Want to help feed, fuel and heal the planet? Combine life sciences with specialised practical training and entrepreneurial skills to join a fast-evolving industry improving global health and wellbeing.
Biotechnology is a creative entrepreneurial field, where scientists design innovative products and technologies, pioneering new frontiers in health, agriculture, science, engineering and rapidly emerging disciplines.
At UQ, you’ll learn from award-winning scientists who have successfully commercialised their discoveries. You'll receive hands-on training applying cutting-edge techniques in state-of-the-art laboratory and research facilities similar to professional working environments.
You'll examine biotechnology’s varied applications, from antibody engineering to fight disease and genetic plant engineering to increase agricultural yields, through to vaccine design, cell and tissue culture technologies, and more.
Build your expertise in one of 5 biotechnology specialist areas:
Complement your specialist learning with a minor:
Deepen your understanding of the key issues within biotechnology such as intellectual property, regulatory compliance, quality assurance and quality control.
Learn how to assess the market potential and financial viability of new products or technical services such as vaccines, diagnostics, biopharmaceutical drugs, transgenic plants or innovations in stem cell therapy.
Choose a student industry placement or internship offering a project, where you can apply your skills and acquire experience in an authentic science-related workplace. You'll solve a technical or operational problem and report on your findings.
Graduate equipped for a wide variety of employment opportunities in Australia’s thriving life sciences sector, which includes the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, food, medical and agricultural technology industries.