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Master of Biotechnology with the degree of Master of Commerce

BICO11M

Faculty:
Faculty of Science
Faculty of Business and Economics
Award:
Master of Biotechnology with the degree of Master of Commerce (MBiotechMCom)
Admission Requirements:
• Australian Bachelor of Science degree or recognised equivalent in relevant field with a substantial laboratory component
• Minimum GPA of 2.70 (out of 4.00)
• Minimum English Language Proficiency: IELTS or IELTS equivalent of 6.5 overall, with minimum 6.0 in each band
Study Mode:
Full-time, Part-time
Attendance Mode:
Internal
Candidature Length:
Full-time: 2 years
Study Period Offerings:
Session 1, (February) Session 2, (August)
General requirements:
Minimum number of credit points 64
Minimum number of credit points required at 800 level or above 56
Minimum number of credit points required at 600 level 8
Minimum number of credit points at 800 level or above designated as Commerce 24
Minimum number of credit points at 800 level or above designated as Science 32
Completion of other specific minimum requirements as set out below

In order to graduate students must ensure that they have satisfied all of the general requirements of the award: see the general requirements listed above.

Specific minimum requirements:

Credit points

600 level

Required
8cp from
 
Principles of Accounting (4)
 
 
Intermediate Financial Accounting (4)
 
 
Intermediate Managerial Accounting (4)
 
 
Business and Corporation Law (4)
 
 
Quantitative Methods (4)
 
 
Work, Organisation and Management (4)
 
 
Intermediate Microeconomics (4)
 
 
Intermediate Macroeconomics (4)
 
 
Econometrics and Business Statistics (4)
 
 
Economic Analysis (4)
 
 
Introduction to Marketing Management (4)
 
 
Stochastic Methods in Finance and Insurance (4)
 
 
Statistical Modelling in Finance and Insurance (4)
 
 
Principles of Finance (4)
 
8
Mathematical Modelling (4)
 

800 level

Required
4
Bioethics and Biotechnology (4)
 
Required
4
Protein Discovery and Analysis (4)
 
Required
4
Functional Proteomics (4)
 
Required
either
or
 
Molecular Biology and Genomics (4)
 
4
Molecular Biology and Genomics (4)
 
Required
4
Molecular and Medical Biotechnology (4)
 
Required
12cp from
 
Business Internship (4)
 
 
Biodiversity Conservation (4)
 
 
Organic and Biological Chemistry A (4)
 
 
Organic and Biological Chemistry B (4)
 
 
Chemical Analysis II (4)
 
 
Biochemistry and Cell Biology (4)
 
 
Medicinal Chemistry (4)
 
 
Analytical Measurement Uncertainty and Method Validation (4)
 
 
Laboratory Quality Systems (4)
 
 
Biotechnology Industry Internship (4)
 
 
Transnational Communication (4)
 
 
Intercultural Communication (4)
 
 
Project and Risk Management (4)
 
 
Statistical Design (4)
 
 
Statistical Graphics (4)
 
12
Prelude to Bioinformatics (4)
 
Required
8cp from
 
BUS units at 800 or 900 level
8
MKTG units at 800 or 900 level
Required
16
1 Specialisation from the list below
Note:
Not all specialisations can be completed in the minimum time