Biotechnology

Catalog description

The course will introduce applications of biotechnology in the areas of agriculture, biochemistry, bioremediation, forensics, medicine, and microbiology. A broad coverage of the key techniques in biochemistry, bioinformatics, cell biology, genomics, and molecular biology will be covered related to the areas above. The course will also explore past and current regulations and regulatory agencies as well as ethical issues surrounding biotechnology. May be taught concurrently with BMS 640. Cannot receive credit for both BMS 540 and BMS 640. Prerequisite: C or better in BMS 317 ; or C grade or better in BMS 321 ; or C grade or better in BIO 312 and BIO 313 ; or C grade or better in BIO 320 ; or C or better in CHM 352 or CHM 554 ; or C grade or better in AGP 323 or AGS 300 and AGS 301 .