About the Program

Students learn the theory of and acquire the laboratory techniques used in biotechnology and biomedical science—two high technology areas of expanding national and local importance. The program provides a firm foundation in the principles underlying modern biotechnological techniques and integrates this theoretical understanding with intensive training in a variety of laboratory skills and in computer applications to biotechnology.

The curriculum of the program consists of required courses in biology and biophysics, a required research experimentation course, and elective courses in biology, chemistry, environmental sciences, and/or physics. Work in these courses is particularly appropriate for students with interests in the emerging fields of biotechnology, molecular genetics, tissue culture, and advanced computerized laboratory technology.

The program can accommodate cooperative arrangements with various private and public sector laboratories, in which some students will do supervised research as interns. Interchange between these laboratories and the university will ensure that all students receive training that is congruent with the needs of the private and public sectors.