How will this course benefit my career?
Graduates of this degree can work in every area of biotechnology and biosciences, from gene manipulation in mammals to toxin testing in waterways and crop protection. Graduates can be employed in research, production and testing positions in government and private laboratories and in the field. RMIT graduates are renowned for their ‘real world’ education and their ‘hands-on’ skills which make them highly desirable to employers.
Course overview
The Bachelor of Applied Science from RMIT University allows you to explore the molecular level of living systems from which you can devise strategies to solve important practical problems. Bioscience and biotechnology are shaping the environment and food supply, ensuring that all living things can survive and live more safely. Drawing on core science areas such as genetics, biological chemistry and microbiology this degree is taught by researchers at the leading edge of industry practice.
The degree is designed for those who wish to pursue careers in biological sciences and provide a biology specialisation for intending teachers. You will develop the necessary ecological knowledge to deal with complex systems using modern biotechnological techniques.
The degree covers ecology, ecotoxicology, marine biology and aquaculture, environmental biotechnology diagnostics and molecular agriculture. Through your studies you will develop core knowledge and techniques in plant and animal identification along with molecular biology, genetics, biological chemistry and microbiology. You can choose to specialise in either bioscience or biotechnology in the final level of this degree.
Majors
This degree offers you the ability to specialise in either of these two areas:
