Biotechnology

Major/Minor/Specialisation !J07-MAJ+1002 (2010)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2010.

Year and Campus: 2010

Coordinator

Associate Professor Ed Newbigin
School of Botany


Contact

edwardjn@unimelb.edu.au
Overview: Biotechnology is the use of biological knowledge to develop new processes and products for use in industry, health, agribusiness and other areas of human technology. Biotechnology advances can be based on knowledge from biological sciences, chemical sciences, physical sciences or engineering. Because of this, the major is not tied to a particular discipline area. The binding concept is that of developing technology from basic discipline knowledge in at least one area of biomedical science.
Objectives:

By the end of this major a student should have:

  • Knowledge of the basic principles of cellular and molecular science and bioengineering that underpin developments in biotechnology;
  • Understood local and global issues in biotechnology in relation to human welfare;
  • Studied the process by which developments in biotechnology are brought to the market place; and
  • Gained experience in written and oral presentation.
Structure & Available Subjects:

This major consists of:

  • 50 credit points at the third year level.
Majors/
Minors/
Specialisations 		Molecular Biotechnology (Genetics stream)
Molecular Biotechnology (Cell and Developmental Biology stream)
Biomedical Biotechnology (Microbiology & Immunology stream)
Biomedical Biotechnology (Pharmacology stream)
Biomedical Biotechnology (Biochemistry stream)
Subject Options:
Second Year:
202-211 Biotechnology is a recommended subject but not required:
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Semester 2
12.50
Third Year Core:
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PLUS a specialisation combination from one of the following five streams:

Molecular Biotechnology (Genetics stream)

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12.50

Molecular Biotechnology (Cell and Developmental Biology stream)


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12.50

Biomedical Biotechnology (Microbiology & Immunology stream)

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Biomedical Biotechnology (Pharmacology stream)

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12.50
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Biomedical Biotechnology (Biochemistry stream)

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12.50
*Alternative year 2 level PRACTICAL subjects other than 521-220: Techniques in Molecular Science may qualify students to complete the Biochemistry stream of the Biotechnology major. This will be determined on a case by case basis and will depend on the level of academic achievement of the student. Third Year:
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Links to further information: http://www.bbiomed.unimelb.edu.au/
Related Course(s): Bachelor of Biomedicine

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