With UQ's Master of Molecular Biology program, you can build practical skills as you experience laboratory techniques such as electrophoresis, polymerase chain reaction, endonuclease mapping, fluorescent reporters and expression vectors.
You'll develop an advanced knowledge of the structure and function of genes and the proteins they encode. Your study will cover genome sequencing, recombinant DNA technology and macromolecular structure determination. Through laboratory practicals, workshops, projects and directed study, you'll receive training in bioinformatics, molecular genetics, biomolecular structure and function, and immunology.
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To be eligible to complete the degree in 2 years full-time (only available as full-time study), you'll need: a bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in any discipline, with at least one course in chemistry or biology, or a graduate certificate or graduate diploma in molecular biology, or to have successfully completed at least 3 years of study towards an approved qualification at an overseas partner institution, with a formal pathway to the Master of Molecular Biology. You must have a grade point average (GPA) of 5.0 on a 7-point scale in your previous qualification. India Section 1 Grade Point Average (GPA) on a 4 point scale where 1 is a pass: 2 India Section 1 Grade Point Average (GPA) on a 4 point scale where 1 is a pass: 2.67 India Section 1 Grade Point Average (GPA) on a 7 point scale where 2 is a pass: 3.67 India Section 1 Grade Point Average (GPA) on a 7 point scale where 4 is a pass: 5 India Section 1 Grade Point Average (GPA) on a 10 point scale where 4.5 is a pass: 6.34 India Section 1 Grade Point Average (GPA) on a 10 point scale where 4 is a pass: 6 India Section 1 Grade Point Average (GPA) on a 10 point scale where 5 is a pass: 6.67
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