Course Content
Core units
- BIO10001 Concepts of Biology
- CHE10001 Chemistry 1
- PHY10001 Energy and Motion
- STA10003 Foundations of Statistics
- MTH10010 Essential Mathematics
- NPS10003 Sustainability Challenges in Science
- NPS20005 Communication for Scientists*
- NPS30003 Grand Challenges in Science*
*Outcome unit – completion demonstrates the attainment of course learning outcomes
Biotechnology Major
- BIO10003 Concepts of Biotechnology
- BIO20002 The Microbial World
- BCH20002 Introduction to Biochemistry
- BCH20001 Biochemistry of Genes and proteins*
- BCH30003 Advanced Biochemistry*
- BIO30004 Molecular Biotechnology*
- BIO30005 Microbes in the Environment
- BIO30009 Applications of Bioinformatics
*Outcome unit – completion demonstrates the attainment of course learning outcomes
Electives available in Sarawak in the Bachelor of Science (Biotechnology) course:
Science Elective Units
- PEH20006 Water Science
- ENV30001 Environmental Biology
- CHE10005 Consumer Chemistry
- PEH20002 Food Science
- PEH20005 Communicable Disease Control
- PEH20004 Built and Sustainable Communities
- ENV30003 Environmental Management
- Research and Development Project 1
- BIO20008 Introduction to Tropical Ecology
- BIO20006 Industrial Microbiology
- BIO30010 Natural Products
Other recommended electives
- COS10009 Introduction to Programming
- COS10022 Introduction to Data Science
- COS20083 Advanced Data Analytics
- COS30045 Data Visualisation
- MGT10001 Introduction to Management
- MKT10007 Fundamentals of Marketing
- COM10007 Professional Communication Practice
- MDA10006 Innovation Cultures: Perspectives on Science and Technology
