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Enhance your expertise through cutting-edge biotechnology courses and cultivate specialized knowledge for advanced learning.
The Graduate Certificate in Biotechnology caters to science professionals seeking to modernize their technical abilities in key fields like molecular biology, protein technology, or bioinformatics, or gain hands-on research laboratory experience.
During your six months of full-time study (or part-time equivalent), you can choose from over 30 courses, enabling you to customize your education to align with your professional aspirations.
Select from elective subjects covering molecular biology, business strategy, intellectual property, pharmaceutical research, immunology, infectious diseases, and other relevant areas.
With Australia hosting more than 400 biotech firms and approximately 600 medical device companies, UQ Biotechnology graduates are in high demand across healthcare, agriculture, diagnostics, environmental science, forestry, legal, and business sectors.
Bachelor degree in any field, with UQ or equivalent GPA of 4.5 or above on a 7 point scale; or 2 years of work experience in the same discipline
English Proficiency
IELTS overall 6.5; reading 6; writing 6; speaking 6; listening 6. For other English Language Proficiency Tests and Scores approved for UQ TOEFL IBT - Overall 87, listening 19, reading 19, writing 21 and speaking 19. TOEFL PB - Overall 570, listening 54, reading 54, writing 59/5. Pearsons - Overall Score of 64 and 60 in all sub bands. BEP - A minimum overall grade of 4 plus a minimum grade of C in all macro skills. CES - Overall 176 and 169 in all sub bands. OET is not accepted.