Graduate Diploma in Biotechnology - University of New South Wales

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Program Code: 5015
Commencement: Semester 1 (March) only
Program Duration: 1 year

Estimated Annual Tuition Fees: A$17,460

Entry Requirements

A recognised three-year Bachelor degree in biotechnology, biochemistry, microbiology or a related area, or equivalent qualifications or experience as determined by the Higher Degree Committee.

Program Structure

This program involves study of advanced treatments of all areas of biotechnology. It consists of lectures, tutorials, practical sessions, case history studies and a supervised project. A total of 36 units of credit (UOC) must be completed which is made up of core and elective courses.

Core Courses (24 UOC)

BIOT7180 Biotechnology Research Project 1 6
BIOT7070 Recombinant Protein Expression Systems 6
BIOT7160 Genomics and Proteomics 6
BIOT7190 Biotechnology Research Project 2 6
Plus
Elective Courses (12 UOC)
One of the following elective courses (6 UOC)
BIOT7072 Eukaryotic Cell Physiology and Stem Cell Biology 6
BINF9100 Bioinformatics Methods and Applications 6
Plus one of the following elective courses (UOC)
BIOT7071 Biological Engineering 6
BIOT7081 Environmental Biotechnology 6
Subject to the approval of Program and Course Coordinators, one of the elective courses (6 UOC) may be replaced with a 6 UOC course from another Department or School within UNSW.