Biotechnology

Overview

Examine the fundamental sciences that underpin biotechnology – chemistry, biochemistry, microbiology and statistics – while investigating the application of biotechnology to areas such as business, ethics and environmental science.

Students who select Biotechnology as a major may not select Biochemistry as a second major.

The course aims to equip you with the skills, knowledge and key theoretical insights required to work in a range of professional scientific environments. A distinctive feature of the course is the practical application of knowledge through project-based units of study.

Graduates with the Biotechnology course from the Swinburne University of Technology will:

• articulate the methods of science, explain why current scientific knowledge is both contestable and testable by further inquiry and explain the role and relevance of science in society

• exhibit depth and breadth of scientific knowledge by demonstrating well-developed knowledge in at least one science disciplinary area

• critically analyse and solve scientific problems by evaluating information from a range of sources, designing and planning an investigation, selecting and applying practical and theoretical techniques for that investigation and collecting, recording, interpreting and drawing conclusions from scientific data

• effectively communicate science by presenting information or arguments, to a range of audiences, for a range of purposes using a variety of modes

• adopt ownership of their own learning and scientific work by being independent and self-directed learners, working effectively and safely in an individual or team context, demonstrating knowledge of the regulatory framework relevant to the disciplinary area and practising ethical conduct