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Gain the scientific expertise and business, legal, and regulatory knowledge required to transform laboratory discoveries into real-world applications.
The Graduate Diploma in Biotechnology caters to scientists seeking to enhance their technical abilities in key fields like molecular biology, protein technology, or bioinformatics, or to gain hands-on research laboratory experience.
During your full-time year of study, you can customize your learning by choosing from over 30 courses, aligning your education with your professional aspirations.
Select from electives covering molecular genetics, food microbiology, business strategy, intellectual property, pharmaceutical development, immunology, infectious diseases, and other specialized areas.
With Australia hosting over 400 biotechnology firms and approximately 600 medical device companies, UQ Biotechnology graduates are in high demand across healthcare, agriculture, diagnostics, environmental science, forestry, law, and business sectors.
Bachelor degree in any field; or
Graduate Certificate in Biotechnology.
UQ or equivalent GPA of 5 or above on a 7 point scale.
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.