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Master of Biotechnology (MC-SCIBIT) // Course structure
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About this course
Contact
Currently enrolled students:
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
- Contact Stop 1
Future students:
- Further information: http://science.unimelb.edu.au/
Coordinator
Dr Matthew Digby
Email: mdigby@unimelb.edu.au
Course structure
200 Point Program
Students must complete 200 points including:
- Core subjects (175 points);
- Elective subjects (25 points).
100 Point Program
Students must complete 100 points of core subjects
Subject options
Core - 200 Point Program
Students must take:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
BIOL90001 | Microscopy for Biological Sciences | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SCIE90002 | Metabolomics and Proteomics | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BTCH90005 | Advanced Molecular Biology Techniques | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SCIE90011 | From Lab to Life | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BTCH90009 | Genomics and Bioinformatics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SKIL90004 | Project Management in Science | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MAST90072 | Data and Decision Making | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MKTG90022 | Commercialisation of Science | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90003 | Regulation of Biotechnology | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SCIE90006 | Scientists,Communication & the Workplace | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SCIE90015 | Industry Project in Biotechnology | Year Long (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
BTCH90010 | Genetically Modified Organisms | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MGMT90171 | Leadership in Science | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Elective - 200 Point Program
* Students who have not completed the equivalent of BCMB30002 Functional Genomics and Bioinformatics or GENE30002 Genes: Organisation and Function as part of their undergraduate studies should enrol in one of BCMB30002 or GENE30002 in their first semester of study.
Students must choose 25 points from the following subjects, or BCMB30002/GENE30002 and one other of the following subjects:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
PHRM30009 | Drugs in Biomedical Experiments |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
FOOD90011 | Food Biotechnology | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
FOOD90008 | Food Safety and Quality | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BCMB30002 | Functional Genomics and Bioinformatics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GENE30002 | Genes: Organisation and Function | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BMEN90011 | Tissue Engineering & Stem Cells | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CHEN90031 | Bioprocess Engineering | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SCIE90016 | Biotechnology Research Project | Year Long (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
CEDB30002 | Concepts in Cell & Developmental Biology | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CEDB30004 | Stem Cells in Development & Regeneration | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BOTA30005 | Plant Molecular Biology & Biotechnology | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BTCH30001 | Methods in Agrifood Biotechnology | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BTCH30002 | Trends & Issues in Agrifood Biotech | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BIOL30004 | No longer available | ||
BIOL30005 | No longer available | ||
BUSA90403 | Business Tools: Money People & Processes | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BUSA90471 | Business Tools: The Market Environment | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
SCIE90017 | Science and Technology Internship |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Core - 100 Point Program
Students must complete all of the following
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
SCIE90015 | Industry Project in Biotechnology | Year Long (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
SCIE90011 | From Lab to Life | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MKTG90022 | Commercialisation of Science | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SKIL90004 | Project Management in Science | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90003 | Regulation of Biotechnology | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SCIE90006 | Scientists,Communication & the Workplace | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MGMT90171 | Leadership in Science | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 19 February 2025