BP226 - Bachelor of Science (Biotechnology)

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Plan: BP226P7 - Bachelor of Science (Biotechnology)
Campus: City Campus

Program delivery and structure

Approach to learning and assessment
Work integrated learning
Program structure
Program transition plan

Approach to learning and assessment

You will experience a wide range of learning environments – lectures, tutorials, online delivery, laboratory practicals and individual and group work. Lectures, tutorials and seminars are used extensively in the program to communicate knowledge and ideas about the role of Biotechnology in society.

Of particular importance is the high proportion of time spent in the laboratory and undertaking project and/or field work which will provide emphasis to developing practical skills and capabilities, develop teamwork and time-management skills and provide context for the your learning process.

All courses have already been adapted for online delivery or supplementation of materials.  All courses use Canvas for electronic provision of course material, tutorial problems, examples from past exams and/ or other relevant documents.

You will be assessed by a variety of methods, as appropriate to the material being taught, the skills being acquired and the capabilities developed. Formative and summative assessment tasks are undertaken throughout courses in the program.

Formative assessment is completed during a course and provides opportunity for immediate evidence of your learning. Its purpose is to improve quality of your learning, and online tests and laboratory assessment and reports are the most common formative assessment techniques. In-class discussions, revision problems, and past examination papers are available for students to gauge their understanding of the lecture material.

Course goals and objectives reflect the cumulative nature of the learning process. Summative assessment, usually at the end of the course, is used to ensure you have met these course aims. Examinations, assignments, oral and written presentations, laboratory reports and project reports may all be used as measures of your learning.

If you have a long term medical condition, disability and/or other form of disadvantage it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or the Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.

If you have already developed areas of skill and knowledge included in this program (for example, through prior studies or work experience), you can apply for credit once you have enrolled in this program. There is information on the RMIT University website about how to apply for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL): (https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/student-essentials/enrolment/apply-for-credit)

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Work integrated learning

RMIT University is committed to providing you with an education that strongly links formal learning with professional or vocational practice. As a student enrolled in this RMIT University program you will:

  • undertake and be assessed on structured activities that allow you to learn, apply and demonstrate your professional or vocational practice;
  • interact with industry and community when undertaking these activities;
  • complete these activities in real work contexts or situations; and
  • these interactions and the work context provide a distinctive source of feedback to you to assist your learning.

Any or all of these aspects of a WIL capstone experience may be in a simulated workplace environment.

All Biotechnology students undertake the core courses ONPS2335 The Professional Scientist and ONPS2186 Science Project 1 in final year. In The Professional Scientist, you will work in groups under the guidance of an academic mentor to develop a research proposal that would be acceptable for grant application. In Science Project 1, you will either undertake a project in industry or work on an industry-suggested project in a simulated work environment. In both courses industry is involved both in suggesting problems for projects and in providing advice on assessment and feedback. All other courses in your final year will include laboratory practicals that mimic industry-relevant problems.

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Program Structure

To graduate you must complete the following: All courses listed may not be available each semester.
 

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Year One of Program

Complete the following Eight (8) Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Course Code

Campus

Chemistry Principles 12 CHEM1242 City Campus
CHEM1243 Bundoora Campus
Cell Biology and Biochemistry 12 BIOL1159 Bundoora Campus
BIOL2146 City Campus
Scientific Skills and Communication 12 ONPS2334 City Campus
Plant Structure and Function 12 BIOL2156 City Campus
BIOL2157 Bundoora Campus
Chemistry for Food and Life Science 12 CHEM1239 City Campus
CHEM1240 Bundoora Campus
Animal Structure and Function 12 BIOL2258 City Campus
Introduction to Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics 12 BIOL2256 City Campus
BIOL2257 Bundoora Campus
Mathematics and Statistics 12 MATH2123 City Campus
 
AND

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Year Two of Program

Complete the following Seven (7) Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Course Code

Campus

Microbiology 12 BIOL2158 City Campus
BIOL2159 Bundoora Campus
Cell and Tissue Culture 12 BIOL2264 City Campus
Genetics and Molecular Biology 12 BIOL2262 City Campus
BIOL2263 Bundoora Campus
Food Microbiology 12 ONPS2113 City Campus
ONPS2114 Bundoora Campus
Biological Chemistry 12 BIOL2260 City Campus
Bioinformatics 12 BIOL2254 City Campus
Statistics and Epidemiology 12 MATH1238 Bundoora Campus
MATH2170 City Campus
AND
Select and Complete One (1) Course from any:
University Elective
 
AND

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Year Three of Program

Complete the following Three (3) Courses (Note, these courses will form part of your chosen major):

Course Title

Credit Points

Course Code

Campus

Applied Science Project 12 ONPS2186 City Campus
Industrial Biotechnology 12 ONPS2115 City Campus
ONPS2116 Bundoora Campus
The Professional Scientist 12 ONPS2335 City Campus
AND
Select and Complete One (1) Course from any:
University Elective
AND
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Complete the following Four (4) Courses for a Molecular Biology Major:

Course Title

Credit Points

Course Code

Campus

Gene Technologies 12 BIOL2032 City Campus
BIOL2184 Bundoora Campus
Functional Genomics and Proteomics 12 BIOL2267 Bundoora Campus
Protein Technologies 12 BIOL2412 City Campus
Systems Biology 12 BIOL2512 City Campus
OR
Complete the following Four (4) Courses for a Microbiology Major:

Course Title

Credit Points

Course Code

Campus

Medical Microbiology 1 12 ONPS2118 Bundoora Campus
Environmental Biotechnology 12 BIOL2324 City Campus
Medical Microbiology 2 12 ONPS2120 Bundoora Campus
Immunology 12 ONPS2388 Bundoora Campus
}
 

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Program transition plan

Very Important: This plan is being phased out. 
  
BP226P7 - Bachelor of Science (Biotechnology) plan has been discontinued and will no longer accept new students after Semester 2 2022. The plan will be taught out to current students until semester 2, 2026. If you are unable to complete your program by the end of 2026, you may consider applying to other programs within RMIT subject to entrance requirements. You may also consider applying to the new plan: 

BP350  Bachelor of Science
  
For more information and advice on your enrolment, please contact your program manager, Ravi Shukla (ravi.shukla@rmit.edu.au).

From 2016 there is the optional opportunity to specialise in different majors. There are no transition issues.

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