C10169v5 Bachelor of Biotechnology Bachelor of Business
Award(s): Bachelor of Biotechnology (BBiotech)Bachelor of Business (BBus)
UAC code: 609176 (Autumn session, Spring session)
CRICOS code: 041436K
Commonwealth supported place?: Yes
Load credit points: 192
Course EFTSL: 4
Location: City campus
Overview
Career options
Course intended learning outcomes
Admission requirements
Pathway course
Assumed knowledge
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course program
Honours
Transfer between UTS courses
Professional recognition
Other information
Overview
The Bachelor of Biotechnology Bachelor of Business is designed to produce graduates who are prepared for scientific practice in the biotechnology industry or who are equipped for entry into business and management in science-based businesses or institutions.
Students study the biological processes of living organisms and learn the skills required to manipulate processes in the development of new pharmaceuticals, vaccines, food or organic substances. This combined degree allows students to choose between a career in business or biotechnological science.
Career options
Graduates are able to tap into both industries and job markets. Examples include biotechnologist or manager in a bioanalytical lab, vaccine manufacturer, analyst, biotechnologist, product developer, and research scientist. Graduates can work in product development in a variety of industries including pharmaceuticals, agriculture, quality control and quarantine, and drug and medicine research.
Course intended learning outcomes
| 1.1 | Apply: Employ current and emerging technologies for the discovery, research, and development of biotechnology processes and products. |
| 1.2 | Analyse: Evaluate economic and scientific strategies that influence the research and development of a biotechnology product. |
| 1.3 | Synthesise: Integrate biotechnology and business to translate a product from a research lab to the marketplace. |
| 2.1 | Apply: Explore data sets from a variety of angles to determine hidden weaknesses, trends, and/or opportunities. |
| 2.2 | Analyse: Critically evaluate information from sources such as databases and literature to identify novel research questions. |
| 2.3 | Synthesise: Apply critical, strategic and creative reasoning to articulate issues related to biotechnology. |
| 3.1 | Apply: Display knowledge of risk management, accurate record keeping, and an understanding of the legal and regulatory requirements in biotechnology. |
| 3.2 | Analyse: Examine the global risk perceptions of biotechnology. |
| 3.3 | Synthesise: Articulate how science underpins society, in particular the role and place of bio-business in the economy. |
| 4.1 | Apply: Identify the social, disciplinary, economic and contextual barriers and enablers of innovation. |
| 4.2 | Analyse: Question new and evolving concepts, ethics, and applications in biotechnology and research them further. |
| 4.3 | Synthesise: Identify opportunities to innovate and develop strategies to achieve meaningful outcomes. |
| 5.1 | Apply: Display communication skills using a variety of methods (oral, written, visual) to communicate with scientists, business, and the general public. |
| 5.2 | Analyse: Develop the capacity to communicate applied research and creative critical analysis to generate defensible, convincing arguments. |
| 5.3 | Synthesise: Communicate as an effective member or leader of diverse teams within a multi-disciplinary setting. |
| 6.1 | Apply: Describe the contribution that indigenous fermentation technology has made to global practises in food biotechnology. |
| 6.2 | Analyse: Articulate ethical issues associated with the appropriation of Indigenous knowledge of medicinal plants. |
| 6.3 | Synthesise: Integrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledges, as both experience and analysis, into professional practice. |
| BUS.1.1 | Critically analyse relevant concepts to understand practice in business and related professions in a global workplace |
| BUS.1.2 | Demonstrate inter-relationships between differing business and related disciplines |
| BUS.2.1 | Locate and critically evaluate relevant data and literature to address business problems through a research approach |
| BUS.2.2 | Apply critical and creative thinking to address issues in business |
| BUS.3.1 | Convey information clearly and fluently in high quality written form appropriate for their audience |
| BUS.3.2 | Use oral communication appropriately to convey information clearly and fluently |
| BUS.3.3 | Demonstrate and critically reflect on how individuals work in teams in an inclusive manner |
| BUS.4.1 | Critically analyse business decisions in terms of ethical practice and social responsibility |
| BUS.4.2 | Critically analyse sustainability principles for various stakeholders in relation to business contexts |
| BUS.5.1 | Apply technical and professional skills necessary to operate effectively in business and related professions |
Key
BUS = Business course intended learning outcomes (CILOs)
Admission requirements
Applicants must have completed an Australian Year 12 qualification, Australian Qualifications Framework Diploma, or equivalent Australian or overseas qualification at the required level.
The English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international qualifications is: Academic IELTS: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL: paper based: 550-583 overall with TWE of 4.5, internet based: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21; or AE5: Pass; or PTE: 58-64; or CAE: 176-184.
Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.
International students
Visa requirement: To obtain a student visa to study in Australia, international students must enrol full time and on campus. Australian student visa regulations also require international students studying on student visas to complete the course within the standard full-time duration. Students can extend their courses only in exceptional circumstances.
Pathway course
Successful completion of the Insearch Diploma of Science guarantees entry into the course with at least 18 credit points of recognition of prior learning.
If you choose a major in Medical Biotechnology or Environmental Biotechnology, you may be eligible to receive 30 credit points of recognition of prior learning.
Assumed knowledge
Mathematics; any two units of English; and any two units of Science.
Course duration and attendance
Students can complete the course over four years full time. Students may also be able to complete the course part time over eight years. Part-time students may need to attend science classes for at least one half-day a week, in addition to evening classes.
Course structure
The course comprises a total of 192 credit points, made up of 96 credit points of biotechnology subjects and 96 credit points of business subjects.
Graduation from the biotechnology component of the combined degree is not possible prior to completion of all components of the combined degree. Students wishing to graduate with a Bachelor of Biotechnology prior to completion of the business component of the combined degree must apply for transfer to the Bachelor of Biotechnology (C10172) single degree program where they must complete all requirements for the stand-alone single degree.
Similarly, if a student wishes to graduate from the business component of the combined degree prior to completion of the science component they must apply for transfer to the Bachelor of Business (C10026) single degree program where they must complete all requirements for the stand-alone single degree.
Course completion requirements
| CBK90169 Major choice (Business) | 48cp | |
| STM90273 Core subjects (Business) | 48cp | |
| STM91192 Core subjects (Biotechnology) | 30cp | |
| CBK91236 Major choice (Biotechnology) | 66cp | |
| Total | 192cp |
Course program
The program shown is for a full-time student completing the Human Resource Management and Medical Biotechnology majors.
| Human Resource Management major and Medical Biotechnology major, Autumn commencing, full time | ||
| Year 1 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 22107 Accounting for Business Decisions A | 6cp | |
| 26100 Integrating Business Perspectives | 6cp | |
| 60001 Principles of Scientific Practice | 6cp | |
| 65111 Chemistry 1 | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 21129 Managing People and Organisations | 6cp | |
| 24108 Marketing Foundations | 6cp | |
| 91400 Human Anatomy and Physiology | 6cp | |
| 65212 Chemistry 2 | 6cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 23115 Economics for Business | 6cp | |
| 26134 Business Statistics | 6cp | |
| 91161 Cell Biology and Genetics | 6cp | |
| 33116 Statistical Design and Analysis | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 25300 Fundamentals of Business Finance | 6cp | |
| 91132 Molecular Biology 1 | 6cp | |
| 91401 Immunology 1 | 6cp | |
| 22207 Accounting for Business Decisions B | 6cp | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 21555 Introduction to Human Resource Management | 6cp | |
| 21510 Introduction to Strategy | 6cp | |
| 68041 Physical Aspects of Nature | 6cp | |
| 91314 General Microbiology | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 21440 Management Skills | 6cp | |
| 91705 Medical Devices and Diagnostics | 6cp | |
| 91180 Immunology and Human Health | 6cp | |
| 21036 Managing Strategic Performance | 6cp | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 21512 Understanding Organisations: Theory and Practice | 6cp | |
| 21037 Managing Employee Relations | 6cp | |
| 91142 Biotechnology | 6cp | |
| 91320 Metabolic Biochemistry | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 21407 Strategic Human Resource Management | 6cp | |
| 91368 Bioreactors and Bioprocessing | 6cp | |
| 91817 Medical Biotechnology | 6cp | |
| 21505 Human Resource Management (Capstone) | 6cp | |
| Human Resource Management major and Medical Biotechnology major, Spring commencing, full time | ||
| Year 1 | ||
| Spring session | ||
| 22107 Accounting for Business Decisions A | 6cp | |
| 26100 Integrating Business Perspectives | 6cp | |
| 60001 Principles of Scientific Practice | 6cp | |
| 65111 Chemistry 1 | 6cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 21129 Managing People and Organisations | 6cp | |
| 24108 Marketing Foundations | 6cp | |
| 33116 Statistical Design and Analysis | 6cp | |
| 91161 Cell Biology and Genetics | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 23115 Economics for Business | 6cp | |
| 26134 Business Statistics | 6cp | |
| 65212 Chemistry 2 | 6cp | |
| 91400 Human Anatomy and Physiology | 6cp | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 25300 Fundamentals of Business Finance | 6cp | |
| 68041 Physical Aspects of Nature | 6cp | |
| 91314 General Microbiology | 6cp | |
| 22207 Accounting for Business Decisions B | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 21555 Introduction to Human Resource Management | 6cp | |
| 21510 Introduction to Strategy | 6cp | |
| 91132 Molecular Biology 1 | 6cp | |
| 91401 Immunology 1 | 6cp | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 21440 Management Skills | 6cp | |
| 91142 Biotechnology | 6cp | |
| 91320 Metabolic Biochemistry | 6cp | |
| 21036 Managing Strategic Performance | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 91368 Bioreactors and Bioprocessing | 6cp | |
| 91817 Medical Biotechnology | 6cp | |
| 91705 Medical Devices and Diagnostics | 6cp | |
| 91180 Immunology and Human Health | 6cp | |
| Year 5 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 21407 Strategic Human Resource Management | 6cp | |
| 21505 Human Resource Management (Capstone) | 6cp | |
| 21512 Understanding Organisations: Theory and Practice | 6cp | |
| 21037 Managing Employee Relations | 6cp | |
Honours
A Bachelor of Biotechnology (Honours) (C09022) is available to eligible students.
Transfer between UTS courses
There is provision for students already enrolled in a Bachelor of Biotechnology or a Bachelor of Business degree to transfer to this combined degree program, provided they meet the entry requirements for the combined degree.
Students wishing to transfer from the combined degree program to the Bachelor of Business (C10026) single degree program, and whose ATAR is less than the current entry rank for the Bachelor of Business, are required to apply for admission through the Universities Admissions Centre in the non-current school leaver category.
Professional recognition
Depending on disciplines chosen, students may be eligible for entry to the relevant professional associations.
Other information
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