What will I learn?

Acquire high-level knowledge and develop practical skills relevant to modern molecular biology research or industry practice.With UQ's one -year Graduate Diploma in 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.You'll also be able to write your own research proposal and carry out a project as part of your course choices.

Which department am I in?

Medicine

CRICOS

034055D

Study options

Full Time (1 Year)

Tuition fees

A$50,560.00 (US$ 33,320) per year

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please

Start date

February 2025

Venue

St Lucia Campus

280-284 Sir Fred Schonell Dr, St Lucia,

BRISBANE,

Queensland,

4072, BRISBANE, Australia

Full Time (1 Year)

Tuition fees

A$50,560.00 (US$ 33,320) per year

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please

Start date

July 2025

Venue

St Lucia Campus

280-284 Sir Fred Schonell Dr, St Lucia,

BRISBANE,

Queensland,

4072, BRISBANE, Australia

Entry requirements

For international students

Bachelor degree in any field; or

Graduate Certificate in Molecular Biology.

UQ or equivalent GPA of 5 or above on a 7 point scale.

English Proficiency

IELTS overall 6.5; reading 6; writing 6; speaking 6; listening 6. For other English Language Proficiency Tests and Scores approved for UQ TOEFL IBT - Overall 87, listening 19, reading 19, writing 21 and speaking 19. TOEFL PB - Overall 570, listening 54, reading 54, writing 59/5. Pearsons - Overall Score of 64 and 60 in all sub bands. BEP - A minimum overall grade of 4 plus a minimum grade of C in all macro skills. CES - Overall 176 and 169 in all sub bands. OET is not accepted.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.