Bachelor of Biotechnology (Honours) Pre-2021 - Microbial Biotechnology and Innovation Management Dual 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 [ BIOL1030 Global Challenges in Biology OR SCIE1000 Theory & Practice in Science ] CHEM1100 Chemistry 1¹ MGTS1301 Introduction to Management	-
2	ACCT1101 Accounting for Decision Making BIOL1040 Cells to Organisms CHEM1200 Chemistry 2¹ STAT1201 Analysis of Scientific Data	-

Year 2
Semester	Required for Major	Recommended
1	BIOC2000 Biochemistry & Molecular Biology [ FINM1415 Introduction to Finance OR FINM1416 Introduction to Financial Management ] *Choose at least 2 units from:*² [ BIOL2200 Cell Structure & Function BIOL2006 Biostatistics BIOL2010 Ecology CHEM2050 Intermediate Chemistry 1 CSSE2002 Programming in the Large STAT2003 Probability & Statistics SCIE2100 Introduction to Bioinfomatics ]	CHEM2054 Experimental Chemistry
2	BIOL2202 Genetics BIOT2002 Introduction to Biotechnology MICR2000 Microbiology & Immunology TIMS3309³ Fundamentals of Technology & Innovation Management	-

Year 3
Semester	Required for Major	Recommended
1	BIOL3303⁴ Genomics BIOT3009 Quality Management Systems in Biotechnology: GMP, GLP, GCP MICR3003 Molecular Microbiology [ IBUS2302 Globalisation & Business OR IBUS3303 Managing International Business Operations ]	-
2	Choose 2 units from: [ MICR3004 Microbial Genomics BIOC3005 Molecular Systems Biology PARA3002 Biomedical Parasitology BIOL3011 Plant Microbe & Insect Interaction SCIE3100⁵ Bioinformatics 2: Development & Research ] BIOT3004 Commercialisation of Biotechnology Products MICR3001 Microbes & Human Health TIMS3302 Entrepreneurship	-

Students without Queensland Senior Chemistry should complete CHEM1090 before taking any other chemistry course.
Students are required to take at least 2 units from this list. Students may take more than 2 units from this list.
If TIMS3309 is not available, students can complete MGTS3301.
From Semester 1 2021, BIOL3303 replaces BIOL3004.
From Semester 1 2021, SCIE3100 replaces BIOL3014.

Option for Part B:

Year 4
Semester	Required for Major	Electives
1	RBUS6911 Commerce Honours Seminar BIOT4002 Literature Review BIOT4020 Biotechnology Project A	Choose 2 units (at level 3 or higher) from Part A
2	BIOT4070 Biotechnology Research Project	Choose 4 units (at level 3 or higher) 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 Biotechnology¹	Compulsory
2	BIOT6121/BIOT6122/BIOT6123 Research Project in Biotechnology¹	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.