Biotechnology
Overview
From medicine to environmental protection to advances in food and agriculture production, the world needs sustainable solutions. You could help create them. Work as a professional in one of the most exciting growth areas in science – Biotechnology.
This course covers all aspects of biotechnology, enabling you to formulate solutions to global challenges and help drive new advances in the biotechnology industry. You will graduate with the knowledge and transferrable skills for a rewarding career in advanced manufacturing, bioinformatics, and sustainable bioproduct development and commercialisation.
You will acquire the capability to research and analyse market needs and could create the next generation of novel foods, biopolymers for applications in medicine, packaging, and safe disposables.
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Courses
Master of Biotechnology
Duration: 2 years
Delivery mode: On campus
Availability:
Full-time
Part-time
Start dates:
March
July
SATAC code: 2CM059
Annual indicative fees (2022):
$34,092 (Full fee paying)
Courses
Master of Biotechnology
Duration: 2 years
Delivery mode: On campus
Start dates:
March
July
CRICOS code: 043767G
Annual indicative fees:
2022: $37,500
Why study biotechnology at Flinders
- Practical lab sessions provide hands-on training, and job-ready skills
- Build opportunities for commercialisation, entrepreneurship, intellectual property, and patents in the global market
- Offers research project placements within the University, Flinders Medical Centre, and the biotechnology industry
- Research is fully supported by Industry
- Develop transferable skills in project management including team-based problem solving, and oral and written communication skills with diverse stakeholders
- Assessment is based on a combination of course work, project work, formal examination, and a dissertation
Your career
Master of Biotechnology graduates pursue careers in fields such as medicine, food production, agriculture and advanced manufacturing. Skills developed enable you to pursue career opportunities that require project management, commercialisation, and government policy development.
Potential occupations include:
- Pharma/biotechnology (research assurance officer)
- Production associate for novel bioactives
- Medical informatics associate
- Food and beverage industry
- Research scientist
- Trainee patent attorney
- Medical sales representative
- Water quality associate
- Environmental consultant
- Agriculture technologist
- Entrepreneur-start-up business
Potential employers include:
- BioCena
- Bionomics
- Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
- CSL, DuPont, Novozymes
- University research departments
- CSIRO, Hospitals
- SA Water
- SAHMRI
- SARDI
- Biosensis
- Clinpath
- GlaxoSmithKline
- CMAX (clinical trials)
What you will study
Theoretical scientific knowledge is complemented by relevant practical laboratory training and backed up by business training in financial, marketing and management skills. The law, ethics, society and the environment have great relevance in biotechnology and all are examined.
Core topics cover areas such as DNA to genome; protein to proteome; molecular biotechnology; legal, ethical and social aspects of bioscience; and professional skills for biotechnology. Application topics cover industrial and pharmaceutical biotechnology; environmental biotechnology; and plant and food biotechnology.
Practical experience
The Master of Biotechnology degree provides you with practical experience that prepares you for the workplace:
- Undertake research laboratory placements
- Participate in one-on-one mentoring sessions with industry and biomedical research leaders
- Choose to complete a nine-month research project in industry, research organisations or appropriately accredited institutions nationally
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Industry partners
We partner with industry (multinationals and local start-up companies), government, university, and researchers with interests in biotechnology product development.
We are working with international industries that have interest in developing functional foods, proteins, and animal free fats to meet potential emerging market demands.
Some of our partners are:
- Industry partners in the green manufacturing industry transformation centre: Jujube Growers Association of SA, Wonderful Capital Biotech Group, Nourish Ingredients Pvt Ltd.
- Government research organisations including: CSIRO, SARDI, and FRDC
- International: Manipal University, ICT Mumbai India
Our Research
Our research, conducted by an internationally renowned faculty, addresses major global problems facing humanity. More than 90% of our research was rated as “world standard” in the 2018 ERA assessment.
Research work in the second year of MBTL has impact in the following biotechnology areas:
- Industrial Biotechnology; bioprocessing, biocatalysis and bioproducts
- Medical Biotechnology; health and safety, product validation
- Food and Agriculture Biotechnology; food sustainability, antimicrobials and marine biotechnology
Centre for Marine Bioproducts Development
Leading a new wave in marine biotechnology application, industry enhancement and environmental protection for sustainable industries of the future.
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