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MinorBiophysics

Bachelor of Science

Plan and course requirements

Complete 8 units comprising:

  • 4 units for all Biophysics Compulsory Courses, and
  • 4 units for Biophysics Elective Courses

Biophysics Compulsory Courses

Complete 4 units for ALL of the following:

BIOC20012 units
Foundations of Molecular Biophysics
BIPH30012 units
Frontiers in Biophysics

Students who have not successfully completed Queensland Senior Chemistry (or equivalent) should complete CHEM1090 in their first semester as an elective course.

Students who have not successfully completed Queensland Specialist Mathematics (or equivalent) should complete MATH1050 in their first semester as an elective course.

Students who have not successfully completed Queensland Senior Physics (or equivalent) should complete PHYS1171 in their first semester as an elective course.

Biophysics Elective Courses

Complete 4 units comprising:

  • 2 to 4 units from Biophysics Elective Courses (Section 1), and
  • 0 to 2 units from Biophysics Elective Courses (Section 2)

Biophysics Elective Courses (Section 1)

Complete 2 to 4 units from the following:

BIOC20002 units
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
PHYS10022 units
Electromagnetism & Modern Physics

Students who wish to complete BIOC2000 should complete BIOL1020 and CHEM1100 as part of this minor, their major, or as elective courses.

Biophysics Elective Courses (Section 2)

Complete 0 to 2 units from the following:

BIOL10202 units
Genes, Cells & Evolution
CHEM11002 units
Chemistry 1
MATH10512 units
Calculus & Linear Algebra I
MATH10712 units
Advanced Calculus & Linear Algebra I