Help transform the way we detect disease, develop new treatments, or sustainably feed a growing world population.
Study cell biology to deepen your understanding of how cellular, genetic, and evolutionary processes affect everyday life.
Examine key concepts and techniques to understand genetic information and investigate cellular processes and cell development in a range of organisms. You’ll apply microscopic techniques to observe how cells function in healthy and diseased states.
The growing availability of biological data is allowing unprecedented discoveries in areas as diverse as human medicine, agriculture, conservation biology and biotechnology. You'll learn from leading scientists who have contributed to breakthroughs across biotechnology, and animal, plant and medical sciences.
Studying cell biology will equip you for a range of career opportunities within research, biotechnology, agriculture, medicine, conservation or government agencies.
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:
- Research assistant
- Bioinformatician
- Laboratory technician
- Quality assurance officer
- Technical sales representative
- Biotechnologist
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This Major is available as:
- Major
- Extended Major
How you'll learn
Your learning experiences are designed to best suit the learning outcomes of the courses you choose.
- Lectures
- Tutorials
- Laboratory work
What you'll study
At UQ, subjects are called 'courses'. Here's a sample of the courses you could study:
- Genes, Cells and Evolution
- Cells to Organisms
- Molecular Cell Biology
- Molecular & Cellular Physiology
- Integrative Cell & Tissue Biology
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