BTEC(AGCM) 3000.
Ethics and Communication in Biotechnology.
2 hours.
Oasis Title: BTEC ETH COMM.
Prerequisite: PGEN 3580 or GENE(BIOL) 3200 or ADSC 3130 or permission of department.
Students will receive training in effective oral communication
skills and will be exposed to concepts of ethics and ethical
behavior. Each student will then pick a topic in biotechnology
and examine the ethical ramifications associated with it. Each
student will present his/her case study in a seminar for the rest
of the class. Students will have the opportunity to practice and
fine tune their presentations, which will be followed by a brief
class discussion and analyses of the delivery and the content of
the presentation.
Non-traditional format: Lectures and student presentations, practice sessions for
presentations, and group discussions/analyses of student
presentations.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
BTEC 3910.
Internship in Applied Biotechnology.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: BTEC INTERNSHIP.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Provides work experiences with private companies, governmental
agencies, or research laboratories working in biotechnology. A
report and presentation are required upon completion of the
internship.
Non-traditional format: Faculty members will arrange work hours with sponsoring agency.
Faculty will arrange meetings with student to discuss progress.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
BTEC 3990.
Independent Research in Applied Biotechnology.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: BTEC RESEARCH.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Independent research in biotechnology under direction of
individual faculty members. Research pre-proposal and a final
report are required.
Non-traditional format: This course will provide student credit for conducting a research
problem under the direction of a faculty member. Scope of the
research project will be commensurate with 3 credit hours.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
BTEC(BCMB)(PBIO) 4000L.
Methods in Biotechnology.
4 hours.
8 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: BTEC METH.
Prerequisite: PGEN 3580 or GENE(BIOL) 3200.
Laboratory instruction in the methods for manipulation of plants,
microbes, and animals for biotechnological purposes.
Offered spring semester every year.
(BTEC)BCMB(ENTO) 4200/6200.
Biotechnology.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: BIOTECHNOLOGY.
Undergraduate prerequisite: [BCMB(BIOL)(CHEM) 3100 or BCMB 4010/6010] and GENE(BIOL) 3200.
Undergraduate prerequisite or corequisite: MIBO 3500 or CBIO(BIOL) 3400.
Applied aspects of biochemistry and molecular biology in various fields, with emphasis on the use of recombinant DNA methods and protein engineering.
Offered spring semester every year.