3507 - Bachelor of Science (Biotechnology) and Bachelor of Science (Environmental Management)

This course entry should be read in conjunction with information provided in the Faculty information section of this Handbook by the managing faculty for this course

Abbreviated title	BSc(Biotech)/BSc(EnvMgt)
Managing faculty	Science
Study location and mode	On-campus (Sunway)
Total credit points required	192
Duration (years)	4 years FT, 8 years PT The maximum time for completion of the course is 10 years, including any periods of intermission.
Course coordinator	Dr Emily Goh Joo Kheng

Objectives

Upon completion of this course, students will have a broad spectrum of knowledge of resource management issues and strategies in combination with knowledge of scientific principles, concepts and skills in areas of science relevant to biotechnology.

Structure

Students must complete a program of study including 174 points of core units plus 18 points of elective studies. No more than 60 points of level one units can be included overall. The elective units may be chosen from any faculty at the Sunway campus, including units offered for other science courses.

Requirements

The course may be taken so that either of the single degrees is completed in the first three years of study, provided all relevant requirements are completed.

Students must complete all of the following:

Stage one

BIO1011 Biology I
BIO1022 Biology II
BTH1802 Fundamentals of biotechnology
CHM1011 Chemistry
CHM1022 Chemistry
ENV1800 Environmental science: a Southeast Asian perspective
SCI1020 Introduction to statistical reasoning
one 6-point elective unit

Stage two, three and four

BIO2011 Ecology
BIO3011 Research methods in biology
BTH2741 Biochemistry
BTH2752 Cellular metabolism
BTH2820 Crop science
BTH3711 Food and industrial microbiology or BTH3732 Environmental microbiology
BTH3752 Molecular biology and biotechnology
CHM2741Instrumental analysis
CHM2951 Environmental chemistry - water
CHM3730 Bioactive chemistry
CHM3960 Environmental chemistry
ENV2712 Biology and diversity
ENV2726 Conservation of bioresources
ENV3011 Environmental analysis 2: decision making
ENV3737 Environmental management
GEN2041 Foundations of genetics
GEN3030 Genetics of development
GEN3040 Genomics and molecular genetics
MIC2011 Introduction to microbiology and microbial biotechnology
SCI2010 The practice and application of science
SCM3011 Tropical aquatic biology
SCM3022 Tropical terrestrial biology
two 6-point elective units
one 6-point elective unit

Alternative exit(s)

Students may graduate with either of the single degrees in this course following completion of at least 144 points and all core units of the relevant degree.

Award(s) received on completion ^*

Bachelor of Science (Environmental Management)

Bachelor of Science (Biotechnology)

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

13 October 2017 23 July 2024