Overview
Overview
Learn about genetics and biotechnology and how they are improving health outcomes and industrial processes, boosting agricultural productivity and enhancing environmental sustainability.
You will develop the knowledge and technical skills you need to contribute to many applications of molecular genetics and biotechnology.
Your first year is interprofessional and will provide a general introduction to biomedical science and other supporting disciplines.
Starting from your second year, your study will expand to include genetics, biochemistry, microbiology and immunology, and you will be introduced to cutting-edge technology for molecular and genetic analyses.
You will also explore the legal, social and ethical implications raised by the advent of molecular biotechnology, issues surrounding intellectual property and patents, and commercial opportunities relevant to the biotechnology industry in Australia and surrounding regions.
This course may be used as a foundation degree for entry into postgraduate medicine, graduate entry master degrees and higher degree by research courses.
Please refer to the handbook for additional course overview information.
What jobs can the Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology course lead to?
Careers
- Biotechnologist
- Biochemist
- Forensic scientist.
- Molecular biologist
- Molecular geneticist
Industries
- Bioinformatics
- Drug and pharmaceutical development
- Education and research
- Food technology.
What you'll learn
- apply skills, concepts and principles of scientific investigation to the applications and future development of molecular biotechnology
- apply critical analysis and thinking to recognise opportunities and develop innovative solutions for problems in molecular biotechnology
- access, critically evaluate, synthesise and integrate information from a variety of sources relevant to molecular biotechnology
- use appropriate verbal and non-verbal communication skills to convey knowledge of molecular biotechnology to a wide audience
- select and apply appropriate technologies to generate, retrieve, analyse and present data according to scientific principles
- maintain knowledge base and sustain intellectual curiosity by updating knowledge and expertise in molecular biotechnology through a range of learning activities
- recognise the global contribution of molecular biotechnology to basic and applied scientific knowledge
- appreciate the contribution a scientific discipline makes to an understanding and respect for human rights and cultural diversity
- demonstrate initiative, leadership and ethical practice when working independently and collaboratively
