Launch your career in the thriving biotechnology industry.

La Trobe's Master of Biotechnology Management helps you understand the potential for developments in biotechnology to advance human health, environmental sustainability, food security and alternative renewables. You'll gain a solid foundation in how to apply leadership and project management skills within the biotechnology industry.

You'll learn:

• Proteomics and genomics
  • Gain theoretical experience in advanced technologies such as CRISPR-mediated gene editing, next generation sequencing and mass spectrometry along with molecular biology and protein chemistry fundamentals.
• Economics
  • Explore a variety of economic concepts and how they can be applied in real-world business and policy-making.
• Bio-business management
  • Examine organisational structure, intellectual property, scientific reasoning, market research and ethics.
• Bioinformatics
  • Learn how to use and apply commonly available bioinformatics software programs to address biological problems.

The qualification awarded on graduation is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) as Level 9.

Sample course structure

Please note, the following course structure is indicative and subject to change depending on your course location, offer year or how you tailor your course with specialisations, majors, minors and electives. Structures for the following year are not normally finalised until October, so the sample provided is based on the most recently approved structure. For more information, please refer to the La Trobe University Handbook.