Want to learn how to splice a gene? Biotechnology is one of the fastest growing fields in the world. It provides breakthrough technologies to combat disease, create new drugs, increase the worlds food supply, reduce our negative impacts on the environment and make industrial processes safer and cleaner.
Curriculum
As a biotechnology major, your schedule will include the following classes.
Freshmen
General Biology; Calculus; General Chemistry
Sophomore
Botany; Organic Chemistry I & II; College Physics I & II; Genetics
Junior
Cell Biology; Intro to Immunology; Biochemistry; Molecular Biology; Microbiology
Senior
Bioinformatics; Advanced Microbiology; Senior Seminar
Careers and Outcomes
Our biotechnology degree will help prepare you for careers in industry, academia, or government. With plenty of opportunities for doing research internships which will allow you to apply your knowledge in a hands-on fashion, the courses are highly focused to give you exactly what you need.