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Bachelor of Biotechnology (Honours) Pre-2021 - Plant Biotechnology 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
BIOL1030 Biodiversity & Our Environment
CHEM1100 Chemistry 11		 CSSE1001 Software Engineering I
MATH1050 Mathematical Foundation1
MATH1051 Calculus & Linear Algebra1
MATH1052 Multivariate Calculus1
SCIE1000 Theory & Practice in Science
2 BIOL1040 Cells to Organisms
CHEM1200 Chemistry 21
STAT1201 Analysis of Scientific Data		 CSSE1001 Software Engineering I
MATH1050 Mathematical Foundation1
MATH1051 Calculus & Linear Algebra1
MATH1052 Multivariate Calculus1
PHYS1171 Physical Basis of Biological Syst

Year 2
Semester Required for Major Recommended
1 BIOC2000 Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Choose at least 2 units from:

[ BIOL2006 Biostatistics
BIOL2010 Ecology
BIOL2200 Cell Structure & Function
CSSE2002 Programming in the Large
SCIE2100 Introduction to Bioinfomatics
STAT2003 Probability & Statistic ]

 BIOL2200 Cell Structure & Function
BIOL2006 Biostatistics
BIOL2010 Ecology
BIOL2015 Field Ecology
CSSE2002 Programming in the Large
MARS2014 Marine Science
STAT2003 Probability & Statistics
SCIE2100 Introduction to Bioinfomatics
2 BIOL2202 Genetics
BIOL2203 Plant Biology
BIOT2002 Issues in Biotechnology		 BIOL2201 Evolution
CSSE2002 Programming in the Large
MICR2000 Microbiology & Immunology

Year 3
Semester Required for Major Recommended
1 BIOL33033 Genomics
BIOL3203 Plant Molecular Biology & Biotechnology
BIOT3009 Quality Management Systems in Biotechnology: GMP, GLP, GCP

Choose at least 2 units from:

[ BIOL3006 Molecular Cell Biology
BIOL3201 Fungi & Plant Diseases
BIOL3202 Plant Biology II

 BIOL3201 Fungi & Plant Diseases
BIOL3202 Plant Development & Cell Biol
CHEE4034 Cell & Tissue Engineering
MICR3002 Virology
MICR3003 Molecular Microbiology
Choose a level 3 SCIE Research Project2
2

BIOL3011 Plant Microbe & Insect Interactions
SCIE31004 Bioinformatics 2: Development & Research
BIOL3204 Plant Adaptation & Global Change ]


BIOL3200 Current Topics in Plant Science
BIOT3004 Commercialisation of Biotechnology		 BIOL3011 Plant Microbe & Insect Interaction
SCIE31004 Bioinformatics 2: Development & Research
BIOL3222 Model Organism Genetics
BIOL3227 Plant Identification & Vegetation Classification
CHEE4305 Biomaterials: Materials in Medicine
MICR3004 Microbial Diversity & Biotech
Choose a level 3 SCIE Research Project2
  1. Students without Queensland Senior Chemistry should complete CHEM1090 before taking any other chemistry course. Students without Senior Maths C should complete MATH1050 before taking any other mathematics course.
  2. Choose a project from: SCIE3011, SCIE3220, SCIE3221, SCIE3240, SCIE3241, SCIE3260, or SCIE3261. Please note some courses may also have a summer semester offering.
  3. From Semester 1 2021, BIOL3303 replaces BIOL3004.
  4. 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 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

 

  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.