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Bachelor of Biotechnology (Honours) Pre-2021 - Bioprocess Technology Major

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Program requirements

The program requirements (course list and program rules (PDF, 216KB)) set out the courses and rules you must follow to successfully complete this program.

You must also comply with UQ’s University Policies and Procedures.

What do the different requirements mean?

  • Compulsory - all students must complete this course
  • Prerequisite for major - a course required for this major
  • Required for Major - a course required for this major
  • Recommended - a course which complements the major, but can be substituted for an elective
  • Elective - an elective course from the course list, or as permitted by the program rules

Year 1
Semester Required for Major Recommended
1 BIOL1020 Genes, Cells & Evolution
CHEM1100 Chemistry 13

[ MATH1051 Calculus & Linear Algebra I1,2
OR
MATH1071 Advanced Calculus & Linear Algebra I2 ]		 BIOL1030 Biodiversity & Our Environment
MATH1050 Mathematical Foundation
SCIE1000 Theory & Practice in Science
2 CHEM1200 Chemistry 22

[ MATH1052 Multivariate Calculus & ODEs2
OR
MATH1072 Advanced Multivariate Calculus & ODEs2 ]

STAT1201 Analysis of Scientific Data		 BIOL1040 Cells to Organisms
  1. Available in semester 1 and 2. Students without at least a Sound Achievement in Seniors Maths C are required to take MATH1050 as an elective before MATH1051
  2. Students with a high achievement in Seniors Maths C (or a 6 or 7 in MATH1050) are encouraged to take MATH1071 and MATH1072. Students with a sound achievement in Senior Maths C (or a 4 or 5 in MATH1050) should take MATH1051 and MATH1052
  3. Students without Queensland Senior Chemistry should complete CHEM1090 before taking any other chemistry course.

Year 2
Semester Required for Major Recommended
1 BIOC2000 Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
CHEE2001 Process Principles		  
2 BIOL2202 Genetics
BIOT2002 Issues in Biotechnology

Choose at least 2 units from:

[ CHEM2052 Chemical Biology
CHEM2060 Intermediate Chemistry 2
MICR2000 Microbiology & Immunology ]

  

Year 3
Semester Required for Major Recommended
1 BIOL33031 Genomics
BIOT3009 Quality Management Systems in Biotechnology: GMP, GLP, GCP
CHEE4020 Biomolecular Engineering

Choose at least 4 units from:

[ BIOL3003 Advanced Immunology
CHEE3002 Heat & Mass Transfer
CHEE3003 Chemical Thermodynamics
CHEE3301 Polymer Engineering
CHEE4002 Impact & Risk in the Process Industries
MATH3104 Mathematical Biology
MICR3002 Virology
MICR3003 Molecular Microbiology

  
2

BIOC3005 Molecular Systems Biology
BIOL3011 Plant Microbe & Insect Science
SCIE31002 Bioinformatics 2: Development & Research
CHEE4012 Wastewater & Solid Waste Mgt
CHEE4028 Metabolic Engineering
MICR3001 Microbes & Human Health
MICR3004 Microbial Diversity & Biotech
PARA3002 Biomedical Parasitology


BIOT3004 Commercialisation of Biotechnology		  
  1. From Semester 1 2021, BIOL3303 replaces BIOL3004.
  2. From Semester 1 2021, SCIE3100 replaces BIOL3014.

Option for Part B:

Year 4
Semester Required for Major Electives
1 RBUS6911 Commerce Honours Seminar
BIOT4070 Biotechnology Research Project		 Choose 2 Level 3 or higher units from Part A
2 BIOT4002 Literature Review
BIOT4020 Biotechnology Project A		 Choose 4 Level 3 or higher units from Part A

Option for Part C:

Year 4
Semester Course Code & Title Requirement
1 RBUS6911 Commerce Honours Seminar
BIOT6121/BIOT6122/BIOT6123 Research Project in Biotechnology3		 Compulsory
2 BIOT6121/BIOT6122/BIOT6123 Research Project in Biotechnology3 Compulsory
  1. Student are required to enrol in this course in Semester 1&2 for completion. The enrol code for students who commenced in Semester 1 will be BIOT6121 for both semesters. The enrol code for the student who commenced in Semester 2 will be BIOT6122. For more information about honours, please go here.