Biotechnology (Bt)
Biotechnology has emerged as a major contributor to the advancement of agriculture, medicine, and environmental sciences. The biotechnology industry is becoming one of the most promising segments in the nation’s economy. The industry’s primary goal is to invent new biologically active substances for the treatment of disease, to produce more nutritious and more plentiful sources of foods, and to innovate ways to clean up the environment and explore alternative fuel sources.
Proposed Degree Requirements
Second Year
Ma 2 ab Sophomore Mathematics
Ch 41 ab Organic Chemistry
Bi 8 Introduction to Molecular Biology
Bi 10 Cell Biology Laboratory
Bt 1 Concepts and Issues in Biotechnology
CI 2 ab Core Integration
Electives
Third Year
Bt 13 Microbial Technology
Bi/Ch 110 Introduction to Biochemistry
Bi 122 Genetics
Bi 123 Genetics Laboratory
Bt 21 Process Biotechnology
Electives
Fourth Year
Bt 80 Biotechnology Research
Bt 81 Independent Reading in Biotechnology
Bt 82 Senior Thesis Research
Bt 90 Oral Presentation
Bt 91 Scientific Writing
Electives
Biotechnology Courses 1-91
Bt 1 Concepts and Issues in Biotechnology
Bt 2 Biotechnology Seminar
Bt 10 Forensic Biotechnology
Bt 12 Advanced Seminar in Biotechnology
Bt 13 Microbial Technology
Bt 14 Plant Gene Transfer
Bt 20 Comparative Virology
Bt 21 Process Biotechnology
Bt 22 Plant Molecular Biology
Bt 30 Methods in Recombinant DNA Technology
Bt 31 Molecular Genetics
Bt 32 Molecular Genetics Laboratory
Bt 33 Nucleotide Sequence Analysis
Bt 34 Bioinformatics
Bt 35 Analytical Methods in Microbiology
Bt 80 Biotechnology Research
Bt 81 Independent Reading in Biotechnology
Bt 82 Senior Thesis Research
Bt 90 Oral Presentation
Bt 91 Scientific Writing
