C09022v3 Bachelor of Biotechnology (Honours)
Award(s): Bachelor of Biotechnology (Honours) (BBiotech(Hons))CRICOS code: 043283F
Commonwealth supported place?: Yes
Load credit points: 48
Course EFTSL: 1
Location: City campus
Overview
Career options
Course intended learning outcomes
Admission requirements
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course program
Other information
Overview
The Bachelor of Biotechnology (Honours) offer training in research and introduces advanced areas of study in biotechnology.
This course provides students with a unique opportunity to undertake original research and gain in-depth knowledge in a particular field of biotechnology. Honours students have access to staff that are leading researchers and experts in their field. Undertaking an honours course allows students to explore their research potential and develop research skills. Honours also provides a pathway for students interested in pursuing postgraduate studies at masters and PhD level, and enhances graduate's career and study options.
Career options
Career options include biotechnological research, development and production positions in agricultural, biomedical, chemical, communications, energy, environmental, manufacturing, medical and pharmaceutical companies. Graduates can innovate, invent or research biotechnological science or start their own company to capitalise on their ideas, or pursue a higher research degree (an honours degree is a prerequisite for enrolling in a PhD).
Course intended learning outcomes
| 1.1 | Apply: Use current and emerging advanced technologies for the discovery, research and development of biotechnology processes and products. |
| 1.2 | Analyse: Evaluate complex economic and scientific strategies that influence the research and development of a biotechnology product. |
| 1.3 | Synthesise: Integrate complex biotechnology and business to translate a product from a research lab to the marketplace. |
| 2.1 | Apply: Explore complex data sets from a variety of angles to determine hidden weaknesses, trends and/or opportunities. |
| 2.2 | Analyse: Critically evaluate advanced information from a wide range of sources such as databases and literature and identify novel biotechnology research questions. |
| 2.3 | Synthesise: Apply advanced critical, strategic, and creative reasoning to articulate complex issues related to a biotechnology research project. |
| 3.1 | Apply: Display advanced knowledge of risk management, accurate record keeping and an understanding of the legal and regulatory requirements in biotechnology. |
| 3.2 | Analyse: Evaluate the global risk perceptions of relating to a biotechnology research project. |
| 3.3 | Synthesise: Articulate how science underpins society, in particular the complexities of the role and place of bio-business in the economy. |
| 4.1 | Apply: Evaluate the social, disciplinary, economic and contextual barriers and enablers of biotechnology innovation. |
| 4.2 | Analyse: Question new and evolving advanced concepts and applications in biotechnology and research them further. |
| 4.3 | Synthesise: Identify and judge appropriate opportunities to innovate and develop strategies to achieve meaningful outcomes related to a research project. |
| 5.1 | Apply: Demonstrate advanced communication skills using a variety of methods (oral, written, visual) to communicate with scientists, business people and the general public. |
| 5.2 | Analyse: Apply research and creative critical analysis to generate complex, defensible, convincing hypotheses. |
| 5.3 | Synthesise: Communicate as an effective member or leader of diverse teams within a multi-disciplinary setting. |
| 6.1 | Apply: Describe the contribution that indigenous fermentation technology has made to global practises in food biotechnology. |
| 6.2 | Analyse: Articulate ethical issues associated with the appropriation of indigenous knowledge of medicinal plants. |
| 6.3 | Synthesise: Integrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledges, as both experience and analysis, into professional practice. |
Admission requirements
Applicants must have completed a UTS recognised bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline at an appropriate level.
The honours program is normally open to students who have attained at least a credit average over the final two-thirds of the undergraduate program.
The English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international qualifications is: Academic IELTS: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL: paper based: 550-583 overall with TWE of 4.5, internet based: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21; or AE5: Pass; or PTE: 58-64 with a writing score of 50; or C1A/C2P: 176-184 with a writing score of 169.
Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.
International students
Visa requirement: To obtain a student visa to study in Australia, international students must enrol full time and on campus. Australian student visa regulations also require international students studying on student visas to complete the course within the standard full-time duration. Students can extend their courses only in exceptional circumstances.
Course duration and attendance
The course is offered on a one-year, full-time basis.
Course structure
The major component of the course is a research project that extends over the full duration of the course and normally takes the form of an experimental or analytical investigation, undertaken in the laboratory or the field.
Candidates may also be required to undertake one or more critical reviews of the scientific literature in designated areas and to attend formal classes devoted to advanced coursework.
The results of the project are presented in an oral seminar and in a written thesis, both of which are formally assessed.
Course completion requirements
| 91103 Honours FT (Medical and Molecular Bioscience) 1 | 24cp | |
| 91104 Honours FT (Medical and Molecular Bioscience) 2 | 24cp | |
| Total | 48cp |
Course program
The course commences in either Autumn or Spring session. The program shown assumes full-time attendance. Not all subjects may be available.
| Autumn commencing | ||
| Year 1 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 91103 Honours FT (Medical and Molecular Bioscience) 1 | 24cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 91104 Honours FT (Medical and Molecular Bioscience) 2 | 24cp | |
| Spring commencing | ||
| Year 1 | ||
| Spring session | ||
| 91103 Honours FT (Medical and Molecular Bioscience) 1 | 24cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 91104 Honours FT (Medical and Molecular Bioscience) 2 | 24cp | |
Other information
Further information is available from:
UTS Student Centre
telephone 1300 ask UTS (1300 275 887)
or +61 2 9514 1222
Ask UTS
Further information regarding honours, including available projects and the application process, is available from UTS: Science.