GraduateBiology & Life Sciences
Master of Biotechnology
University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
About this program
The Master of Biotechnology at the University of Melbourne combines biological and medical knowledge with business acumen to bring emerging technologies and therapeutics to market, studied within Melbourne's Biomedical Precinct. Students complete a 200-point program with core subjects in science, commercialisation and professional skills, an Industry or Business Project, and electives spanning finance, bioethics and law.
Graduates move into pharmaceuticals and biotechnology roles, often with their industry placement company, or pursue further study through a PhD.
Fees & duration
English test scores
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Course structure
Study plan in 4 parts
Compulsory subjects
- From Lab to Life
- Project Management in Science
- Data and Decision Making
- Commercialisation of Science
- Regulation of Biotechnology
- Leadership in Science
- Communicating Science at Work
- Biotechnology Impacts in Society
Industry project subject
- Industry Project in Biotechnology
A minimum of 25 credit points of Technical/Practical Science subjects
- Microscopy for Biological Sciences
- Advanced Molecular Biology Techniques
- Genomics and Bioinformatics
- Analytical Techniques for Biotechnology
- Biotechnology Research Project
- Biotechnology Research Project Part 1
- Biotechnology Research Project Part 2
- Science and Technology Internship
- Data Science for Biologists
- Biosecurity: Diagnostics and Detection
Subjects
- Tissue Engineering & Stem Cells
- Food Safety and Quality
- Sustainable Bioprocessing
- Business Tools: Money People & Processes
- Financial Management
- Introduction to Economic Evaluation
- Fundamentals in Accounting
- Academic English for Graduate Studies
- Law, Science and Technology
- Advanced Plant Breeding and Improvement
- Advanced Clinical Trial Design
- Computational Genomics
- Contemporary Cell and Gene Therapies
- Current Technologies in Metabolism
- and 12 more subjects
Admissions
To be considered for entry into this course, you must: Have completed a bachelor degree (AQF7) in a cognate (relevant) discipline with a weighted average mark (WAM) of 65%, or equivalent. Cognate (relevant) disciplines include: Agricultural science, biochemistry and molecular biology, bioengineering systems, biotechnology, cell and developmental biology, chemistry, food science, genetics, immunology, microbiology, pathology, pharmacology, plant science, veterinary biosciences and zoology, or equivalents as permitted by the course coordinator. The University of Melbourne is committed to maintaining a transparent admissions policy by clearly communicating all entry scores to prospective students. Entry requirements to the University of Melbourne are regularly reviewed to ensure they align with the University's Selection and Admissions Policy . The entry requirements published for this cour
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