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.

Major Requirements Credits
BIO 1530 Introductory Biology: Molecular and Cellular 4
BIO 1580 Bioethics 3
BIO 2560 Genetics 3
BIO 2710 Microbiology 4
BIO 2830 Biotechnology I: Introduction to Biotechnology 4
BIO 2840 Biotechnology II: Molecular Biotechnology 4
BIO 2850 Biotechnology III: Mammalian Cell Culture 4
BIO 2860 Seminars in Biotechnology 3
CHE 1510 General Chemistry I 4
CHE 1520 General Chemistry II 4
 
Required Supportive Courses
 
ENG 1510 Composition I 3
ENG 1520 Composition II 3
MAT 1580 Statistics 4
SPE 1610 Fundamentals of Speech 3
 
Electives Supportive
 
The student must select a minimum of one course from the following:
BIO 1600 Human Structure and Function 3
BIO 2570 Molecular Biology of Cancer 3
BIO 2660 Pathophysiology 3
BIO 2900 Internship in Biotechnology 2

Necessary Electives to Total
62
 
See degree requirements for an Associate in Applied Science Degree

Course may be used to meet General Education requirements.