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Bachelor of Science Pre-2021 - Microbiology Major

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Program requirements

The program requirements (course list and program rules (PDF, 180KB)) 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 1
Course Code & Title Requirements
SCIE1000 Theory & Practice in Science Compulsory
BIOL1020 Genes, Cells & Evolution Prerequisite for major
CHEM1100 Chemistry 11 Prerequisite for major
BIOL1030 Global Challenges in Biology Recommended

Year 1 - Semester 2
Course Code & Title Requirements
STAT1201 Analysis of Scientific Data Compulsory
BIOL1040 Cells to Organisms Prerequisite for major
CHEM1200 Chemistry 21 Recommended
Elective Elective
  1. Students without Queensland Senior Chemistry should complete CHEM1090 before taking any other chemistry course.
  2. Students who commence this program in semester 2 should enrol in BIOL1020, BIOL1040, CHEM1100 and STAT1201 to ensure that you are academically prepared for the following semester. Any mid-year commencing student who would like to vary this course selection should contact the Faculty of Science to arrange an academic advising appointment.

Choose a study plan

Bacteriology

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

Choose at least 2 units from:

[ BIOL2200 Cell Structure & Function

 BIOL2006 Biostatistics & Experimental Design
BIOL2010 Ecology
2

BIOL2202 Genetics ]


MICR2000 Microbiology & Immunology		 CHEM2052 Chemical Biology
SCIE2020 CSI UQ: Introduction to Forensic Science
SCIE3050 Science Industry Placement (summer semester)1
  1. Students may apply to undertake this course as an elective, or participate in other summer placement or research opportunities, at the end of second or third year during the summer semester.

Year 3
Semester Required for Major Recommended
1 Choose at least 6 from:

[ MICR3003 Molecular Microbiology
BIOL3004 Genomics & Bioinformatics
MICR3002 Virology

 BIOL3003 Advanced Immunology
2

MICR3004 Microbial Genetics & Genomics ]


MICR3001 Microbes & Human Health		 BIOC3005 Molecular Systems Biology

Infectious Diseases

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

Choose at least 2 units from:

[ BIOL2200 Cell Structure & Function

 BIOL2006 Biostatistics & Experimental Design
BIOL2010 Ecology
2

BIOL2202 Genetics ]


MICR2000 Microbiology & Immunology		 CHEM2052 Chemical Biology
SCIE2020 CSI UQ: Introduction to Forensic Science
SCIE3050 Science Industry Placement (summer semester)1
  1. Students may apply to undertake this course as an elective, or participate in other summer placement or research opportunities, at the end of second or third year during the summer semester.

Year 3
Semester Required for Major Recommended
1 Choose at least 6 units from:

[ MICR3002 Virology
MICR3003 Molecular Microbiology
BIOL3003 Advanced Immunology
BIOL3004 Genomics & Bioinformatics ]

  
2 MICR3001 Microbes & Human Health MICR3004 Microbial Genomics

Parasitology

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

Choose at least 2 units from:

[ BIOL2200 Cell Structure & Function

 BIOL2006 Biostatistics & Experimental Design
BIOL2010 Ecology
2

BIOL2202 Genetics ]


MICR2000 Microbiology & Immunology		 CHEM2052 Chemical Biology
SCIE2020 CSI UQ: Introduction to Forensic Science
SCIE3050 Science Industry Placement (summer semester)1
  1. Students may apply to undertake this course as an elective, or participate in other summer placement or research opportunities, at the end of second or third year during the summer semester.

Year 3
Semester Required for Major Recommended
1 Choose at least 4 units from:

[ BIOL3009 Arthropods & Human Health
BIOL3003 Advanced Immunology

 BIOL3004 Genomics & Bioinformatics
MICR3002 Virology
2

PARA3002 Biomedical Parasitology ]


MICR3001 Microbes & Human Health		 Choose courses from the BSc course list

Plant Pathology

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

Choose at least 2 units from:

[ BIOL2200 Cell Structure & Function

 BIOL2006 Biostatistics & Experimental Design

BIOL2010 Ecology
2

BIOL2202 Genetics ]


MICR2000 Microbiology & Immunology		 CHEM2052 Chemical Biology
SCIE2020 CSI UQ: Introduction to Forensic Science
SCIE3050 Science Industry Placement (summer semester)1
  1. Students may apply to undertake this course as an elective, or participate in other summer placement or research opportunities, at the end of second or third year during the summer semester.

Year 3
Semester Required for Major Recommended
1 Choose at least 6 units from:

[ BIOL3201 Fungi & Plant Diseases1
BIOL3004 Genomics & Bioinformatics
MICR3002 Virology

 MICR3003 Molecular Microbiology
2

BIOL3011 Plant Microbe & Insect Interactions 1 ]


MICR3001 Microbes & Human Health		 Choose courses from the BSc course list
  1. Students can complete either BIOL3011 or BIOL3201

Virology

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

Choose at least 2 units from:

[ BIOL2200 Cell Structure & Function

 BIOL2006 Biostatistics & Experimental Design

BIOL2010 Ecology
2

BIOL2202 Genetics ]


MICR2000 Microbiology & Immunology		 CHEM2052 Chemical Biology
SCIE2020 CSI UQ: Introduction to Forensic Science
SCIE3050 Science Industry Placement (summer semester)1
  1. Students may apply to undertake this course as an elective, or participate in other summer placement or research opportunities, at the end of second or third year during the summer semester.

Year 3
Semester Required for Major Recommended
1 MICR3002 Virology
BIOL3003 Advanced Immunology
BIOL3004 Genomics & Bioinformatics		 MICR3003 Molecular Microbiology
2 MICR3001 Microbes & Human Health MICR3004 Microbial Genomics