Bachelor of Biotechnology (Honours) Pre-2021 - Nanotechnology Major - Science planners

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 or SCIE1000: [ BIOL1030 Biodiversity & Our Environment SCIE1000 Theory & Practice in Science ]	BIOL1030 Biodiversity & Our Environment MATH1050 Mathematical Foundation¹ MATH1051 Calculus & Linear Algebra¹ MATH1052 Multivariate Calculus¹ PHYS1001 Mechanics & Thermal Physics I¹ SCIE1000 Theory & Practice in Science
2	BIOL1040 Cells to Organisms CHEM1200 Chemistry 2¹ STAT1201 Analysis of Scientific Data	MATH1050 Mathematical Foundation¹ MATH1051 Calculus & Linear Algebra¹ MATH1052 Multivariate Calculus¹

Year 2
Semester	Required for Major	Recommended
1	BIOC2000 Biochemistry & Molecular Biology CHEM2050 Intermediate Chemistry 1 CHEM2054 Experimental Chemistry	BIOL2200 Cell Structure & Function CHEE2001 Process Principles
2	BIOT2002 Introduction to Biotechnology CHEM2060 Intermediate Chemistry	BIOL2202 Genetics BIPH2000 Foundations of Biophysics CHEM2052 Chemical Biology MICR2000 Microbiology & Immunology

Year 3
Semester	Required for Major	Recommended
1	BIOT3009 Quality Management Systems in Biotechnology: GMP, GLP, GCP [ CHEM3001 Synthesis & Mechanism Organic OR CHEM3010 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry ] CHEM3004 Determination of Molecular Structure	BIOC3000 Advanced Biochemistry & Molecular Biology BIOL3303³ Genomics BIOL3006 Molecular Cell Biology CHEE3301 Polymer Engineering CHEE4034 Cell & Tissue Engineering CHEE4301 Nanomaterials & Their Characterisation CHEM3001 Synthesis & Mechanism Organic CHEM3010 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry Choose a level 3 SCIE Research project.²
2	BIOT3004 Commercialisation of Biotechnology Products CHEM3016 Advanced Experimental Chemistry CHEM3030 Nanomaterials and Self-Assembled Systems	BIOC3003 Human Molecular Genetics & Disease BIOC3005 Molecular Systems Biology CHEE4305 Biomaterials: Materials in Medicine CHEM3011 Physical & Computational Chemistry Choose a level 3 SCIE Research project.²

Students without Queensland Senior Chemistry should complete CHEM1090 before taking any other chemistry course. Students without Senior Physics should complete PHYS1171 before taking any other physics course. Students without Senior Maths C should complete MATH1050 before taking 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	Electives
1	RBUS6911 Commerce Honours Seminar BIOT4070 Biotechnology Research Project	Choose 2 units from Part A
2	BIOT4002 Literature Review BIOT4020 Biotechnology Project A	Choose 4 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 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.