Overview
The Graduate Certificate of Commercial Biotechnology is an online coursework program consisting of four core courses. These courses provide students with the essential business and technical capabilities required by industry employees to capitalise on commercialisation opportunities within the biotechnology sector.
The program is aimed at mid-career professionals working in the … For more content click the Read More button below.
The program is designed and delivered in consultation with industry and multi-disciplinary experts to ensure it is responsive to the current and emerging needs and trends in national and global job markets. The use of best-practice, industry relevant, online professional education provides students valuable networking opportunities for their current and future professional practice.
Learning Outcomes
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Communicate and engage a range of specialist and non-specialist audiences for dissemination and advancement of information, ideas and opportunities
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Demonstrate initiative, creativity and judgement in specialised professional practice
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Take responsibility for own learning and continuing professional development to become innovative professional and life-long learner
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Collaborate with colleagues as a team member and possibly a team coordinator
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Demonstrate cultural, social, professional and ethical competence to be a responsible practitioner and a global citizen
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Integrate and apply in-depth bodies of knowledge in science, regulation and enterprise to formulate effective strategies for commercialisation of products and processes in the global biotechnology industry
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Analyse, evaluate, and synthesise knowledge for new developments of understanding relevant to the biotechnology field
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Identify, provide, evaluate and reflect on innovative solutions and strategies to maximise market success, to meet organisational goals and objectives and to ensure compliance with legal, technical, ethical and regulatory frameworks
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Program Structure
Students must complete 24 UOC when taken as a standalone program.
Core Courses24 Units of Credit:
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You are responsible for ensuring that you enrol in courses according to your program requirements and by following the advice of your Program Authority. myUNSW enrolment checks that you have met enrolment requirements such as pre-requisites for individual courses but not that you are enrolling in courses that will count towards your program requirements.
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Admission Requirements
Entry Requirements
Minimum Entry Requirements
Program Requirements
Progression Requirements
Students must pass all four courses for the award.
For more information on university policy on progression requirements please visit Academic Progression
Program Fees
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