 1 (6 UOC) BIOT7072 Eukaryotic Cell Biology and Stem Cell Biology (6 UOC) BIOT7080 Biopharmaceutical Production Processes (6 UOC)
Session 2
BIOT7160 Genomics and Proteomics (6 UOC) BIOT7190 Biotechnology Project 2 (6 UOC) Plus one of:BIOT7170 Therapeutic Modalities Biopharmaceutical (6 UOC) BIOT7081 Environmental Biotechnology (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.
Elective Components
Elective courses may be selected from those offered by other Schools in the University subject to approval by the Head of the School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences.
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