MOLECULAR BIOTECHNOLOGY

Associate in Applied Science (MBT.AAS)

   The Molecular Biotechnology Program leads to an Associate in Applied Science Degree. This program consists of lecture and laboratory courses, which will provide the student with broad-based knowledge of biotechnology, and ethical issues involved in various aspects of biotechnology, with emphasis on comprehensive training in cellular and molecular biology techniques. This includes DNA isolation and purification, polymerase chain reaction, DNA gel electrophoresis, bacterial transformation and cloning, and Western blot analysis.

   The knowledge and skills obtained by the student will provide a strong foundation to pursue a career as a research technician in the biological, medical, or pharmaceutical industries, or academic research laboratories. Alternatively, many of the courses meet curriculum requirements should the student transfer to a cellular and molecular biology, biotechnology, or other comparable program at a four-year institution.