Undergraduate - Course2006 - Bachelor of Science (Biotechnology)

Students who commenced study in 2014 should refer to this course entry for direction on the requirements; to check which units are currently available for enrolment, refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course.

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This course entry applies to students commencing this course in 2014 and should be read in conjunction with information provided in the 'Faculty information' section of this Handbook by the Faculty of Science

Managing faculty	Science
Abbreviated title	BSc(Biotech)
CRICOS code	042520F
Total credit points required	144
Standard duration of study (years)	3 years FT
Study mode and location	On-campus (Malaysia)
Admission, fee and application details	http://www.monash.edu/study/coursefinder/course/2006
Contact details	Email: scienceinquiries.my@monash.edu
Course coordinator	Dr Kumaran Narayanan

Notes

Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.
The maximum time for completion of the course is 10 years, including any periods of intermission. Students cannot take additional units that exceed the 144 credit points required for the course. Students wishing to take additional units can only enrol on a single unit (non-award) basis (full-fee) with the approval of the faculty.

Description

This interdisciplinary laboratory-based program has a core of basic science studies including principles of modern instrumentation, experimental design and data analysis, biochemical and microbiological techniques and recombinant DNA technology.

Students acquire skills and applications from a broad area of biotechnology. Emphasis will be given to molecular biology, genetics, genomics as well as plant biotechnology which are relevant to the rapidly emerging biotechnology industries in Malaysia.

Outcomes

These course outcomes are aligned with the Australian Qualifications Framework level 7, the Bologna Cycle 1 and Monash Graduate AttributesAustralian Qualifications Framework level 7, the Bologna Cycle 1 and Monash Graduate Attributes (http://opvclt.monash.edu.au/curriculum-by-design/aligning-course-outcomes-with-aqf-bologna.html).

Upon successful completion of this course it is expected that graduates will have:

an understanding of how scientists, working in a world-wide community, build upon and recognise the work of others
an awareness of OHS issues relating to scientific research
an appreciation of the role and benefits of science in society
a capacity to contribute and work in an international context.

Structure

This course consists of specified core units at each year level and elective units.

Requirements

Students must complete all of the following:

BTH1802 Fundamentals of biotechnology
BTH2732 Recombinant DNA technology
BTH2741 Biochemistry
BTH2752 Cellular metabolism
BTH2820 Crop science
BTH3752 Molecular biology and biotechnology
BTH3820 Plant biotechnology
CHM2922 Spectroscopy and analytical chemistry
GEN2041 Foundations of genetics
GEN3040 Genomics and advanced molecular genetics
GEN3051 Medical and forensic genetics
MIC2011 Introduction to microbiology and microbial biotechnology
SCI1020 Introduction to statistical reasoning or STA1010 Statistical methods for science
SCI2010 Scientific practice and communication
SCI3716 Laboratory and workplace management
one 6-point science elective unit
two 6-point level one biology units
two 6-point level one chemistry units
elective units to take the total credit points to 144.

The level one biology and chemistry units must be chosen from those two areas of study for the campus on which the student is enrolled and can be found in the section Science areas of study and sequencesScience areas of study and sequences (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2014handbooks/undergrad/sci-01a.html) in this Handbook.

When selecting elective units, these can be identified using the browse units toolbrowse units tool (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/units/search) and indexes of unitsindexes of units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/units/) in the current edition of the Handbook. The level of the unit is indicated by the first number in the unit code; undergraduate units are those that commence with the numbers 1-3. Note: Some non-science units may require permission from the owning faculty.

Note: Students must complete:

at least 36 points of science units at level one and at least 24 points of science units at level three
no more than 48 points of units offered by another faculty, subject to meeting any entry requirements of that faculty
no more than 60 points of level one units overall.

Recommended program of study

Stage one

BTH1802
SCI1020 or STA1010
12 points of level one biology units
12 points of level one chemistry units
12 points of elective units

Stage two

Stage three

SCI3716
BTH3752 and BTH3820
GEN3040 and GEN3051
one science elective unit
12 points of electives

Award(s)

Bachelor of Science (Biotechnology)