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START DATE |
Enquire now |
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MODE |
Online |
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DURATION |
8 wks |
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COMMITMENT |
Avg 5 hrs/wk |
This microcredential is designed to cover the essential and practical aspects of biology and pharmacology needed by an industry employee, allowing them to keep abreast of the growing needs and demands of the industry nationally and globally.
Participants will be able to apply acquired knowledge to their real industry-based setting, aligning with business needs and global industry trends. Futhermore, they will be in a position to integrate the knowledge into existing industry roles and responsibilities, ensuring that they are upskilled and reskilled for proficiency.
In this course, you will embark on a journey through cellular biology, understanding its key concepts and how drugs interact with the body, particularly at the cellular level. Furthermore, you will have an opportunity to understand factors involved in the manufacture of medications, learning to mitigate contaminants effectively.
This microcredential offers a comprehensive pathway to advancing careers in biology and pharmacology, providing participants with essential skills and knowledge for industry success. It has been designed to equip you with:
This microcredential aligns with the 2-credit point subject, Practical Foundations of Biology (96621). This microcredential may qualify for recognition of prior learning at this and other institutions.
A digital badge and certificate will be awarded upon successful completion of the relevant assessment requirements and attainment of learning outcomes of the microcredential.
Learn more about UTS Open digital badges.
This microcredential is suitable for a general and varied audience, including, but not limited to:
Full price: $2,000 (GST-free)*
*Price subject to change. Please check price at time of purchase.
Course purchase is subject to UTS Open Terms and Conditions.
COVID-19 response
UTS complies with latest Government health advice. Delivery of all courses complies with the UTS response to COVID-19.
This course is delivered in a scheduled format over 8 weeks (40 hours of learning in total). Each week, participants will attend an online session where they will have the chance to apply what has been learned, ask questions and hear from other participants who are taking the course.
The scheduled Zoom workshops are led by the course facilitator and will be conducted weekly on Thursday evening from 5.30pm throughout the course.
All learning materials including interactive, preparative content will be made available in self-paced online modules.
The following topics will be covered during the course:
Course delivery
Biology is the study of living things and associated vital processes including the underpinning cellular and molecular mechanisms. Upon successful completion of the microcredential, participants should be able to:
In order to pass this course, participants need to achieve at least a 50 per cent grade overall, across the two assessment tasks. The final grade will be the weighted average of the two assessments, as indicated below:
Accessibility
For any questions on enrolment or payment, please email support@open.uts.edu.au
If you have a specific question on course content or requirements, please email elops@uts.edu.au
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UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.
