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New Brunswick Undergraduate Catalog 2011–2013 School of Environmental and Biological Sciences Programs of Study Biotechnology 126 Graduation Requirements for the Major  

Graduation Requirements for the Major


All students must complete the SEBS core requirements appropriate for students majoring in biotechnology (Areas I through VII below), plus the major requirements (Area VIII A below, and one of the options described in Area VIII B below).

I . School Mission: Interdisciplinary Critical Analysis (3 credits)

One 3-credit Junior/Senior Colloquium (See the Degree Requirements chapter for a description of this requirement.)

II. Introductory Life and Physical Sciences

A. Life Sciences (8 credits)

  01:119:101-102  General Biology (4,4)

B. Physical Sciences (9 credits)

  01:160:161-162  General Chemistry (4,4)

  01:160:171  Introduction to Experimentation (1)

III. Humanities and the Arts (6 credits)

See suggested courses in the Degree Requirements chapter.

IV. Multicultural and International Studies (6 credits)

See suggested courses in the Degree Requirements chapter.

V. Human Behavior, Economic Systems, and Political Processes (9 credits)

See suggested courses in the Degree Requirements chapter. [Students taking the Option 3 (bioscience policy and management) are required to take 11:373:121 Principles of Microeconomics or equivalent.]

VI. Oral and Written Communication (6 credits)

See suggested courses in the Degree Requirements chapter. 01:355:302 Scientific and Technical Writing (3) is strongly recommended.

VII. Experience-Based Education (0-3 credits)

  11:126:497,498  Research in Biotechnology (BA,BA) or equivalent independent research project in biotechnology or appropriate SPIN internship placement or appropriate noncredit bearing internship approved by the biotechnology undergraduate program director

VIII. Proficiency in Biotechnology (73-80 credits)

A. REQUIRED COURSES (59-60)

Quantitative Skills (8)

  01:640:1__ CALC1 (4) and 01:640:1__ CALC2 (4) or 01:960:401 Basic Statistics for Research (3)

Computer and Information Technology Competence (3)

  11:126:483  Nucleotide Sequence Analysis (3)

Professional Ethics (1.5)

  11:126:110  Concepts and Issues in Biotechnology (1.5)

Additional Requirements (43.5-48.5)

  01:160:307-308  Organic Chemistry (4,4)

  01:160:311  Organic Chemistry Laboratory (2) or 01:160:251 Analytical Chemistry Laboratory (3)*

  01:447:380  Genetics (4) or 11:776:305  Plant Genetics (4) (Plant  Biotechnology Option)

  01:750:193-194  Physics for the Sciences (4,4) or equivalent*

  11:115:403,404  General Biochemistry (4,3)

  11:115:413  Experimental Biochemistry (3) or 11:115:313  Introductory Biochemistry Laboratory (1)

  11:126:401  Seminar in Biotechnology (1.5)

  11:126:427  Methods and Approaches in Molecular Biology (4)

  11:126:481  Molecular Genetics (3)

  11:126:482  Molecular Genetics Laboratory (4)

  11:680:390  General Microbiology (4)

B. OPTIONS (15.5-19)

1. Animal Biotechnology (17.5-19)

Required courses (9-10)

At least three of the following courses:

  01:146:474  Immunology (3)

  01:146:356  Systems Physiology (3) or 11:067:300  Integrative Physiology (3) or 11:704:360  Animal Physiological Ecology (3)

  11:067:430  Animal Microtechniques and Tissue Culture (4)

  11:709:400  Advanced Nutrition I (3)

  11:709:401  Advanced Nutrition II (3)

Electives (8.5-9)

  01:146:357  Systems Physiology Laboratory (1)

  01:146:470  Advanced Cell Biology (3)

  01:146:475  Immunology Laboratory (1)

  01:447:451  Genomes (3)

  01:447:480  Topics in Molecular Genetics (3)

  01:447:481  Topics in Human Genetics (3)

  01:447:486  Evolutionary Genetics (3)

  01:447:495  Cancer (3)

  01:694:412  Proteomics and Functional Genomics (3)

  01:694:492  Gene Regulation of Cancer and Development (3)

  01:960:401  Basic Statistics for Research (3)

  11:067:327  Animal Reproduction (3)

  11:067:450  Endocrinology (3)

  11:115:412  Protein and Enzyme Chemistry (3)

  11:115:421  Biochemistry of Cancer (3)

  11:115:422  Biochemical Mechanisms of Toxicology (3)

  11:115:436  Molecular Toxicology Laboratory (2.5)

  11:115:452  Biochemical Separations (3)

  11:126:301  Forensic Biotechnology (3)

  11:126:407  Comparative Virology (3)

  11:126:410  Process Biotechnology (3)

  11:126:485  Bioinformatics (3)

One to 3 additional credits of research in biotechnology may be substituted for an equal number of credits of elective coursework.

2. Bioinformatics (17-18)

Required courses (14)

  01:198:111  Introduction to Computer Science (4) or equivalent

  01:198:112  Data Structures (4)

  01:960:379  Basic Probability and Statistics (3)

  11:126:485  Bioinformatics (3)

One of the following (3-4):

  01:447:486  Evolutionary Genetics (3)

  01:198:205  Introduction to Discrete Structures I (4)

  01:198:211  Computer Architecture (4)

  01:198:230  Introduction to Information Systems (4)

  01:198:314  Principles of Programming Languages (4)

  01:198:336  Principles of Information and Data Management (4)

  11:126:497,498  Research in Biotechnology (BA, BA)

Approved by undergraduate program director as research in bioinformatics.

3.  Bioscience Policy and Management (18)

Note in the school's core curriculum requirements (V) that students electing this option must take Principles and Applications of Microeconomics 11:373:121 or equivalent.

Required Courses (12)

 11:373:231  Introduction to Marketing (3)

 11:373:241  Introduction to Management (3)

 11:373:403  Innovation and Entrepreneurship (3)

 11:373:404  Bioscience Policy (3)

Electives (6)

Two courses from either of the following areas of concentration:

A. Business Management Concentration:

 11:373:351  Business Finance I (3)

 11:373:352  Economics of Futures Markets (3)

 11:373:402  Global Marketing (3)

 11:373:451  Business Finance II (3)

or

B. Bioscience Policy Concentration:

 11:373:323  Public Policy toward the Food Industry (3)

 11:374:341  Social and Ecological Aspects of Health and Disease (3)

 11:373:371  Food Health and Safety Policy (3)

4. General Biotechnology (14-19)

Required courses (5-7)

One of the following three courses:

  11:067:430  Animal Microtechniques and Tissue Culture (4) 

  11:126:406  Plant Gene Transfer (2.5) 

  11:776:452  Plant Tissue Culture (3)

One of the following 14 courses:

  01:146:474  Immunology (3)

  11:115:421  Biochemistry of Cancer (3)

  11:115:422  Biochemical Mechanisms of Toxicology (3)

  11:115:428  Homology Modeling of Proteins (3)

  11:115:436  Molecular Toxicology Laboratory (2.5)

  11:115:412  Protein and Enzyme Chemistry (3)

  11:115:452  Biochemical Separations (3)

  11:126:301 Forensic Biotechnology (3)

  11:126:407  Comparative Virology (3)

  11:126:410  Process Biotechnology (3)  

  11:126:485  Bioinformatics (3)

  11:126:486  Analytical Methods in Microbiology (3)

  11:680:480  Microbial Genomics (3)

  11:776:410  Plants for Bioenergy (3)

  Electives (9-12)

At least three additional courses, totaling a minimum of 9 credits, from the required and elective courses listed in the other five biotechnology curriculum options.

One to 3 additional credits of Research in Biotechnology may be substituted for an equal number of credits of elective coursework.

5. Microbial Biotechnology (15.5-17)

Required courses (7)

  11:126:405  Microbial Technology (3)

  11:680:494  Applied Microbiology (4)

Electives (8.5-10)

  01:446:328  Human Parasitology (3)

  01:446:329  Human Parasitology Laboratory (1)

  01:146:474  Immunology (3)

  01:146:475  Laboratory in Immunology (1)

  01:146:470  Advanced Cell Biology (3)

  01:447:392  Pathogenic Microbiology (3)

  01:447:480  Topics in Molecular Genetics (3)

  01:447:495  Cancer (3)

  11:067:430  Animal Microtechniques and Tissue Culture (4)

  11:126:406  Plant Gene Transfer (2.5)

  11:115:412  Protein and Enzyme Chemistry (3)

  11:115:452  Biochemical Separations (3)

  11:126:407  Comparative Virology (3)

  11:126:410  Process Biotechnology (3)

  11:126:486  Analytical Methods in Microbiology (3)

  11:375:411  Environmental Microbiology (3)

  11:400:419  Food Physical Systems (3)

  11:400:423  Food Microbiology (3)

  11:400:424  Food Microbiology Laboratory (1)

  11:680:480  Microbial Genomics (3)

  11:680:481  Microbial Physiology (3)

  11:680:491  Microbial Ecology and Diversity (3)

  11:680:492  Microbial Ecology and Diversity Laboratory (2)  

One to 3 additional credits of Research in Biotechnology may be substituted for an equal number of credits of elective coursework.

6. Plant Biotechnology (14.5-17.5)

Required courses (5.5)

  11:126:406  Plant Gene Transfer (2.5)

  11:776:242  Plant Science (3)

Electives (9-12)

  01:146:470  Advanced Cell Biology (3)

  01:447:480  Topics in Molecular Genetics (3)

  01:694:492  Gene Regulation of Cancer and Development (3)

  01:960:401  Basic Statistics for Research (3)

  11:115:412  Protein and Enzyme Chemistry (3)

  11:115:452  Biochemical Separations (3)

  11:126:301  Forensic Biotechnology (3)

  11:126:407  Comparative Virology (3)

  11:126:410  Process Biotechnology (3)

  11:126:413  Plant Molecular Biology (3)

  11:126:486  Analytical Methods in Microbiology (3)

  11:400:419  Food Physical Systems (3)

  11:704:351  Principles of Ecology (4) or 11:680:491  Microbial Ecology and Diversity (3) or 11:704:332  Plant Ecology (4)

  11:704:411  Taxonomy of the Vascular Plants (4)

  11:776:302  General Plant Pathology (3)

  11:776:310  Plant Propagation (3)

  11:776:312  Medicinal Plants (3)

  11:776:382  Plant Physiology (4)

  11:776:405  Plant Biosecurity (3)

  11:776:406  Plant Breeding (3)

  11:776:410  Plants for Bioenergy (3)

  11:776:452  Plant Tissue Culture (3)

One to 3 additional credits of Research in Biotechnology may be substituted for an equal number of credits of elective coursework.

IX. Unspecified Electives (0-8 credits)

Additional courses, as needed, to complete the 128 credits required for a SEBS degree. These can be any courses in the university for which the student has completed the necessary prerequisites.

*Students intending to apply to medical or dental school should be aware that many professional schools require a physics laboratory.

 

 

 
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