Students enrolled in this elite degree will study areas such as biochemistry, genetics, molecular cell biology, immunology, bioinformatics and related areas of chemistry and biomedical sciences. Additionally, students study other relevant areas such as ethics and management.
In the Honours year students may choose an area of research from a diverse range of fields and research institutes. Included among these are medical research institutes, hospital laboratories, divisions of CSIRO, sections of the Department of Agriculture and Forensic Science Divisions. Students may also choose from internationally renown research at the University of Wollongong in areas as diverse as plant biotechnology, marine biotechnology, immunology and the human medical areas of vaccine development, cell death and cancer research.
Graduates of the Bachelor of Biotechnology have a 100% employment success rate within six months of degree completion. They are employed in a variety of fields both within Australia and internationally including environmental research, patent consultancy and medical research. Additionally, many graduates have continued further study by enrolling in Doctoral degrees or Pharmacy and Medical degrees.
There is such enormous potential in the biotechnology field that even those directly involved may be unable to truly understand its full potential. However, armed with the skills which will lead this world in the biotechnology revolution of the 21st century, the horizons of the biotechnology graduate are ever widening and their future bright.
For more info phone Julie Ann Green (Biotechnology Professional Officer) 4221 3100 or Trina Reddall (Science Faculty Executive Officer) 4221 3481.
