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This laboratory-based program is, of necessity, an interdisciplinary course,
with a core of basic science including biochemical and microbiological
techniques. Two strands are offered, in medical biotechnology and industrial
biotechnology.
In the medical strand, students also undertake studies in physiology, before
considering the biochemical basis of disease, infectious disease, immunology
and immunopathology, epidemiology and diagnostics. This strand is attractive to
students interested in medical aspects of biology. Graduates will find
employment in areas such as: medical and veterinary research, pathology
laboratories, quality control and teaching; or may move on to further study.
The industrial strand incorporates a core which covers recombinant DNA
technology, natural products chemistry, principles of modern instrumentation,
experimental design and data analysis. Links with regional industries enable
final year students to participate in directed biotechnological research in
their applied research project. Additional subjects may be selected from
relevant areas such as environmental science, computing and statistics.
Graduates may be employed in areas as diverse as: agriculture, mining,
environmental and waste management, production of chemicals and
pharmaceuticals, food processing, medical research; or may move on to further
study.
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Management of natural resources is becoming an ever-important issue in modern
society. The core subjects of this program are selected to alert students to
the issues of resource management, and to provide them with a wide range of
analytical, monitoring, and management skills. Since, by its nature, resource
management is a multidisciplinary study, the program provides scope for a
number of elective subjects which may be selected from other disciplines of
science and mathematics, or from relevant studies in computing, business
management, communication, tourism, economics, sociology, or engineering.
Students
are strongly advised to consult the appropriate course adviser when planning
their initial study program.
Some subjects in the various discipline sequences are not offered in the
distance education mode every year. Many subjects are available only every
second year; course planning must take this into account. The subject
scheduling is indicated in the table of subjects available by distance
education within this book.
Applied science subjects are generally assessed by assignments and tests/final examinations. In laboratory-based subjects, laboratory work is an integral part and counts towards assessment.
Appropriate credits may be granted for approved studies completed at a recognised post-secondary institution, including other universities, TAFE institutes and the Open Learning Agency of Australia. Where possible, course advisers will advise credits likely to be granted in advance of offer of a place.
For more detailed information and assistance with planning your Bachelor of Science studies, contact the School of Applied Sciences as follows:
School administrative officer, Ms Lauren Burney (03) 9902 6844
Ms Jenny Mosse (03) 9902 6246
Dr Ray Mayes (03) 9902 6252
Dr Alistair Carr (03) 9902 6466
Assoc. Prof. Philip Rayment (03) 99026452
Mr Wayne Kirstine (03) 9902 6251
Mr Brian McEniery (03) 9902 6241
firstname.lastname@sci.monash.edu.au
Mathematical
sciences (03) 9902 6842
Biological/chemical/environmental sciences (03) 9902 6738
Completed applications are to be forwarded to School Administration, School of Applied Sciences, Monash University Gippsland campus, Churchill, Victoria, 3842, by 18 September 1998, to be considered for a first-round offer. Later applications will be welcome (subject to quotas)
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