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Available in Program(s)
Single degree program(s) in which this specialisation is available:

Bachelor of Science and Business - BSc&Bus3925 - Science and Business
Bachelor of Life Sciences - BLS3966 - Life Sciences
Bachelor of Science - BSc3970 - Science
Bachelor of Science (International) - BSc(International)3987 - Science (International)

Specialisation Structure
84 Units of Credit:

Students must complete 84 UOC.

Level 1 Core Courses

Students must take 36 UOC of the following courses.

BABS1201
6 UOC
Molecules, Cells and Genes
BABS1202
6 UOC
Applied Biomolecular Sciences

Level 2 Core Courses

Students must take 24 UOC of the following courses.

BIOC2201
6 UOC
Principles of Molecular Biology (Advanced)
MICR2011
6 UOC
Microbiology 1
BABS2202
6 UOC
Molecular Cell Biology 1

Level 3 Core Courses

Students must take 24 UOC of the following courses.

BABS3041
6 UOC
Immunology
BABS3061
6 UOC
Medical Biotechnology
BABS3081
6 UOC
Bacteria and Disease
BABS3200
6 UOC
Synthetic Biology
MICR3061
6 UOC
Viruses and Disease
MICR3071
6 UOC
Environmental Microbiology

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Additional Information

Honours

For information on Honours in Microbiology and Immunology, please see the Microbiology Honours entry in this Handbook.

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