Undergraduate degrees and courses

Degree: Bachelor of Biotechnology (BBIO)

Place yourself at the forefront of innovation with the ANU Bachelor of Biotechnology, a single three year undergraduate degree offered by the ANU College of Science.

In this cutting-edge degree, you’ll learn the foundations of biology such as molecular and cellular biology, biotechnology and microbiology, as well as contemporary topics such as societal and ethical issues of biotechnology and intellectual property.

Enquire now by contacting the Future Student Experience Team and mentioning the Bachelor of Biotechnology. 

Course: ANU SynBio Challenge Team Project (BIOL3188)

In this course, students work cohesively in a team of up to 10 people, designing, building and testing a synthetic biology solution to a significant problem.

You will learn about Synthetic Biology and its potential applications in the process, with a particular emphasis on developing entrepreneurial skills and knowledge of the commercialisation process.

The course will be framed by two main events, a “design review” and a “final showcase”, at the start and end of the semester, that aim to bring students, academics and industry together to realise visions for a sustainable future.

Graduate degrees and courses

Master of Biotechnology (MBIOT)

Place yourself at the forefront of innovation, engineering organisms to address issues of food security, disease and climate change with the ANU Master of Biotechnology. This is a single two year graduate degree offered by the ANU College of Science.

Study alongside our leading researchers who work on issues of global importance in areas of biochemistry and molecular biology in the biomedical, animal and plant sciences.

You will also consider the social and ethical impacts of biotechnological research.

Enquire now by contacting the Future Student Experience Team and mentioning the Bachelor of Biotechnology. 

Genomics and its Applications (BIOL6163)

The aim of this course is to teach genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics and phonemics using model organisms representing plants and animals.

The course will cover recent developments in genomics, gene expression and small RNAs, synthetic biology, epigenetics, proteomics, fast-forward genetics and next-generation mapping.

An objective of the course is to develop skills in experimental design within the context of learning about biology including: regulation of transcription and translation, stress response, signal transduction and the engineering and regulation of metabolic pathways.

Molecular Gene Technology (BIOL6162)

This course provides an introduction to the principles and practice of recombinant DNA technology. It has a focus on how biological processes can be exploited and manipulated for practical purposes, rather than how they operate in nature.

The course also introduces some of the main problem solving skills used routinely in molecular biology. A wide range of methods and applications will be discussed including:  polymerase chain reaction (PCR), DNA cloning, DNA sequencing, gene libraries, blotting techniques, expression of recombinant proteins, gene mapping, transgenic animals, and gene therapy.

PhD and honours opportunities

Cancer treatments and synthetic biology

The Fischer Lab at the ANU John Curtin School of Medical Research invites you to enquire about a synthetic biology project, which we believe will have a direct and prompt impact on personalised cancer treatment.

Please contact Tamas Fischer tamas.fischer@anu.edu.au or call +61 2 6125 2194. 

Wheat immunity and synthetic biology

Student proejcts on Wheat immunity and applied synthetic biology are open to Bachelor, Honours, Masters and PhD students at the ANU Research School of Biology. You will learn how to manoeuvre next generation sequencing data and visualize your results in easy to understand graphics.

This will form the basis to apply novel genome editing and synthetic biology tools for targeted and mimetic evolution with the ultimate goal to reduce wheat yield loss due to pathogen infection and feeding more people with less resources. 

Please contact Benjamin Schewssinger benjamin.schwessinger@anu.edu.au, +61 2 6125 7794 or John Rathjen john.rathjen@anu.edu.au, +61 2 6125 4584 . 

Future crop development

The ARC Training Centre for Future Crops Development has been established in 2022 to train a new generation of researchers and leaders to build new capabilities for agriculture. The Centre will train PhD students and early-career researchers in new Agri-technologies and in analysing socio-economic opportunities and applications are open. 

Over 20 generous full and top-up scholarships for PhD projects are available for both international and domestic students. Find out more and apply now.

This page was last updated in September 2022.