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Student Handbook, Semester 1, 2012: Biotechnology

Major

For a major in Biotechnology, students must successfully complete 8 courses:

Required courses: (6)

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
LFS100 Measuring Sustainability
LFS251 Communicating Sustainability
LFS252 Sustainability Problem Solving
LFS261 Cell Biology
SCI105 Biochemistry
SCI212 Molecular Biology


PLUS select 1 course from:

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
BIM331 Microbiology
ENS371 Chemistry
LFS262 Genetics
MBT301 Immunology
MBT353 Aquaculture
SCI102 Medical Microbiology
SCI110 Pharmaceutical and Food Microbiology
WPL310 Microbial Pathogenesis
SRP201 Biodiversity and Ecology

Please note: WPL310 and SRP201 are subject to special entry requirements. Course coordinator approval only.


PLUS select 1 course from:

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
ENS303 Science Research Methods
ENS321 Work Place Learning I
MBT352 Special Scholarship Project 3
MBT361 Forests, Carbon and Climate

Extended major

Consists of 12 courses, students must complete the 8 course Biotechnology major

PLUS select 4 courses from:

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
BIM331 Restoration Ecology and Genetics
ENS303 Molecular Biotechnology
ENS321 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
ENS371 Immunology
LFS262 Forests, Carbon and Climate
MBT301 Restoration Ecology and Genetics
MBT352 Aquaculture
MBT353 Medical Microbiology
MBT361 Pharmaceutical and Food Microbiology
WPL310 Molecular Biotechnology
SRP201 Microbial Pathogenesis

Minor

For a minor in Biotechnology, students must successfully complete 4 courses:

Required course: (1)

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
LFS252 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology


PLUS select 3 courses from:

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
BIM331 Work Place Learning I
ENS321 Special Scholarship Project 3
LFS251 Molecular Biology
LFS261 Immunology
MBT301 Restoration Ecology and Genetics
MBT352 Biochemistry
MBT361 Microbiology