C11285v2 Graduate Certificate in Medical Biotechnology
Award(s): Graduate Certificate in Medical Biotechnology (GradCertMedBiotech)CRICOS code: 098059D
Commonwealth supported place?: No
Load credit points: 24
Course EFTSL: 0.5
Location: City campus
Overview
Career options
Course intended learning outcomes
Admission requirements
Recognition of prior learning
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course program
Articulation with UTS courses
Other information
Overview
The Graduate Certificate in Medical Biotechnology is suitable for those seeking a scientific qualification to assist them to gain entry into science as well as for those who are already employed but wish to gain new specialised skills to advance their area of expertise.
The course enhances career prospects by providing opportunities to extend knowledge beyond a first degree. It provide the opportunity to extend or renew scientific knowledge and professional skills which are important to career advancement.
Career options
The course provides a backbone of skills important to a professional scientist; be they engaged in research, science business, industries or government organisations.
Course intended learning outcomes
| 1.1 | Critically appraise and apply advanced knowledge and technical skills to inform professional practice in science and medical biotechnology. |
| 2.1 | Assess, argue for, and conduct appropriate approaches to independent research and solving problems by applying a research methodology to address a research need in a relevant professional context. |
| 3.1 | Develop, prepare, and engage, at times collaboratively, in safe, ethical, organised and transparent 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 derive solutions to science and medical biotechnology problems. |
| 5.1 | Present and communicate complex ideas 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 | Develop knowledge of Indigenous Australian contexts to inform professional cultural capability to work effectively with and for, Indigenous Australians within Science and medical biotechnology professions. |
Admission requirements
To be eligible for admission to this course, applicants must meet the following criteria.
Applicants must have one of 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
OR
- Relevant science-related professional experience AND Completion of any tertiary-level study demonstrating capacity to study the course
Supporting documentation to be submitted with the application
For applicants without a qualification in a relevant discipline:
- Curriculum Vitae
- Information regarding education background, such as evidence of completion of any tertiary-level study
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
This course is not offered to International students for direct entry. For more information, contact UTS International.
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
No exemptions are granted for this course.
Course duration and attendance
The course is offered on a one-session, full-time or one-year, part-time basis.
Course structure
The course requires 24 credit points of study, with 12 credit points chosen from the discipline electives and 12 credit points from the professional electives.
Course completion requirements
| CBK92295 Discipline electives (Medical Biotechnology PG) | 12cp | |
| STM91856 Professional stream (Science PG) | 12cp | |
| Total | 24cp |
Course program
The following example shows a typical full-time program.
| Autumn commencing, full time | ||
| Year 1 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| Select 6 credit points from the following: | 6cp | |
| 60119 Science Business Models and Intellectual Property | 4cp | |
| 60117 Understanding Data and Statistical Design | 6cp | |
| 15315 Project Management Principles | 6cp | |
| 60116 Risk Assessment and Management for Science | 2cp | |
| 69508 Clinical Trials: Evidence and Design | 2cp | |
| 60102 Ethics in Animal Research | 2cp | |
| 69511 Ethics in Human Research | 2cp | |
| 91573 Advanced Microscopy and Imaging | 6cp | |
| 68109 Advanced Communication Skills in Science | 6cp | |
| 91191 Bionanotechnology | 6cp | |
| 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 | |
| Select 6 credit points from the following: | 6cp | |
| 60109 Professional Science Document Writing | 2cp | |
| 60119 Science Business Models and Intellectual Property | 4cp | |
| 60116 Risk Assessment and Management for Science | 2cp | |
| 60106 Research Proposal Writing | 2cp | |
| 69508 Clinical Trials: Evidence and Design | 2cp | |
| 60117 Understanding Data and Statistical Design | 6cp | |
| 15315 Project Management Principles | 6cp | |
Articulation with UTS courses
Students who complete the Graduate Certificate in Medical Biotechnology can transfer into the Graduate Diploma in Medical Biotechnology (C07136), Master of Medical Biotechnology (C04390), or Master of Medical Biotechnology (Extension) (C04388) and receive full recognition of prior learning for the course completed.
Other information
Further information is available from:
UTS Student Centre
telephone 1300 ask UTS (1300 275 887)
or +61 2 9514 1222
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