C04388v2 Master of Medical Biotechnology (Extension)
Award(s): Master of Medical Biotechnology (MMedBiotech)CRICOS code: 098056G (Autumn Spring); 116839M (Summer)
Commonwealth supported place?: Yes
Load credit points: 96
Course EFTSL: 2
Location: City campus
Notes
Commonwealth Supported Places
There are a limited number of Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) available in this course, which are competitive and awarded based on merit. To be considered for a CSP, applicants must:
- Indicate their interest in a CSP on their application.
- Apply on time in line with CSP deadlines (it is recommended applicants apply early as applications are assessed progressively).
Eligible applicants must accept their offer by the lapse date to retain their place. For application deadlines and information, please refer to Postgraduate courses with Commonwealth Supported Places.
25% Academic Merit Scholarship
There is a 25% Academic Merit Scholarship available in 2024. Eligible students must commence a Master's or Master (extension) postgraduate course program in the Faculty of Science.
For more details, refer to the UTS Science Postgraduate Academic Merit Scholarship.
Overview
Course aims
Career options
Course intended learning outcomes
Admission requirements
Recognition of prior learning
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course program
Other information
Overview
The Master of Medical Biotechnology (Extension) is for two distinct groups of students, namely the professional scientists wishing to update their industry-related skills for career advancement and students considering a research degree.
The compulsory core subjects are relevant to all science disciplines and provide a backbone of skills important to a professional scientist; be they engaged in research, science businesses, industries or government organisations. These are the skills of communication, critical analysis, project management and innovation and commercialisation. These are complemented by professional stream choices which enable students to select a portfolio of skills relevant to their chosen career. The professional strand is complemented by medical biotechnology study. Students may have the option of undertaking a small research project, subject to approval by the faculty. For students with suitable achievement levels, an opportunity to undertake a more substantial research project is available by transferring into the Master of Philosophy in Medical Biotechnology (C04389). For those considering a research degree, the Master of Philosophy in Medical Biotechnology, which provides a direct pathway to the UTS PhD program.
Course aims
The course provides graduates with analytic tools and disciplinary knowledge, combined with creative, logical approaches to problem solving and professional skills that facilitate real-world application of the science such as project management, IP management and commercialisation.
Career options
All graduates have training in the professional attributes that employers seek. The skills learnt expand career horizons and enhance prospects for promotion in the rapidly evolving science professions. Graduates may also proceed to a career in research by transferring into the Master of Philosophy in Medical Biotechnology (C04389) as a pathway to a PhD.
Graduates of this course are well prepared for careers in medical device and biotechnology companies, government policy and regulation, hospitals, and research organisations where the ability to combine biology and biotechnology to solve medical problems is required.
Course intended learning outcomes
| 1.1 | Critically appraise and apply advanced knowledge and technical skills to conduct research or discipline specific projects to inform professional practice in science and medical biotechnology. |
| 2.1 | Assess, argue for, and conduct independent research and solving complex problems by applying a research methodology to address a research need in a relevant professional context. |
| 3.1 | Develop, and engage, at times collaboratively, in safe, ethical, organised work practices that mitigate risk and contribute to solving global health problems in the context of science and medical biotechnology. |
| 4.1 | Reflectively discover, create, and evaluate processes used to determine the value, integrity, and relevance of multiple sources of information to propose innovative solutions to complex science and medical biotechnology problems. |
| 5.1 | Present and communicate complex ideas and justifications using appropriate communication approaches from a variety of methods (oral, written, visual) to communicate with discipline experts, scientists, industry, and the general public. |
| 6.1 | Critically reflect on Indigenous Australian contexts to inform professional cultural capability to work effectively with and for, Indigenous Australians within Science and medical biotechnology. |
Admission requirements
To be eligible for admission to this course, applicants must meet the following criteria.
Applicants must have the following:
- Completed Australian bachelor's degree or higher qualification, or overseas equivalent, in biochemistry and cell biology, microbiology, human biology, genetics, laboratory technology, medical science, food science and biotechnology, or pharmacology
The English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international qualifications is: IELTS Academic: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL iBT: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21; or AE5: Pass; or PTE: 58-64 with a writing score of 50; or C1A/C2P: 176-184 with a writing score of 169.
Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.
International students
Visa requirement: To obtain a student visa to study in Australia, international students must enrol full time and on campus. Australian student visa regulations also require international students studying on student visas to complete the course within the standard full-time duration. Students can extend their courses only in exceptional circumstances.
Recognition of prior learning
Students enrolled in this course may be eligible for recognition of prior learning of up to 36 credit points if the subjects previously studied are deemed by UTS: Science to be equivalent to those specified for their course.
To be considered for recognition of prior learning, subjects must normally have been completed no more than five years before the commencement of this course.
Course duration and attendance
The standard course duration is two years of full-time study.
The course may also be completed in part-time mode, typically over four years. Part-time students must be prepared to attend some afternoon or morning classes during each teaching week.
Course structure
The course requires 96 credit points of study, comprising 32 credit points of core subjects, 24 credit points of professional stream subjects, and 40 credit points of electives.
Course completion requirements
| STM91853 Core subjects (Medical Biotechnology PG) | 36cp | |
| STM91284 Professional stream (Science PG) | 24cp | |
| CBK92297 Electives (Medical Biotechnology PG) | 36cp | |
| Total | 96cp |
Course program
The following example shows a typical full-time program.
| Autumn commencing, full time | ||
| Year 1 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 68109 Advanced Communication Skills in Science | 6cp | |
| 91573 Advanced Microscopy and Imaging | 6cp | |
| 60904 Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Commercialisation | 6cp | |
| 91191 Bionanotechnology | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 60117 Understanding Data and Statistical Design | 6cp | |
| 91575 Proteomics | 6cp | |
| 91574 Biotechnology Solutions to Infectious Diseases | 6cp | |
| 69513 Medical Microbiology | 6cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| Select 12 credit points from the following: | 12cp | |
| 69508 Clinical Trials: Evidence and Design | 2cp | |
| 60102 Ethics in Animal Research | 2cp | |
| 69511 Ethics in Human Research | 2cp | |
| 60119 Science Business Models and Intellectual Property | 4cp | |
| 60116 Risk Assessment and Management for Science | 2cp | |
| 15315 Project Management Principles | 6cp | |
| Select 12 credit points from the following: | 12cp | |
| CBK92297 Electives (Medical Biotechnology PG) | 36cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| Select 24 credit points from the following: | 24cp | |
| CBK92297 Electives (Medical Biotechnology PG) | 36cp | |
| Spring commencing, full time | ||
| Year 1 | ||
| Spring session | ||
| 68109 Advanced Communication Skills in Science | 6cp | |
| 91575 Proteomics | 6cp | |
| 91574 Biotechnology Solutions to Infectious Diseases | 6cp | |
| 69513 Medical Microbiology | 6cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 91573 Advanced Microscopy and Imaging | 6cp | |
| 60904 Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Commercialisation | 6cp | |
| 60117 Understanding Data and Statistical Design | 6cp | |
| 91191 Bionanotechnology | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| Select 12 credit points from the following: | 12cp | |
| 60116 Risk Assessment and Management for Science | 2cp | |
| 60106 Research Proposal Writing | 2cp | |
| 60109 Professional Science Document Writing | 2cp | |
| 69508 Clinical Trials: Evidence and Design | 2cp | |
| 60119 Science Business Models and Intellectual Property | 4cp | |
| 15315 Project Management Principles | 6cp | |
| Select 12 credit points from the following: | 12cp | |
| CBK92297 Electives (Medical Biotechnology PG) | 36cp | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| Select 24 credit points from the following: | 24cp | |
| CBK92297 Electives (Medical Biotechnology PG) | 36cp | |
Other information
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