TOPICS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY
Seminars on current topics in agricultural, medical, and industrial biotechnology such as: microbiological production of food, drink, biopharmaceuticals; production methods, genetic engineering (vectors, recombination cloning), continuous fermentation; bioconversion processes and production of chemicals from biomass; plant biotechnology; transgenic animals.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: ( ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY 101 , ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY/BOTANY 151 , BIOCORE 383 , or BIOLOGY/BOTANY 130 ) and ( CHEM 104 or 109 ) or graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completions Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Attend all lectures on a diverse range of speakers from the Biotechnology sector and related topics. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Demonstrate an understanding of lectures though lecture evaluation sheets. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Choose a current topic in Biotechnology and formulate an opinion paper on the challenges and potential utility. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Attend all lectures on a diverse range of speakers from the Biotechnology sector and related topics. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Demonstrate an understanding of lectures though lecture evaluation sheets. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Choose a current topic in Biotechnology and formulate an opinion paper on the challenges and potential utility. Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027
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Catalogue variants
- TOPICS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY · 1 credit.