ObjectivesUpon completion of this course, students should have:
* a detailed understanding of advanced tools, resources and techniques in molecular biology;
* an understanding of how these techniques are used to study gene and protein functions in cells and organisms;
* an appreciation of how these techniques may be applied both in biotechnology and in advanced research;
* an appreciation of the information resources available to assess the usefulness of a particular technique; and
* acquired the knowledge to enable them to critically appraise new data arising from the use of these techniques and to interpret the implications of such data.
Academic titleMaster of Science (Biotechnology)
Course descriptionCourse structure (all subjects are 12.5 points, total points: 200)
Discipline Core (62.5 points)
Students must take:
o 600-608 Genomics and Bioinformatics (this subject will not be available until semester 1, 2010)
o 600-650 Metabolomics and Proteomics
o 600-606 Advanced Molecular Biology Techniques
o 600-651 Microscopy for Biological Sciences
o From Lab to Life (this subject will not be available until semester 1, 2010)
Discipline Elective (37.5 points)
Students must take 3 of the following subjects:
o 600-607 Bioprocess Engineering
o 600-609 Genetically Modified Organisms
o 600-652 Tissue Engineering and Stem Cells
o Drug Discovery and Development (this subject will not be available until semester 2, 2010)
Project Module (12.5 points)
o 600-611 Industry Project (this subject will not be available until semester 2, 2010)
Professional Tools Module (87.5 points)
Professional Tools Core (75 points):
2 Business Tools Units
o 600-614 Business Tools: Money, People and Projects
o Business Tools: The Market Environment (this subject will not be available until semester 1, 2010)
2 Science Tools Units
o 600-615 Thinking and Reasoning with Data
o 600-618 Ethics and Responsibility in Science
2 Communication Tools Units
o 600-619 Science and Communication
o 600-616 Science in Context
Professional Tools Elective (12.5 points)
Students must take 1 of the following Science Tools subjects:
o eScience (this subject will not be available until semester 2, 2010)
o 600-617 Systems Modelling and Simulation
o Critical Analysis in Science (this subject will not be available until semester 2, 2010)