Commencing semesters, 2020

Semester 1
Semester 2

Program level

Postgraduate Coursework

Program code

5599

Faculty

Science

School

School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences

Teaching Location

St Lucia

Delivery mode

Internal

Courses and requirements

View the courses and requirements for courses that can be studied as part of the Agricultural Biotechnology field of study.

Enquiries

Australian/domestic students

School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences

Email: scmbbiotechnology@uq.edu.au

Phone: 07 3365 3925

International students

International Student Advisor

Email: study@uq.edu.au

Phone: Outside Australia: + 61 3 8676 7004
Within Australia (Free Call): 1800 671 980

Enquire online

http://www.scmb.uq.edu.au/

Why study Agricultural Biotechnology?

In this program, you will discover how technologies such as gene editing, genomics, proteomics, recombinant DNA technology, bioinformatics, and point-of-care disease diagnostics can provide solutions for global issues of food security, climate change and sustainable development. These skills are highly sought after in the food manufacturing industries (crops and horticulture), animal health industries (vaccine development), genetic improvement and breeding (plant and livestock), government bodies including those associated with quarantine and agriculture regulation, State (or Province) Government Departments such as Primary Industries and/or Agriculture, agricultural advisory boards, appropriate preparation for a PhD program in Agricultural Biotechnology, commercialisation in agriculture, agricultural management skills, skills to grow new agricultural industries, and skills for agricultural industries yet to be discovered.

What you can study

Examples of agricultural biotechnologies include plant and animal breeding to allow survival in extreme environments, development of pest and pesticide resistant crops and livestock, increasing nutrient value of plants and animals, improved animal health to improve trade access (develop point of care diagnostics and apply new vaccines), the prevention of the spread of zoonotic diseases, speed breeding for crops to decrease crop harvest times, improved cattle breeding to decrease limitations associated with reproduction (age of puberty, and time between calving), and improved measures of welfare for livestock.

Courses and requirements

View the courses and requirements for courses that can be studied as part of the Agricultural Biotechnology field of study.

What it costs

Please view the Master of Biotechnology for indicative fees.

How to apply

Please view the Master of Biotechnology for information on key dates and how to apply.