School Of Science And HealthBiotechnologyWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 300610.2
Discipline: BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Student Contribution Band: 2
Level: 3
Credit Points: 10
Equivalent Units
14455 - Biotechnology
Prerequisite
300219 Biochemistry 1 OR 300555 Proteins and Genes AND 300300 Microbiology 1 AND 300229 Immunology OR 300233 Medical Microbiology OR 300234 Molecular Biology OR 300307 Analytical Microbiology OR 300327 Australian Plants OR 300407 Mammalian Molecular Medicine OR 300408 Mammalian Cell Biology and Biotechnology OR 300427 Animal Production OR 300465 Aquatic Ecology OR 300470 Vertebrate Biodiversity OR 300504 Fermentation Science OR 300542 Biomolecular Science Project OR 300544 Cell Signalling OR 300549 Human Molecular Biology OR 300552 Molecular Biology of the Immune System OR 300556 Analytical Protein Science OR 300607 Environmental Biology OR 300615 Science Research Project 1 OR 300617 Conservation Biology OR 300621 Plant Biotechnology OR 300644 Biophysics OR 300645 Science Research Project 2 OR 300647 Environmental Biotechnology OR 300648 Food and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology OR 300656 Laboratory Quality Management
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
In addition to the pre-requisite units, students must also pass one other undergraduate Level 3 Biology unit
About this Unit
This unit is an interdisciplinary unit encompassing modern and traditional aspects of the subject. Areas such as environmental, food, plant and molecular biotechnology will be studied. Special emphasis will be given to addressing biotechnological solutions to problems of economic, environmental and health significance. The unit also addresses aspects of commercialization and protection of intellectual property as well as bioethical and safety issues.