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Master of Biotechnology (MC-SCIBIT) // Course structure
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About this course
Coordinator
Mark Green
Contact
Currently enrolled students:
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
- Contact Stop 1
Future students:
- Further information: http://science.unimelb.edu.au/
Course structure
200 Point Program
Students must complete 200 points including:
- Compulsory subjects (125 points);
- Elective subjects (75 points).
100 Point Program
Students must complete 100 points of compulsory subjects.
Subject options
200 Point Program
Compulsory subjects (125 points)
Students must complete all of the following:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
SCIE90011 | From Lab to Life | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
SKIL90004 | Project Management in Science | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MAST90072 | Data and Decision Making | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MKTG90022 | Commercialisation of Science | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90003 | Regulation of Biotechnology | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MGMT90171 | Leadership in Science | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
SCIE90006 | Scientists,Communication & the Workplace | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BTCH90010 | Genetically Modified Organisms | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
And one of:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
SCIE90015 | Industry Project in Biotechnology | Year Long (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
25 |
SCIE90035 | Business Project in Biotechnology | Not available in 2021 | 25 |
Elective Subjects (75 points)
25 points to 37.5 points of technical/practical science subjects:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
BIOL90001 | Microscopy for Biological Sciences | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BTCH90005 | Advanced Molecular Biology Techniques | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BTCH90009 | Genomics and Bioinformatics | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SCIE90002 | Metabolomics and Proteomics | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SCIE90016 | Biotechnology Research Project | Year Long (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
SCIE90028 | Biotechnology Research Project Part 1 |
Semester 1 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Extended) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
SCIE90029 | Biotechnology Research Project Part 2 | Semester 1 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SCIE90017 | Science and Technology Internship |
Summer Term (Off Campus)
Semester 1 (Off Campus)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
37.5 points to 50 points of Business, technical/practical science and professional development skills:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
BMEN90011 | Tissue Engineering & Stem Cells | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FOOD90008 | Food Safety and Quality | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
CHEN90031 | Bioprocess Engineering | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BUSA90403 | Business Tools: Money People & Processes | September (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FNCE90060 | Financial Management |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ACCT90004 | Accounting for Decision Making |
Summer Term (Online)
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
POPH90093 | Economic Evaluation 1 | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ACCT90041 | Fundamentals in Accounting |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
LING90002 | Presenting Academic Discourse |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS90129 | Law, Science and Technology | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
AGRI90091 | Advanced Plant Breeding and Improvement | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90063 | Regulating Global Markets | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
BIOL90001 | Microscopy for Biological Sciences | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SCIE90002 | Metabolomics and Proteomics | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BTCH90005 | Advanced Molecular Biology Techniques | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BTCH90009 | Genomics and Bioinformatics | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SCIE90016 | Biotechnology Research Project | Year Long (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
If a student wishes to take a Masters level subject (level 9) that is not listed within the elective list, which they have satisfied the pre-requisite requirements for, can contact the Course Coordinator to request approval to enrol.
100 Point Program
Compulsory subjects (100 points)
Students must complete all of the following:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
SCIE90011 | From Lab to Life | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
SKIL90004 | Project Management in Science | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MKTG90022 | Commercialisation of Science | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90003 | Regulation of Biotechnology | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MGMT90171 | Leadership in Science | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
SCIE90006 | Scientists,Communication & the Workplace | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
And one of:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
SCIE90015 | Industry Project in Biotechnology | Year Long (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
25 |
SCIE90035 | Business Project in Biotechnology | Not available in 2021 | 25 |
Last updated: 23 March 2025