BC3201 - Biotechnology

Credit points:	03
Year:	2008
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
Administered by:	Discipline of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Biotechnology is usually defined as the exploitation and manipulation of biological resources to deliver commercial and social benefits. This subject is designed to cover the fundamental aspects of biotechnology including basic and advanced methods used in recombinant DNA technology, recombinant protein production in both eukaryotes and prokaryotes, molecular diagnostics, microbial production of therapeutic agents, vaccine production, bioremediation, bioreactors and regulations and patenting in biotechnology.

Learning Outcomes

• be aware of the ethics and patenting and regulatory procedures associated with biotechnology;
• understand both the basic and advanced techniques used in biotechnology;
• understand how biotechnology can be applied to a wide variety of problems.

Prerequisites:

BC2013 BC2023 BC2024 (BC3101 BC3102 strongly recommended)

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 05-Sep-2008
Coordinator:	Dr Patrick Schaeffer
Lecturers:	Professor Heinrich Korner, Dr Gerald Muench, Professor James Burnell.
Contact hours:	30 hours lectures 6 hours tutorials 30 hours practicals
Assessment:	end of semester exam (65%); assignments (20%); (15%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.