Bachelor of Biotechnology
The University of Newcastle, Australia (UON)
Program Overview
Imagine using living organisms to produce novel and improved products, such as creating a new vaccine or cancer drug that will save millions of lives.
When you study a Bachelor of Biotechnology, you will help to develop technologies that improve our communities and the health of our planet. You might be the researcher that develops a super crop that can survive harsh climates and feed the hungry. The products of biotechnology are all around us in all aspects of our everyday lives, and with the recent development of the Covid-19 vaccines, biotechnology has reached new prominence. As a biotechnologist you can be right at the forefront of scientific development and the next big discovery.
Callaghan, Australia
36 Months
AU$ 41,105
IELTS: 6 TOEFL: 79
Modules:
- Biochemistry
- Bioethics
- Biomolecules
- Biotechnology finance and commercialisation
- Cell and molecular biology
- DNA technology
- Laboratory skills in biological systems
- Microbiology
- Molecular genetics
- Reproductive science and physiology
- Statistics for the sciences
Admission to our undergraduate degree programs usually requires successful completion of a senior secondary school qualification similar to the Higher School Certificate (HSC), the highest educational award in New South Wales schools.
IELTS overall minimum - 6.0, IELTS section minimum - 6.0.
International Fees
AUD 41,105 (indicative annual fee)
The following list provides some examples of job titles that may be available to Biotechnology graduates.
- Biochemist
- Biological Sciences Technician
- Biologist
- Biotechnologist
- Clinical Research Coordinator
- Embryologist
- Flavourist
- Food Scientist
- Food Technologist
- Forensic Biologist
- Geneticist
- Laboratory Analyst
- Laboratory Manager
- Microbiologist
- National Park Ranger