Course
code: 2006
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 an
elective applied research project. Additional units 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.
Course
code: 2009
Management of natural resources is becoming an ever-important issue in modern
society. The core units 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 units 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 units in the various discipline sequences are not offered in the distance
education mode every year. Many units are available only every second year;
course planning must take this into account. Course planning must also take
account of prohibited unit combinations, as detailed in the undergraduate
handbook.
Applied science units are generally assessed by assignments and tests/final examinations. In laboratory-based units, laboratory work is an integral part and counts towards assessment.
Appropriate credits may be granted, in accordance with faculty policy, for studies completed at a recognised post-secondary institution less than 10 years prior to application. For a completed award, an applicant would be eligible for one-third credit transfer and up to one-half for an incomplete award. Further information may be obtained from course advisers or the faculty office.
For more detailed information and assistance with planning your Bachelor of Science studies, contact the Faculty of Science as follows:
Faculty of Science Office, Gippsland, telephone (03) 9902 6431.
firstname.lastname@sci.monash.edu.au
(03) 9902 6738
Completed applications are to be forwarded to Faculty of Science Office, Monash University Gippsland Campus, Churchill, Victoria 3842, by 22 September 2000, to be considered for a first-round offer. Later applications will be welcome (subject to quotas).
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