UndergraduateBiology & Life Sciences

Bachelor of Molecular Biotechnology

University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia

About this program

The Bachelor of Molecular Biotechnology at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) offers a major in either Environmental Biotechnology, covering pollution mitigation, remediation and renewable energy, or Medical Biotechnology, covering molecular biology, microbiology and human genetics. Students can complete an internship for academic credit and take electives from other faculties.
Study takes three years full-time. Graduates work in biomedicine, pharmaceuticals, diagnostics and research. English requirements are IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with 6.0 in writing.

Fees & duration

Duration3 yr
Tuition (international)A$50,500
Application feeA$100

English test scores

IELTS6.5 overall (W6)
PTE58 overall

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Course structure

Study plan in 6 parts

Structure

  • 144credit points

Medical Biotechnology: Options 1

  • 91180Immunology and Human Health
  • 91705Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • 91827Advanced Medical Biochemistry

Medical Biotechnology: Options 2

  • 22108Accounting and Accountability
  • 79006Intellectual Property Commercialisation

Medical Biotechnology: Core

  • 91707Fundamentals of Pharmacology
  • 91368Bioreactors and Bioprocessing
  • 91369Biobusiness
  • 91822Human Genetics and Precision Medicine
  • 91817Medical Biotechnology
  • 91401Immunology
  • 91178Applications of Molecular Biology
  • 91314General Microbiology
  • 91142Biotechnology

Transdisciplinary Electives: Options

  • 95009TD: Change-making for social impact
  • 95007TD: Pathways to societal transitions
  • 95008TD: Transdisciplinary action lab
  • 95003TD: Sustainability in an interconnected world
  • 95002TD: Reframing, remixing, reimagining society
  • 95004TD: Technologies reimagined in a complex world
  • 95006TD: Envisioning futures worth wanting
  • 95005TD: Shaping technologies that shape us

Scientist's Tool Kit (Life Sciences): Core

  • 65111Chemistry 1
  • 33116Design, Data, and Decisions
  • 60006Scientific Perspectives for Global Issues
  • 65212Chemistry 2
  • 91161Cell Biology and Genetics
  • 91132Molecular Biology
  • 91400Human Anatomy and Physiology
  • 91123Nature and Evolution

Admissions

Applicants must have completed an Australian Year 12 qualification, Australian Qualifications Framework Diploma, or equivalent Australian or overseas qualification at the required level. Assumed knowledge: Mathematics; any two units of English; any two units of Science. Chemistry, Mathematics Extension 1 is recommended.

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