ok..wish u gud luck then..the interview is not too hard..

A lil piece of advice here. Try to remember what the dean says during his presentation, some lecturer might ask during the interview. That's what happened to me. 

And campus tour too. That's what open day is all about, isnt it?

for my case,I hand in the form and interview on the same day.
but do make sure you bring everything needed for the application.

I'm afraid you cant. You are asked to hand in the form when you arrive there in the school of pharmacy.

After that, you'll be asked to enter a room where the dean will do his presentation on the course. I dont know if you can opt not to attend the talk, but the interview is going to start only after the talk and the campus tour. It'd look weird if you wait outside alone for the talk to end, no? Just go with the flow will make everything right.

And if you really dont want to attend the talk/campus tour, i think you can just mail them your application form and wait for them to call you for interview.

BTW, many went there alone too. I was one of these loners...before i met someone i know there coincidentally as she's one of the applicants too.  lol

@Fantasia: remember to bring along the reference letter as well.

@Fantasia:Is that hard to write a personal statement?
You sure have your strengths what.
Just say what you will do with your course that you'll be studying.
Of course,that's when you don't really know the course..
After you know it,you actually know you can do much more than that.

What makes you think so?

UCSI sure accept u one la. dun worry.

lol. i tot u can opt to choose to go to uk or not if u study at notts?

no doubt ucsi more choices.

Define better. In terms of what?
See below reply to zstan.

By the way, "in case" you choose to study overseas, which partner university would it be? And what are the requirements and cost?
I believe there're two opportunities:
1) Student Exchange for 1 semester (half academic year) / 2 semester (1 academic year). : Same Malaysian fees
2) Transfer to UK campus. : UK fees

What you're entitled to will depend on the programme and also your results. For more details, have to check with the respective school (some programmes don't currently accommodate student exchange, but as far as I know, Plant Biotech does)

Personally, I'm taking the 1 academic year exchange programme to Nottingham's China campus (biz school).
If your results are good, you have the opportunity to do the student exchange/transfer as what I've mentioned above.

But aren't you comparing UCSI to Notts? Why suddenly bring in Monash?
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So basically you made your decision solely based on the opportunity to study overseas?

I believe you have not checked with Notts regarding the transfer and exchange programme.
If available, it would be the exact same thing! And you still complete your degree in 3 years!

I think you should really do your in depth research first before jumping to conclusions.

Now, the 'if your result is good' is very misleading. Internship opportunity does not lie whether your result is good or not. It's whether the company wants to take you or not. You can even secure an internship opportunity in the States, Japan, Tanzania, Faroe Island, Madagascar or whereever as long as the company takes you. Indeed, better result opens up more opportunities, but that doesn't mean you will be allowed to do internship in the Australia. Unless, they have assigned certain quota for the top scorers to do that - and if that is the case, it is your judgment whether to tackle the top places for that or not - or you want a quality UK education.

For the 1st part, why?

For the 2nd part, Notts Biosciences department has 3 programmes: Nutrition, Plant Biotech, and Biotech.

For the 3rd part, why?

@entryman:Those other biotech branches appear lately.
Before this,only Plant Biotech.

@Fantasia:Anyway,enjoy your life there.
No comment on your choice and ur words about studying locally or not.

Compared and I like Notts.

http://www.nottingham.edu.my/Faculties/Sci...technology.aspx

http://www.ucsi.edu.my/programmes/BScBiotechnology.asp

Come on. UCSI is like so dead, no electives until third year, and what, so few only...
Not an expert in Biotech, but it seems Nottingham covers whatever UCSI covers as well, with more breath in the courses. Why would you say UCSI's better?

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Added on August 22, 2010, 2:23 amIf you are interested in what Nottingham is really teaching, go to:
http://modulecatalogue.nottingham.ac.uk/no...main_search.asp
and type in the course name. You get a brief for what the module is going to deliver to you.
This is what Malaysia education is not doing. Their module structures usually do not get published and you won't know if your Chemistry I (for example) covers how much chemistry compare to others' Chemistry I. Skeptical I would say.

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Added on August 22, 2010, 2:23 amFeel that I am like a salesman, bashing others. LOL!

If you look again at Notts' module outline.
http://www.nottingham.edu.my/Faculties/Sci...technology.aspx

Your core modules will be in Year 1 and Year 2. And also you have a choice of a number of electives.

And for Year 3, it's ALL electives. And I would say the electives that you will be choosing in Year 3 will be either a continuation, or a supplementation of the electives you chose in Year 1 and 2, i.e. your areas of interest.

Within the first week of classes you're still allowed to change your electives if you feel that it's not suitable. [correct me if I'm wrong guys].

It's not specifically on plants. I tried to place myself in the shoes of a scientist, and I saw that I could focus on food science+nutrition, while still having some electives on plants.

And this would be my choice:

YEAR 1
Semester 1:
Introductory Biochemistry
Genetics and Cell Biology
Whole Organism Biology
+ 30 credits Optional Modules from:
Techniques in Plant Biotechnology
Applications of Biology
Plant Science
Introduction to Nutrition

Semester 2:
Introductory Biochemistry
Genetics with Specialist Options
Data Transfer Analysis and Presentation
+ 30 credits Optional Modules from:
Microbial Physiology
Plant and Cell Physiology: Growth and Differentiation
Applied Entomology
Introduction to Nutrition
Food Hygiene

YEAR 2
Semester 1:
Molecular Pharming
Mammalian Biochemistry 1 – Development
+ 40 credits Optional Modules from:
Introductory Plant Pathology
Plant and Cell Physiology: Energy, Water and Nutrients
Community and Whole Plant Physiology
Soil Science
World Agroecosystems
Nutrition, Metabolism & Disease
Principles of Immunology
Endocrinology & Metabolism

Semester 2:
Research Project in Biotechnology 1
+ 50 credits Optional Modules from:
The Dynamic Cell
Plant Developmental Genetics
Practical Methods in Experimental Biology
Plant Responses to Abiotic Stress
Computing Techniques
Nutrition, Metabolism & Disease
Principles of Human Nutrition
Mammalian Biochemistry 2 – Techniques & Functional Regulation
Communicating Biosciences
Molecular Biology of the Cell

YEAR 3
Semester 1:
40 credits Optional Modules from:
Fundamental & Applied Aspects of Plant
Genetic Manipulation
Plant Microbe Interactions
Molecular Plant Pathology
Plant Cell Signalling
The Microflora of Foods
Applied Bioethics 1: Animals, Biotechnology & Society
Science, Technology & Business

Semester 2:
40 credits Optional Modules from:
Current Issues in Biotechnology
Genomics
Downstream Processing of Biotechnology Products
Pharmaceuticals & Nutraceuticals from Plants
The Microflora of Foods
Applied Bioethics 2: Sustainable Food Production, Biotechnology & the Environment
Environmental Microbiology

But of course, my selections above are flawed. Flawed in the sense that some of the electives could be a repetition or overlap some other things you may have learnt in previous semesters, and also might require you to have taken some previous electives in previous semesters. For such details, you'll have to look into the module catalogue tanjinjack provided.

But the important thing here is, I don't see how your Nottingham is more specifically on plants comes into effect.

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Added on August 22, 2010, 4:48 am

The determinant of you entering the above are based on results, correct?
And I also notice some of the unis if you transfer will take more than 3 years to complete. [mind to explain?]

I will actually say, Nottingham offers the same thing, i.e. exchange/twinning. [but of course also dependent on your results]

And if you haven't heard, degrees awarded by all 3 campuses will be identical [meaning no difference. same paper, same wordings]. I'm not sure what accreditations the science faculty has, but the business faculty certainly has got international accreditation bodies to verify the quality standard. But then again some forumers will say employers' aren't so stupid as to NOT distinguish you [I would say to be biased] a Malaysian grad from the UK grad. But in terms of this, you've still got a better chance than the UCSI grad, who is completely Malaysian grad. Better chance because of what I've pointed out: those who are in the know that Nottingham Malaysia's degree awarded is identical to the UK.This is not by merit of anything else, just pure human psychology. And to boost your marketability, you can go for the exchange/transfer to UK if you qualify, as what you would also do if you're in UCSI.

what is food science n nutrition doing in a biotechnology course?

this means that notts can't find enough biotech subjects to fill up the slots.

oh really?

let tanjinjack explain and see. i know nuts about science programmes.

okay put food science aside, what about the other concentrations? you're gonna give the same statement?

and hey the food science is just an OPTION to cater for students' interest. The core modules are already present and compulsory, something Fantasia would call "genera".

Shit, that's my line. I know about Engineering only. LOL!
I believe the breath of the course is good. You get to study what you like. You are not forced to study what you don't like. And electives this kind of thing, in term of a growing school, will increase in numbers as time passes by. My Mechanical department, despite being established since 2005 (or 2006?), is still adding new modules for electives.

Biotechnology - this term is too wide to define correctly. Is food science and nutrition not a topic under the big umbrella of biotechnology? It depends on your definition of biotechnology. Nottingham has their understandings on it and design a course within their capability while delivering the best to the students.

Any technological application that uses biological systems, living organisms, or derivatives thereof, to make or modify products or processes for specific use.

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hello!

sep intake and jan intake for mechanical engineering, got difference or not?



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