C10168v3 Bachelor of Biotechnology Bachelor of Arts in International Studies
Award(s): Bachelor of Biotechnology (BBiotech)Bachelor of Arts in International Studies (BA)
UAC code: 609257
CRICOS code: 043285D
Commonwealth supported place?: Yes
Load credit points: 240
Course EFTSL: 5
Location: City campus
Overview
Career options
Admission requirements
Assumed knowledge
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course program
Honours
Other information
Overview
This degree combines a professional degree in biotechnology with immersion in another language and culture. The biotechnology program provides students with a broad knowledge of modern biotechnology, with an emphasis on DNA technology, cell biology and up-to-date industrial applications, plus a wide range of practical skills, supplemented with relevant aspects of ethics law and business.
Biotechnology is a global industry and this course, with its strong professional, international and industry focus, aims to provide students with an increased awareness of the international contexts of the biotechnology industry and prepare students to pursue national and international biotechnology-related professional careers.
Career options
Career options include bioremediation of contaminated sites, brewing beer, engineering agricultural crops, growing yeast for bread, managing a biotechnology company, manufacturing drugs or medicine, mining uranium, regulating the expanding bioscience industries, researching anti-cancer drugs, teaching science, trading in biotechnology shares or writing about science.
Graduates have the opportunity to work overseas or in Australia in organisations with international networks or links.
Admission requirements
Admission to the combined degree is on merit according to the admissions policy for the Bachelor of Biotechnology (C10172). There is a range of entry levels to the various Language and Culture programs. Students are admitted to the International Studies program with no guarantee of entry to a specific major, although every effort is made to meet students' preferences.
Assumed knowledge
Mathematics; English; and at least one science subject.
No prior language requirements, except for programs within the Heritage major.
Course duration and attendance
This course is offered over five years full time. Attendance involves approximately 20 hours each week on campus. Students spend their fourth year of study at a university overseas.
Students may also consider undertaking the Diploma in Scientific Practice (C20038).
Course structure
Students must complete 240 credit points of study, comprising 144 credit points relating to the Bachelor of Biotechnology and 96 credit points relating to the Bachelor of Arts in International Studies.
The Bachelor of Arts in International Studies requires undergraduates to study a major – a region or country – over a minimum of three years. Students spend their fourth year of study at a university overseas.
The Bachelor of Arts in International Studies is not offered as a separate degree, but is completed only in combination with the professional degree program.
Industrial training/professional practice
The Diploma in Scientific Practice (C20038) is a year of work experience taken in conjunction with two 6-credit-point subjects. It is not offered to international students.
Course completion requirements
| CBK90005 Country major choice | 96cp | |
| STM90680 Foundation stream (Life and Environmental Sciences) | 48cp | |
| STM90684 Core Disciplinary subjects (Medical and Molecular Biology) | 48cp | |
| 91142 Biotechnology | 6cp | |
| 91144 Plant Biotechnology | 6cp | |
| 91335 Molecular Biology 2 | 6cp | |
| 91368 Bioreactors and Bioprocessing | 6cp | |
| 91369 Biobusiness and Environmental Biotechnology | 6cp | |
| 91359 Advanced Immunology | 6cp | |
| CBK90582 Elective 4 | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points from the following options: | 6cp | |
| 91129 Transfusion Science | 6cp | |
| 91345 Biochemistry, Genes and Disease | 6cp | |
| 91352 Parasitology | 6cp | |
| Total | 240cp |
Course program
The program shown is for a full-time student who has chosen the Germany major as the International Studies major. Other countries may be chosen from the list of majors in CBK90005; the program has the same structure but with subjects specific to the chosen country major.
| Year 1 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 91161 Cell Biology and Genetics | 6cp | |
| 65111 Chemistry 1 | 6cp | |
| 91107 The Biosphere | 6cp | |
| 33116 Statistical Design and Analysis | 6cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 65212 Chemistry 2 | 6cp | |
| 68041 Physical Aspects of Nature | 6cp | |
| 91123 Biocomplexity | 6cp | |
| 91400 Human Anatomy and Physiology | 6cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 976001 Foundations in International Studies | 8cp | |
| 91320 Metabolic Biochemistry | 6cp | |
| 91314 General Microbiology | 6cp | |
| 97601 German Language and Culture 1 | 8cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 97602 German Language and Culture 2 | 8cp | |
| 91132 Molecular Biology 1 | 6cp | |
| Select 12 credit points from the following options: | 12cp | |
| 91326 Analytical Biochemistry | 6cp | |
| 91330 Epidemiology and Public Health Microbiology | 6cp | |
| 91401 Introductory Haematology and Immunology | 6cp | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 97603 German Language and Culture 3 | 8cp | |
| CBK90580 Elective 2 | 6cp | |
| 91142 Biotechnology | 6cp | |
| CBK90579 Elective 1 | 6cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 97604 German Language and Culture 4 | 8cp | |
| 976421 Contemporary Germany | 8cp | |
| CBK90581 Elective 3 | 6cp | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 977420 In-country Study 1: Germany | 24cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 978420 In-country Study 2: Germany | 24cp | |
| Year 5 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 91369 Biobusiness and Environmental Biotechnology | 6cp | |
| 91335 Molecular Biology 2 | 6cp | |
| 91359 Advanced Immunology | 6cp | |
| CBK90582 Elective 4 | 6cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 91368 Bioreactors and Bioprocessing | 6cp | |
| 91144 Plant Biotechnology | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points from the following options: | 6cp | |
| 91345 Biochemistry, Genes and Disease | 6cp | |
| 91129 Transfusion Science | 6cp | |
| 91352 Parasitology | 6cp | |
Honours
The Bachelor of Biotechnology (Honours) (C09022) is available to eligible students with an additional one year of full-time study.
Other information
Further information on the Science component is available from:
telephone +61 2 9514 1756
fax +61 2 9514 8075
Service Desk https://servicedesk.uts.edu.au
Further information on the International Studies program is available from UTS: International Studies on:
