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4 years full-time or part-time equivalent
On-campus
Full time / Part time
Semester 1

Course Overview
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Career & Study Pathways
A bachelor's degree in Molecular Life Sciences from UWA would be highly recognised amongst employers in the biosciences. Career options include agricultural consultancy, biotechnology, drug development, food production and quality control, fermentation industries and chemical production. Life scientists find jobs in diagnostic laboratories in hospitals, veterinary health, toxicology and allied health fields. Opportunities beyond the laboratory include education, patent law and policy-making, as well as in agriculture and the environment, sales and marketing for medical, research and pharmaceutical industries. With their specialist knowledge of living systems, molecular life scientists find work as journalists and science communicators. A degree in Molecular Life Sciences is also an ideal launchpad for specialised postgraduate courses in bioinformatics, synthetic biology or forensics. Many careers in the molecular life sciences benefit from further study towards a higher degree by research.
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Accreditation Status
AccreditedCommon Questions
The course focuses on developing biological and analytical knowledge and skills in the area of genomics and other 'omic' data to inform basic human science questions relating to health, disease, agriculture and our changing environment.
The course is a 4-year full-time program.
The University of Western Australia is located at 35 Stirling Highway, Perth, Western Australia 6009.
You can enquire or apply through UWA's official channels, contact Student Central by phone at 131 UWA (131 892) or internationally at (+61 8) 6488 1000, or email via Ask UWA. Student Central is open 8.30am - 5pm AWST, Monday to Friday. You can also book an online consultation.
Yes, UWA provides an international contact number (+61 8) 6488 1000, indicating that this course is available to international students.
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