Biotechnology Lab Technician, C.S.C.
This program is designed for persons wishing to enhance their employment options or retrain for a career as a laboratory technician in various biotechnology disciplines. Students interested in this certificate may include career changers who already have a bachelor’s degree, scientists who were trained in foreign countries who need updated training, current A.S. in Science students who want to obtain a core of biotechnology courses and/or find a job in local industry while they complete their undergraduate degrees, and high school teachers who wish to refine their own biotechnology skills and obtain the required retraining necessary for continued teacher certification.
Courses
- BIO 101 — General Biology I
- BIO 147 — Basic Laboratory Calculations for Biotechnology
- BIO 165 — Principles in Regulatory and Quality Environments for Biotechnology
- BIO 180 — Introduction to Careers in Biotechnology
- BIO 250 — Biotechnology Research Methods and Skills
- BIO 251 — Protein Applications in Biotechnology
- BIO 252 — Nucleic Acid Methods
- BIO 253 — Biotechnology Concepts
- BIO 254 — Capstone Seminar in Biotechnology
- BIO 255 — Bioinformatics and Computer Applications in Biotechnology
- BIO 296 — On-Site Training in:
- CST 100 — Principles of Public Speaking
- CST 110 — Introduction to Human Communication
- CST 126 — Interpersonal Communication
- CST 229 — Intercultural Communication
- ENG 111 — College Composition I
- ENG 115 — Technical Writing