Study in this increasingly important area and you'll learn about immune recognition, vaccine design, infectious disease, microbial biotechnology and parasitology.
You'll also understand the importance of microbiology in environmental, agricultural and industrial settings.
When you undertake honours, you'll be equipped to work as part of a research team in a semi-autonomous manner. You'll learn to identify key questions, plan experiments, acquire new techniques and interpret the results.
Career possibilities
Our programs prepare you for your first job and beyond. Here are some of the careers you could be on your way to:
- Microbiologist
- Food microbiologist
- Microbiology laboratory technician
- Microbiology lecturer
- Laboratory coordinator
- Medical scientist
Graduate salary
Science and mathematics (undergraduate)
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At UQ I had the opportunity to work on a coral metagenomics research study which allowed me to gain additional fieldwork experience on the Great Barrier Reef whilst learning new laboratory and bioinformatics skills that are essential to the research I do now.
At UQ I had the opportunity to work on a coral metagenomics research study which allowed me to gain additional fieldwork experience on the Great Barrier Reef whilst learning new laboratory and bioinformatics skills that are essential to the research I do now.
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How you'll learn
Your learning experiences are designed to best suit the learning outcomes of the courses you choose.
- Research experience
- Laboratory work
- Fieldwork
What you'll study
At UQ, subjects are called 'courses'. Here's a sample of the courses you could study:
- Honours Research Project
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