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Student Handbook, Semester 1, 2011: Biotechnology

Major

For a major in Biotechnology, students must successfully complete 8 courses:

Required courses: (6)

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
LFS100 Coastal and Marine Ecology
LFS251 Climate Change Adaptation
LFS252 Introduction to Climate Change Mitigation
LFS261 Coastal Systems Dynamics
SCI105 Introduction to Indigenous Australia
SCI212 Reading Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Writing


PLUS select 1 course from:

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
BIM331 Indigenous Peoples and the Environment
ENS371 Indigenous Australia and the State
LFS262 Working Effectively with Aboriginal People
MBT301 Introduction to Indigenous Australia
MBT353 Indigenous Australia and the State
SCI102 Engaging Effectively with Aboriginal People
SCI110 Indigenous Peoples and Sustainability
WPL310 Cell Biology
SRP201 Biochemistry

Please note: WPL310 and SRP201 are subject to special entry requirements. Course coordinator approval only.


PLUS select 1 course from:

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
ENS303 Molecular Biology
ENS321 Microbiology
MBT352 Chemistry
MBT361 Genetics

Extended major

Consists of 12 courses, students must complete the 8 course major

PLUS select 4 courses from:

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
BIM331 Immunology
ENS303 Aquaculture
ENS321 Medical Microbiology
ENS371 Pharmaceutical and Food Microbiology
LFS262 Microbial Pathogenesis
MBT301 Biodiversity and Ecology
MBT352 Science Research Methods
MBT353 Work Place Learning I
MBT361 Special Scholarship Project 3
WPL310 Forests, Carbon and Climate
SRP201 Restoration Ecology and Genetics

Minor

For a minor in Biotechnology, students must successfully complete 4 courses:

Required course: (1)

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
LFS252 Molecular Biotechnology


PLUS select 3 courses from:

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
BIM331 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
ENS321 Immunology
LFS251 Forests, Carbon and Climate
LFS261 Restoration Ecology and Genetics
MBT301 Aquaculture
MBT352 Medical Microbiology
MBT361 Pharmaceutical and Food Microbiology