Bachelor of Biotechnology (Honours) Pre-2021 - Chemical Biotechnology Major - Science planners - University of Queensland

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 1¹ [ BIOL1030 Global Challenges in Biology OR SCIE1000 Theory & Practice in Science ]	MATH1050 Mathematical Foundation¹ MATH1051 Calculus & Linear Algebra¹ MATH1052 Multivariate Calculus & ODEs¹
2	BIOL1040 Cells to Organisms CHEM1200 Chemistry 2¹ STAT1201 Analysis of Scientific Data	PHYS1171 Physical Basis of Biol. System MATH1050 Mathematical Foundation¹ MATH1051 Calculus & Linear Algebra¹ MATH1052 Multivariate Calculus & ODEs¹

Year 2
Semester	Required for Major	Recommended
1	BIOC2000 Biochemical & Molecular Biology CHEM2050 Chemical Reactions & Mechanisms CHEM2054 Experimental Chemistry	BIOL2200 Cell Structure & Function
2	Choose at least 2 units from: [ BIOL2202 Genetics CHEM2060 Intermediate Chemistry 2 CHEM2052 Chemical Biology ] BIOT2002 Issues in Biotechnology	BIOL2202 Genetics CHEM2052 Chemical Biology MICR2000 Microbiology & Immunology

Year 3
Semester	Required for Major	Recommended
1	[ CHEM3001 Synthesis & Mechanism Organic OR BIOC3000 Biomolecular Structure & Function ] BIOT3009 Quality Management Systems in Biotechnology: GMP, GLP, GCP CHEM3004 Determinat of Molecular Struc	BIOC3000 Biomolecular Structure & Funct BIOL3303⁴ Genomics BIOL3006 Molecular Cell Biology CHEE4034 Cell & Tissue Engineering CHEM3001 Synthesis & Mechanism Organic CHEM3010 Bio-inorganic Chemistry Choose a level 3 SCIE Research project.²
2	BIOT3004 Commercialisation of Biotechnology CHEM3016 Advanced Experimental Chemistry CHEM3020 Medicinal Chemistry and Chemical Biology	BIOC3003 Human Molecular Genetics & Disease BIOC3005 Molecular Systems Biology CHEE4305 Biomaterials: Materials in Medicine Choose a level 3 SCIE Research project²

Students without Queensland Senior Chemistry should complete CHEM1090 before taking any other chemistry course. Students without Senior Maths C should complete MATH1050 before any other Mathematics course.
Choose a project from: SCIE3011, SCIE3220, SCIE3221, SCIE3240, SCIE3241, SCIE3260, or SCIE3261. Please note some courses may also have a summer semester offering.
From Semester 1 2021, BIOL3303 replaces BIOL3004.

Option for Part B:

Year 4
Semester	Required for Major	Recommended
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 Biotechnology⁵	Compulsory
2	BIOT6121/BIOT6122/BIOT6123 Research Project in Biotechnology⁵	Compulsory

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.