Commencing semesters, 2020
Semester 1
Semester 2
Program level
Postgraduate Coursework
Program code
5599
Faculty
School
School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences
Teaching Location
St Lucia
Delivery mode
Internal
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
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.