BP305 - Bachelor of Science (Applied Science)/Bachelor of Business (Management)

Plan: BP305BTDD - Bachelor of Science (Biotechnology)/Bachelor of Business (Management)
Campus: City Campus

Program delivery and structure

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

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Approach to learning and assessment

You will experience a wide range of learning environments - lectures, tutorials, online delivery and individual and group work. Lectures, tutorials and seminars are used extensively in the program to communicate knowledge and ideas about scientific and technical processes problems and solutions. Of particular importance is the high proportion of time spent in the laboratory and plant undertaking project work which gives practical emphasis, develops teamwork and time-management skills and provides context for your learning.

Approaches to learning include:

• Case-based learning that engages you in critical thinking and decision making about realistic problems in a business discipline.
• Project-based learning to engage you in design, problem solving, decision making and investigative activities.
• Problem-based learning to engage you in problem analysis, research and provision of solutions
• Cooperative learning, enabling you to work on collaborative or team-based tasks
• Reflective learning, allowing you to reflect on your learning experience

The objective is to encourage flexible and independent learning throughout the program since the assessment you undertake will be appropriate to the objectives and learning outcomes for each course. Successfully completing the assessment tasks assures professional accounting bodies and prospective employers of a level of achievement in the capabilities outlined in the program.

Several courses in the program are delivered online, rather than on-campus, and you are likely to find that other courses transition to online delivery as you progress through the program. All courses use CANVAS for electronic provision of course material, tutorial problems, past exams and/or other relevant documents.

Assessment in this program includes:

• Formal examinations: to provide you with an opportunity to demonstrate your understanding and application of fundamental principles to either practical or theoretical issues
• Assignments and projects: may be completed individually or in teams. They provide you with opportunities to develop your abilities in communication, research and analysis, and problem solving
• Research projects: which assess your ability to assimilate, analyse and critically reflect on information, and also assess your written communication skills
• In-class tests: to provide you with timely feedback on your understanding within a course and allow feedback to assist you in further developing your skills and capabilities during the semester
• Formal presentations: enable the development of verbal communication skills and organisational abilities
• Portfolio: enables you to report and reflect on what you have learnt and to keep a collection of a range of models, examples, articles and websites that you will take forward as a resource in your professional life.

Please note that if you have a disability, long-term medical condition and/ or mental health condition ELS can support you to create reasonable adjustments to ensure you can participate in your studies. You can contact the Equitable Learning Services (ELS) unit if you would like to find out more. Information about ELS can be found at: www.rmit.edu.au/students/support-services/equitable-learning

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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 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 the community when undertaking these activities
• complete these activities in real-world contexts or situations; and in addition
• 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 Work Integrated Learning (WIL) experience may be in a simulated workplace environment.

In the Biotechnology component of your program, your WIL activities will include:

The Professional Scientist (ONPS2335) is a capstone project undertaken in teams. This involves working in a relevant industry context in which your team will be provided feedback from industry counterparts.

The Science Project (ONPS2186) is a capstone project in which you will be working individually on a small research project one day a week for the semester, under the supervision of an academic staff member or an external supervisor if the project involves an industry partner. In “Science Project” you may be involved in science industry projects,where, for example, you study a problem concerning a manufacturer’s plant and conduct experiments to solve the problem. The project outcome is submitted for assessment by both the industry and academic supervisors if the project involves an industry partner.

In the Business (Management) component of your program, your WIL activities will include:

Organisational Experience (BUSM4546) and Leadership (BUSM4177). These courses will provide you with opportunities to apply your academic skills to a work-based context. 

In particular you will:

• undertake and be assessed on structured activities that allow you to learn, apply and demonstrate your professional or vocational practice; and
• be involved in authentic engagement with partner organisations that includes industry feedback.

These learning opportunities may be in the form of industry-based projects, simulations or placements.

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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 Seven (7) Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Scientific Skills and Communication 12 ONPS2334 City Campus Introduction to Management 12 BUSM4176 City Campus Accounting in Organisations and Society 12 ACCT1046 City Campus Mathematics and Statistics 12 MATH2123 City Campus Cell Biology and Biochemistry 12 BIOL2146 City Campus Introduction to Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics 12 BIOL2256 City Campus Animal Structure and Function 12 BIOL2258 City Campus
AND
Select and Complete One (1) Course from the following Physics Options:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Modern Physics 12 PHYS2123 City Campus Physics for Leaders 12 PHYS2124 City Campus
AND
Select and Complete One (1) Course from the following Chemistry Options:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Chemistry of Materials 1 12 CHEM1030 City Campus Chemistry Principles 12 CHEM1242 City Campus
AND
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Year Two of Program
Complete the following Nine (9) Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Prices and Markets 12 ECON1020 City Campus Macroeconomics 1 12 ECON1010 City Campus Organisations 12 BUSM1094 City Campus Marketing Principles 12 MKTG1025 City Campus Food Microbiology 12 ONPS2113 City Campus Microbiology 12 BIOL2158 City Campus Genetics and Molecular Biology 12 BIOL2262 City Campus Cell and Tissue Culture 12 BIOL2264 City Campus Biological Chemistry 12 BIOL2260 City Campus
AND
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Year Three of Program
Complete the following Five (5) Core Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Business Information Systems 12 ISYS2056 City Campus Business Statistics 1 12 ECON1030 City Campus Work in Global Society 12 BUSM4558 City Campus Leadership 12 BUSM4177 City Campus Strategy 12 BUSM3125 City Campus
AND
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Complete the following Four (4) Courses from the Molecular Biology Minor:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Gene Technologies 12 BIOL2032 City Campus Industrial Biotechnology 12 ONPS2115 City Campus
OR
Complete the following Four (4) Courses from the Microbiology Minor:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Environmental Biotechnology 12 BIOL2324 City Campus Industrial Biotechnology 12 ONPS2115 City Campus
}
AND
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Year Four of Program
Complete the following Seven (7) Core Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Applied Science Project 12 ONPS2186 City Campus The Professional Scientist 12 ONPS2335 City Campus Business Law 12 LAW2442 City Campus Professional Values, Ethics & Attitudes 12 ACCT1081 City Campus Entrepreneurial and Innovation Ecosystems 12 BUSM4583 City Campus Innovation Management 12 BUSM4550 City Campus Organisational Experience 12 BUSM4546 City Campus
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Select and Complete One (1) Course from the following Science Options:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Animal Diversity 12 BIOL2151 City Campus Plant Structure and Function 12 BIOL2156 City Campus Ecotoxicology 12 BIOL2162 City Campus Ecology & Conservation 12 BIOL2183 City Campus Gene Technologies 12 BIOL2032 City Campus Introduction to Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics 12 BIOL2256 City Campus Animal Structure and Function 12 BIOL2258 City Campus Plant Diversity 12 BIOL2270 City Campus Environmental Biotechnology 12 BIOL2324 City Campus Regulatory, Ethical and Legal Issues in Biotechnology 12 BUSM2428 City Campus Environmental Issues in Chemical Perspective 12 CHEM1014 City Campus Environmental Chemical Issues 12 CHEM1015 City Campus Chemistry of Materials 1 12 CHEM1030 City Campus Chemistry of Materials 2 12 CHEM1031 City Campus Concepts in Chemistry 12 CHEM1039 City Campus Further Concepts in Chemistry 12 CHEM1040 City Campus Chemistry Laboratory 12 CHEM1041 City Campus Specialised Chemistry Laboratory 12 CHEM1042 City Campus Analytical Techniques 12 CHEM1053 City Campus Instrumental and Environmental Analysis 12 CHEM1054 City Campus Aquatic and Soil Chemistry: Natural Processes 12 CHEM1058 City Campus Aquatic Chemistry 12 CHEM1059 City Campus Advanced Chemistry Theory 12 CHEM1067 City Campus Advanced Topics in Chemistry 12 CHEM1068 City Campus Advanced Chemistry Laboratory 12 CHEM1069 City Campus Advanced Instrumental Analysis and Spectroscopy 12 CHEM1080 City Campus Food Chemistry 12 CHEM1083 City Campus Environmental Analytical and Soil Chemistry 12 CHEM1085 City Campus Atmospheric Chemistry and Emerging Contaminants 12 CHEM1086 City Campus Chemistry Principles 12 CHEM1242 City Campus Analytical Science 12 CHEM1257 City Campus Chemistry for Food and Life Science 12 CHEM1239 City Campus The Hydrosphere 12 ENVI1008 City Campus Ecology 12 ENVI1009 City Campus The Atmosphere 12 ENVI1011 City Campus The Soil Environment 12 ENVI1012 City Campus Environmental Studies 12 ENVI1038 City Campus Environmental Sampling and Analysis 12 ENVI1145 City Campus Mathematics for Physicists 12 MATH1129 City Campus Calculus and Analysis 1 12 MATH1142 City Campus Vectors and Calculus 12 MATH1144 City Campus Statistics and Epidemiology 12 MATH2170 City Campus Applied Nutrition 12 OHTH1156 City Campus Nutrition, Health and Disease 12 OHTH2068 City Campus Food Manufacturing: Plant Products 12 ONPS2146 City Campus Nanotechnology Fundamentals 12 ONPS2149 City Campus Nanotechnology Methodology 12 ONPS2155 City Campus Nanotechnology Characterisation 12 ONPS2156 City Campus Nanosensors 12 ONPS2157 City Campus Chemistry of Drugs and Toxins 12 ONPS2188 City Campus The Science of Forensic Investigation 12 ONPS2458 City Campus Surveying Programming 12 PHYS1080 City Campus Energy and Earth's Environment 12 PHYS2066 City Campus Astrophysics and Cosmology 12 PHYS2067 City Campus Solid State Physics 12 PHYS2068 City Campus Instrumentation for Scientists and Engineers 12 PHYS2070 City Campus Astronomy and Black Holes 12 PHYS2086 City Campus Scientific Visualisation 12 PHYS2097 City Campus Mechanics 12 PHYS2122 City Campus Modern Physics 12 PHYS2123 City Campus Physics for Leaders 12 PHYS2124 City Campus Thermodynamics and Electromagnetism 12 PHYS2127 City Campus Materials Physics 12 PHYS2179 City Campus Classical & Quantum Mechanics 12 PHYS2178 City Campus Electrodynamics and Relativity 12 PHYS2181 City Campus Optics & Photonics 12 PHYS2180 City Campus Radiation & Nuclear Physics 12 PHYS2176 City Campus Quantum Physics 12 PHYS2175 City Campus Thermal & Statistical Physics 12 PHYS2177 City Campus
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Select and Complete One (1) Course from any:
University Elective
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Program transition plan

Very Important: This plan is being phased out. 
  
BP305BTDD - Bachelor of Science (Biotechnology)/Bachelor of Business (Management) 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, 2027. If you are unable to complete your program by the end of 2027, 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; or
BP343 Bachelor of Business

If you commenced the program before Semester 1 2022, please refer to the following transition rules:

• BUSM3115 Ethics and Governance has been replaced with ACCT1081 Professional Values, Ethics & Attitudes.
• BUSM4554 Contemporary Management: Issues and Challenges has been replaced with BUSM4583 Entrepreneurial and Innovation Ecosystems.
• If you have completed LAW2442 Commercial Law, you do not need to complete LAW2442 Business Law, as this is a course title change only.
• If you have completed BUSM1094 Organisational Analysis, you do not need to complete BUSM1094 Organisations, as this is a course title change only.
• If you have completed BUSM4177 Leadership and Decision Making, you do not need to complete BUSM4177 Leadership, as this is a course title change only.
• If you have completed BUSM3125 Strategic Management, you do not need to complete BUSM3125 Strategy, as this is a course title change only.
• If you have completed BUSM4550 Creativity, Innovation and Design, you do not need to complete BUSM4550 Innovation Management, as this is a course title change only.
• If you have completed BUSM4546 Management in Practice, you do not need to complete BUSM4546 Organisational Experience, as this is a course title change only.

For more information and advice on your enrolment, please contact your program manager, Daniel Gomez (daniel.gomez@rmit.edu.au).

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