Students matriculating prior to the fall semester 2015 in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS) must complete the SEBS
general education requirements. In addition, students majoring in biotechnology must complete the major requirements described below.
Students matriculating fall 2015 or after and transfer students matriculating in 2016 and after must complete a goal-based Core Curriculum in place of general education requirements. The goal-based core is described here: http://sebs.rutgers.edu/core.
Courses are certified for the Core Curriculum by a faculty committee. A current list of certified courses can be found here: http://sebs.rutgers.edu/core. Biotechnology major requirements are
as described below.
For an up-to-date description of biotechnology major requirements, courses, and course sequences please refer to the program webpage at http://biotech.rutgers.edu.
Major Requirements for All Students Regardless of Matriculation Date
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)
11:126:110 Concepts and Issues in Biotechnology (1.5)
Additional Requirements (41.5-48.5)
01:160:307-308 Organic Chemistry (4,4)
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 9 credits from the following seven courses:
01:146:474 Immunology (3)
01:146:356 Systems Physiology (3)
11:067:300 Integrative Physiology (3)
11:216:360 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)
At least 9 credits from the following courses:
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)
11:126:407 Comparative Virology (3)
11:126:410 Process Biotechnology (3)
11:126:444 Advanced Technologies in Biosciences (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)
Required courses
01:198:111 Introduction to Computer Science (4) or equivalent
01:198:112 Data Structures (4)
01:960:379 Basic Probability and Statistics (3)
11:126:484 Bioinformatics: Tools For Genomic Analysis (3)
11:126:485 Bioinformatics (3)
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 (14.5-19)
Required courses (5.5-7)
One of the following three courses:
11:067:430 Animal Microtechniques and Tissue Culture (4)
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)
11:126:407 Comparative Virology (3)
11:126:410 Process Biotechnology (3)
11:126:444 Advanced Technologies in Biosciences (3)
11:126:484 Bioinformatics: Tools for Genomic Analysis (3)
11:126:485 Bioinformatics (3)
11:680:480 Microbial Genomics (3)
11:776:410 Plants for Bioenergy (3)
11:776:415 Fungi and Human Health (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)
11:680:494 Applied Microbiology (4) and
at least 1 from the list:
11:680:480 Microbial Genetics and Genomics (3)
11:680:481 Microbial Physiology (3)
11:680:491 Microbial Ecology and Diversity (3)
Electives
at least 8.5 credits from the following list:
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)
11:115:412 Protein and Enzyme Chemistry (3)
11:115:452 Biochemical Separations (3)
11:126:407 Comparative Virology (3)
11:126:410 Process Biotechnology (3)
11:126:444 Advanced Technologies in Biosciences (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)
11:776:400 Mycology: Fungi in the Environment
11:776:415 Fungi and Human Health
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)
11:126:452 Plant Tissue Culture (3)
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)
11:126:407 Comparative Virology (3)
11:126:410 Process Biotechnology (3)
11:126:413 Plant Molecular Biology (3)
11:126:444 Advanced Technologies in Biosciences (3)
11:400:419 Food Physical Systems (3)
11:216:351 Principles of Ecology (4) or 11:680:491 Microbial Ecology and Diversity (3) or 11:216:332 Plant Ecology (4)
11:216:411 Plant Diversity and Evolution (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)
11:776:415 Fungi and Human Health
One to 3 additional credits of Research in Biotechnology may be substituted for an equal number of credits of elective coursework.
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.
