Bachelor of Arts/ Bachelor of Science

with a major in Biotechnology – Blended learning – on-campus and digital learning

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Course rules

To qualify for the award of Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science students must complete 400 credit points comprising:

  • Twelve (12) core units of study (150 credit points)
  • Eight (8) units of study from an Arts discipline major (100 credit points)
  • Eight (8) units of study from a Science discipline major (100 credit points)
  • Four (4) units of study comprising an advanced minor or minor or electives (50 credit points)

Domestic students also have an opportunity to undertake a WIL Professional Placement. This option is not available to International Students. Professional Placements Professional Placements are subject to a competitive selection process.

Students who undertake a 12 month professional placement are subject to the following course rules and must complete 475 credit points comprising:

  • Eleven (11) core units of study (150 credit points)
  • Eight (8) units of study from an Arts discipline major (100 credit points)
  • Eight (8) units of study from a Science discipline major (100 credit points)
  • Four (4) units of study from the Professional Placement Co-Major (100 credit points)
  • Two (2) units of study comprising electives (25 credit points)

Students who elect to undertake a 6 month professional placement are subject to the following course rules and must complete 437.5 credit points comprising:

  • Twelve (12) core units of study (150 credit points)
  • Eight (8) units of study from an Arts discipline major (100 credit points)
  • Eight (8) units of study from a Science discipline major (100 credit points)
  • Two (2) units of study from the Professional Placement Minor (50 credit points)
  • Three (3) units of study comprising electives (37.5 credit points)

Students may not complete more than 150 cps at Introductory Level. A unit of study can only be counted once, where units are shared between majors and/or minors, students must choose an approved alternate.

Maximum Academic Credit
The maximum level of credit that can be granted for the Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science is 200 credit points (normally 16 units), 100 credit points maximum from each discipline