Master of Biotechnology: Career Opportunities
Master of Biotechnology: Career Opportunities
Master of Biotechnology: Career Opportunities
Master of
Biotechnology
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Master of Biotechnology
with specialisations in
Biochemistry
Career
opportunities
The Master of Biotechnology is a crossdisciplinary degree, providing graduates
with a unique combination of state-ofthe-art science and business skills, in
a subject area rapidly expanding as
society faces increasingly significant
populationpressures.
Graduates will be ready to compete
internationally in a range of roles
from large multi-nationals and spinout companies, to governmental
organisations and international research
laboratories or start companies of
their own.
Course Structure
You will study the core units of:
The Objectives and Applications
of Genomics
Bioinformatics and Data Analysis
for Genomics
Biotechnology Commercialisation
Commercialisation Management
Project
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Specialisations
The four key biotechnology areas provide
a focused learning experience in areas
of key demand. You will complete all
core units and specialisation units.
This degree also provides the flexibility
to choose from a range of units to
complement your specific interests
andfocus.
and Breeding: The
application of biotechnology at core
and advanced level to the breeding of
animals and plants. Using genes as a
basis, the units explore evolutionary
genetics and the use of genetics to
generate and monitor new traits.
Environmental Biotechnology: The
application of biotechnology to the
environmental arena. Biotechnological
applications for environmental
monitoring, protection and food
security in a changing world.
Genetics and Genomics: Advanced
studies in current state-of-the-art
genomics and genetics techniques,
from high throughput systems for
analysing genomic components,
to advanced bioinformatics
components, for large data set
analyses and database searching.
Biochemistry and Molecular
Biology: Advanced training and
studies using new generation
biochemistry and molecular biology
techniques to understand cellular
content, structure, organisation and
interactions assessed with the current
state-of-the-art technologies.
Genetics
Admission
requirements
You must have a relevant bachelors degree.
English
Language
Competence
You must demonstrate a minimum level
of English Language Competence.
How to apply
The University of Western Australia
M083, 35 Stirling Highway
Crawley, WA 6009
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See studyat.uwa.edu.au/
undergraduate/admission/english
Course enquiries
Key
information
Email: postgrad-science@uwa.edu.au
Online enquiries: ask.uwa.edu.au
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