Graduate Diploma (Biotechnology)
STEM Course
1 year
Full Time
On Campus
Field of Study:
$12,968 /Yr
A$19,950 /Yr
- From medicine to environmental protection to advances in food and agriculture production, the world needs sustainable solutions. You could help create them. Work as a professional in one of the most exciting growth areas in science – Biotechnology.
- This course covers all aspects of biotechnology, enabling you to formulate solutions to global challenges and help drive new advances in the biotechnology industry.
- You will graduate with the knowledge and transferrable skills for a rewarding career in advanced manufacturing, bioinformatics, and sustainable bioproduct development and commercialisation.
- You will acquire the capability to research and analyse market needs and could create the next generation of novel foods, biopolymers for applications in medicine, packaging, and safe disposables.
- Theoretical scientific knowledge is complemented by relevant practical laboratory training and backed up by business training in financial, marketing and management skills. The law, ethics, society and the environment have great relevance in biotechnology and all are examined.
- Core topics cover areas such as DNA to genome; protein to proteome; molecular biotechnology; legal, ethical and social aspects of bioscience; and professional skills for biotechnology. Application topics cover industrial and pharmaceutical biotechnology; environmental biotechnology; and plant and food biotechnology.
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The Master of Biotechnology degree provides you with practical experience that prepares you for the workplace:
- Undertake research laboratory placements
- Participate in one-on-one mentoring sessions with industry and biomedical research leaders
- Choose to complete a nine-month research project in industry, research organisations or appropriately accredited institutions nationally
- Transfer and apply core scientific concepts to develop solutions in the biotechnology industry.
- Work in ways that are informed by knowledge of the legislative, regulatory, commercial, scientific and social environment.
- Synthesise information and communicate effectively, succinctly and sensitively with the scientific community, co-workers, government agencies, investors, the broad public and particular cultural and Indigenous communities.
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Tuition Fees
| Year | 1st Year Fees |
|---|---|
| Tuition Fees | $12968 (AUD 19950) |
Other Expenses
| Head | Avg Cost Per Year |
|---|---|
| Living Expenses | $9925 (AUD 15269) |
| Total Cost | $9925 (AUD 15269) |
Previous Year Tuition Fees
| Year | 1st Year Fees |
|---|---|
| 2023 | $21905 (AUD 33700) |
| 2021 | $17117 (AUD 26334) |
Important Dates
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Career and Placement after Course
Master of Biotechnology graduates pursue careers in fields such as medicine, food production, agriculture and advanced manufacturing. Skills developed enable you to pursue career opportunities that require project management, commercialisation, and government policy development.
Potential occupations include:
- Pharma/biotechnology (research assurance officer)
- Production associate for novel bioactives
- Medical informatics associate
- Food and beverage industry
- Research scientist
- Trainee patent attorney
- Medical sales representative
- Water quality associate
- Environmental consultant
- Agriculture technologist
- Entrepreneur-start-up business
Potential employers include:
- BioCena
- Bionomics
- Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
- CSL, DuPont, Novozymes
- University research departments
- CSIRO, Hospitals
- SA Water
- SAHMRI
- SARDI
- Biosensis
- Clinpath
- GlaxoSmithKline
- CMAX (clinical trials)
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