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Course type

Graduate Certificate (AQF Level 8)

Minimum English language proficiency Requirements

Applicants of non-english speaking backgrounds must meet the English language proficiency requirements of Band 1 – Schedule II of the ·¬ÇÑÉçÇø Admissions Policy.

Course learning outcomes

The graduates of ·¬ÇÑÉçÇø are prepared and equipped to create a brighter future for life in the tropics world-wide.

·¬ÇÑÉçÇø graduates are committed to lifelong learning, intellectual development, and to the display of exemplary personal, professional and ethical standards. They have a sense of their place in the tropics and are charged with professional, community, and environmental responsibility. ·¬ÇÑÉçÇø graduates appreciate the need to embrace and be acquainted with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples of Australia. They are committed to reconciliation, diversity and sustainability. They exhibit a willingness to lead and to contribute to the intellectual, environmental, cultural, economic and social challenges of regional, national, and international communities of the tropics.

On successful completion of the Graduate Certificate of Biotechnology, graduates will be able to:

• Integrate and apply specialised theoretical and technical knowledge in biotechnology, with specific application to aquaculture

• Retrieve, analyse, synthesise and evaluate knowledge from a range of sources

• Plan and conduct reliable, evidence-based laboratory and/or field experiments/practices by selecting and applying methods, techniques and tools, as appropriate to one or more science disciplines

• Organise, analyse and interpret complex scientific data using mathematical, statistical and technological skills

• Communicate complex scientific ideas, arguments and conclusions clearly and coherently to a variety of audiences through advanced written and oral English language skills and a variety of media

• Identify, analyse and generate solutions to unpredictable or complex problems, especially related to tropical, rural, remote or Indigenous contexts, by applying scientific knowledge and skills with initiative and high level judgement

• Explain and apply regulatory requirements, ethical principles and, where appropriate, cultural frameworks, to work effectively, responsibly and safely in diverse contexts

• Reflect on current skills, knowledge and attitudes to manage their professional learning needs and performance, autonomously and in collaboration with others.

Townsville

Maximum time to complete

3 years

Course includes mandatory professional placement(s)

No

Professional accreditation requirements

Nil

Supplementary exam for final subject

Not applicable

Maximum allowed

6 credit points

Expiry

Advanced standing gained for any subject shall be cancelled 13 years after the date of the examination upon which the advanced standing is based if, by then, the candidate has not completed this course.

Approved abbreviation

GCertBiotech

Exit with lesser award

Not applicable