Overview

Biotechnology uses biological knowledge to develop new processes and products in industry, health, agribusiness and other areas of human technology.

It is one of the world’s biggest and fastest-growing industries, and because it’s so broad, we let you tailor this major to suit your interests or background in areas such as cell biology, microbiology, pharmacology and chemistry.

Depending on your focus, you can go on to careers in medical or veterinary science, food technology, agriculture or forensic science.

You can study this major in the Bachelor of Biomedicine or Bachelor of Science.