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Biotechnology - BIOTA13529
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Plan Outline
Plan Structure
Honours

Plan Summary

 
Faculty: SCI - Faculty of Science
 
 
School: School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Science
 
 
Contact: http://www.babs.unsw.edu.au/
 
 
Program: 3529 - Commerce/Science
 
 
Award(s):
 
 
Bachelor of Science (Major)
 
 

Plan Outline

Biotechnology can be defined as the use of various biological processes to make products and perform services. The essential feature of biotechnology therefore is the use of biological processes based on living cells and biochemical macro-molecules such as proteins, DNA and RNA in a rapidly-expanding range of activities of benefit to mankind. As such, biotechnology makes practical use of the recent scientific advances in areas such as molecular genetics.

Plan Structure

A major in Biotechnology is comprised of 90 units of credit of courses as listed below:

Stage 1
Notes:
1 MATH1131 Mathematics 1A, or MATH1141 Higher Mathematics 1A may be taken instead of MATH1031
2 MATH1231 Mathematics 1B, or MATH1241 Higher Mathematics 1B may be taken instead of MATH1041

Stage 2
Recommended electives (these courses are not required but are recommended as good complementary courses for this major):

Stage 3
PLUS 12 units of credit from:
Recommended elective (this course is not required but is recommended as a good complementary course for this major):

Honours

For further information on Honours in Biotechnology, please see the Biotechnology Honours entry in this Handbook.

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