Course Content
The Bachelor of Biotechnology requires completion of 144 units, of which:
A maximum of 60 units may come from completion of 1000-level courses
A minimum of 30 units must come from completion of 3000-level courses from the Science course list
A minimum of 96 units must come from completion of courses from the Science course list
The 144 units must consist of:
54 units from the completion of the following compulsory courses:
- BIOL1003 Evolution, Ecology and Genetics (6 units)
- BIOL1004 Molecular and Cell Biology (6 units)
- BIOL2161 Genes: Replication and Expression (6 units)
- BIOL2162 Molecular Genetic Techniques (6 units)
- BIOL3161 Genomics and its Applications (6 units)
- BIOL3191 Bioethics and Society (6 units)
- CHEM1101 Chemistry 1 (6 units)
- CHEM1201 Chemistry 2 (6 units)
- CHEM2211 Chemical Biology I (6 units)
6 units from completion of a Quantitative Skills course from the following list:
- BIAN3014 Research Design and Analysis in Biological Anthropology (6 units)
- BIOL2001 Introduction to Quantitative Biology (6 units)
- BIOL2202 Experimental Design and Analysis in Biology (6 units)
- ENVS1003 Introduction to Environmental and Social Research (6 units)
- PSYC2009 Quantitative Methods in Psychology (6 units)
12 units from completion of courses from the following list:
- BIOL2142 General Microbiology (6 units)
- BIOL2171 Biochemistry and Nutrition (6 units)
- BIOL2174 Cell Physiology in Health and Disease (6 units)
- CHEM2208 Chemical Biology II (6 units)
6 units from completion of a 2000- or 3000-level courses from the subject areas:
- BIOL Biology
- CHEM Chemistry
- MEDN Medicine
18 units from completion of 3000-level courses from the following subject areas:
- BIOL Biology
- CHEM Chemistry
- MEDN Medicine
- NEUR Neuroscience
Elective units
48 units from completion of elective courses offered by ANU
Once you have met the program requirements of your degree, you may have enough electives to complete an additional elective major, minor or specialisation.
