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Courses Handbook 2013

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2013.
Information for current year courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2012.

4713 (v.4) Medical Biotechnology 331

Area: School of Biomedical Sciences
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 8.0
Tuition Patterns: The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline.
Lecture: 3 x 1 Hours Weekly
Science Laboratory: 1 x 5 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):     8054 (v.9) Clinical Biochemistry 232 or any previous version
    OR
    311410 (v.1) Clinical Biochemistry 234 or any previous version
AND
    10076 (v.2) Molecular Biology 231 or any previous version
    OR
    311400 (v.1) Molecular Biology 233 or any previous version
AND
    302426 (v.2) Histopathology 232 or any previous version
    OR
    311407 (v.1) Histopathology 234 or any previous version
AND
    302431 (v.1) Haematology 232 or any previous version
    OR
    8055 (v.5) Haematology 231 or any previous version
    OR
    8905 (v.5) Haematological Techniques 233 or any previous version
AND
    302436 (v.2) Immunobiology 232 or any previous version
    OR
    311408 (v.1) Immunobiology 236 or any previous version
AND
    302477 (v.2) Clinical Microbiology 232 or any previous version
    OR
    311409 (v.1) Clinical Microbiology 234 or any previous version
Syllabus: Molecular biology of prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Molecular basis of disease. Recombinant DNA technology in medicine: cloning, sequencing and synthesis, gene probes as diagnostic reagents and DNA fingerprinting, polymerase chain reaction in clinical diagnostics. Human pharmaceuticals: microbes, protein engineering, designer drugs and recombinant vaccines. Transgenics and gene therapy, social and legal aspects. Consists of five topics which examine techniques used in biotechnology: enzymes; vectors and applications; southern blotting and applications; polymerase chain reaction and applications (genetic libraries); and construction, use and identification of clones including sequencing and use of radioactive substances.
Unit references, texts, outcomes and assessment details The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline.
Field of Education: 019901 Medical Science
Result Type: Grade/Mark

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Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2013 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y        

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