Biotechnology is an exciting area in modern science that has great potential in the industrial, medical and agricultural sectors. Biotechnology includes practical applications of knowledge involving many biological processes and its strength at Monash is that it draws on advances in molecular biology, genetics, biochemistry, microbiology, chemical science/engineering, cell biology, immunology, pharmacology and other disciplines. A major in biotechnology reflecting all facets of this area includes units from various disciplines across faculties, departments and schools. Students achieve background for this discipline by completing the level one and two units listed in the 'Sequences' below.
Alternatively, this major can be taken as the undergraduate course 3501 Diploma in Biotechnology (Research and Management), effectively giving the graduate a third science major. This undergraduate diploma is studied by overloading concurrently with a degree course .
Major sequence in biotechnology (48 points)
- BIO1011 or BIO1722, and CHM1022
- MOL2011 and MOL2022, or BTH2741 and BTH2732
- one of SCI3090, SCI3094, or SCI3716
- three of CHE3171, BCH3031, BCH3990, BIO3610, BTH3711, BTH3722, BTH3732, BTH3741, BTH3752, BTH3820, CHM3930, CHM3941, CHM3990, GEN3040, GEN3051, GEN3990, IMM3031, IMM3051, MIC3011, MIC3041, MIC3990, or BTH3990
In addition to these requirements, students completing a major sequence in biotechnology may need to complete additional prerequisite units at levels one and two. Students should check the individual unit entries for the level two and three units in the Handbook when planning their selection of units.
Level three
It is highly recommended that students undertake one of BCH3990, CHM3990, GEN3990, MIC3990 or BTH3990 to provide practical experience working in a research environment.
