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Biomedical Biotechnology specialisation // Structure

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Structure

Completion of 50 points of study at Level 3.

There are three streams within this specialisation:

  • Biochemistry stream
  • Microbiology and Immunology stream
  • Pharmacology stream

Subject Options

Biochemistry stream

All four of:

Code Name Study period Credit Points
BTCH30003 Biotechnology in Practice
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
BCMB30001 Protein Structure and Function
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
BCMB30010 Advanced Techniques in Molecular Science
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
BCMB30002 Functional Genomics and Bioinformatics
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Microbiology and Immunology stream

All three of:

Code Name Study period Credit Points
BTCH30003 Biotechnology in Practice
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
MIIM30002 Principles of Immunology
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
MIIM30011 Medical Microbiology: Bacteriology
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Plus one of:

Code Name Study period Credit Points
MIIM30015 Techniques in Immunology
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
MIIM30016 Techniques in Microbiology
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Pharmacology stream

Both of:

Code Name Study period Credit Points
BTCH30003 Biotechnology in Practice
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
PHRM30009 Drugs in Biomedical Experiments
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Plus two electives selected from:

Code Name Study period Credit Points
PHRM30003 Drug Treatment of Disease
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
PHRM30002 Drugs Affecting the Nervous System
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
PHRM30008 Drugs: From Discovery to Market
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Last updated: 24 June 2025