Degree: B.S.
Director: Paul Meers (paul.meers@rutgers.edu)
The field of biotechnology has emerged
as a major contributor to the advancement of agriculture, medicine, and
environmental sciences. Recent developments in biotechnology, particularly
molecular biology, promise major improvements in agricultural productivity,
breakthroughs in human health care, and new solutions to environmental
problems.
The
biotechnology curriculum is designed to provide students with fundamental
knowledge and laboratory skills in biotechnology, including applied genetics, molecular
biology, biochemistry and a firm foundation in biology and the physical
sciences. The primary objectives of the program are to broadly educate students
for positions in the rapidly developing biotechnology industry and to prepare
students for graduate and graduate/professional study in the life sciences. The
strong life and physical sciences foundation of the curriculum involves
extensive laboratory and coursework and research experience, as well as
specializations in the following fields: animal biotechnology, microbial
biotechnology, plant biotechnology, bioinformatics, and bioscience policy and
management.
School of Environmental and Biological Sciences 
