Bachelor of Biotechnology (Honours)
University of New South Wales - Sydney - Kensington
Overview
Biotechnology combines cell biology and chemistry to create medicine, food, and energy products and solutions. Work at the forefront of biopharmaceuticals, vaccines, new methods for chemical synthesis, applied genomics and finding new solutions to remediating our environment.
This degree includes courses in the life sciences, explores current industry trends and issues and tackles key focus areas, including synthetic biology, bioprocessing, medical applications and commercialisation Through a research-based honours year, you’ll gain greater experience and confidence in the practice of scientific methods.
For further information visit the UNSW Degree Finder or contact us on 1300 UNI NSW (1300 864 679).
ATAR Profile: Some UNSW offers were issued based on the UNSW Gateway Early Conditional Offer Scheme with a lower ATAR entry requirement. Refer to the Admissions Information for a complete ATAR profile by degree.
Majors
Areas of study
Biotechnology. You may select electives to specialise in areas such as environmental biotechnology, medical biotechnology, molecular biotechnology or commercial biotechnology.
Potential Career Outcomes
Career opportunities
Scientist or researcher with medical, biological or pharmaceutical research organisations; research and development manager; clinical trial associate; government regulation and policy; industry regulatory affairs or intellectual property management; marketing and sales; biotech investment and finance; business development.
ATAR & Selection Rank
The table below shows the ATAR and Selection Rank information for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR in 2023.
| ATAR-based offers only, across all offer rounds | ATAR (excluding adjustment factors) | Selection Rank (including adjustment factors) |
|---|---|---|
| Highest rank to receive an offer | 98.85 | 99.95 |
| Median rank to receive an offer | 83.05 | 90.25 |
| Lowest rank to receive an offer | 71.2 | 80 |
<5 - Less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made
Admission Criteria
Please refer to the University of New South Wales website for admission criteria information.
This information is sourced from Course Seeker, a joint initiative between the Australian Government and the Tertiary Admission Centres. View more information on Course Seeker.
University
University of New South Wales
Campus
Sydney - Kensington
Course Type
Bachelors Honours
Study Area
Science
Indicative ATAR
71.20
Delivery Mode
On-campus
Duration
Full-time: 4 years
Course Link
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- State
- NSW
- Type
- University
- Courses
- 124
- Campuses
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Canberra at ADFA Sydney - Kensington Sydney - Kensington/Online Sydney - Paddington
Please note that these statistics simply refer to the information we have in our database. This is not an exhaustive list of courses offered at University of New South Wales. Please refer to the institution's website for the most current information.
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