Master of Science (Biotechnology)

Comments about Master of Science (Biotechnology) - On Campus - Parkville - Victoria

• Objectives
  Upon 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 title
  Master of Science (Biotechnology)
• Course description
  Course 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)