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MICB-EXTN · Extended major · 72 credit points

Microbiology

Available in Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science Advanced - Global Challenges (Honours), Bachelor of Science Advanced - Research (Honours)

Rules for completing this course

You must complete: - a maximum of four units at Level 1 (24 credit points); and - a minimum of four units at Level 3 (24 credit points). Microbiology extended major requirements You must complete 72 credit points, comprising: - 60 credit points of Core units; and - 12 credit points of Additional units.

Additional units

12 cp

You must complete two units (12 credit points) from the following list, that have not already been completed as part of your Core units. Note 1: Enrolment in BCH3990 Action in biochemistry research project requires achievement in a minimum set of units and permission of the unit coordinator.

  • BCH3031Functional genomics and molecular medicine6 cp
  • GEN3040Genomics and its applications6 cp
  • BCH3052Protein biology: From sequence to structure and disease6 cp
  • BCH3990Action in biochemistry research project6 cp

Core units

60 cp

You must complete ten units (60 credit points), comprising: - two units at Level 1 (12 credit points); - four units at Level 2 (24 credit points); and - four units at Level 3 (24 credit points). Note: Enrolment in MIC3990 Action in microbiology research project requires achievement in a minimum set of units and permission of the unit coordinator.

  • BIO1011Blueprints for life6 cp
  • BIO1022Life on Earth6 cp
  • BIO1042Life in the environment6 cp
  • CHM1011Chemistry 16 cp
  • CHM1022Chemistry 26 cp
  • CHM1051Chemistry 1 advanced6 cp
  • CHM1052Chemistry 2 advanced6 cp
  • MIC3011Molecular microbiology6 cp
  • MIC3022Molecular virology and viral pathogenesis6 cp
  • MIC3032Pathogenesis of bacterial infectious diseases6 cp
  • MIC3041Medical microbiology6 cp
  • MIC3990Action in microbiology research project6 cp
  • MIC2011Microbiology foundations and global applications6 cp
  • MIC2022Microbes in health and disease6 cp
  • MCB2011Molecular biology and the cell6 cp
  • MCB2022The dynamic cell6 cp

Source: 2027 handbook entry