BIOTECHNOLOGY MINOR  – 2003-05 Catalog
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The Biotechnology Minor consists of a core of required courses and restricted elective courses.  Advising for students in the Biotechnology minor will take place in the student's major department, including selection of restricted electives and preparation of an agreement form listing specific courses to satisfy the requirements for the minor.

The minor is open to any major, except students taking related concentrations in Biochemistry, Biology or Microbiology.

Students in the majors listed below should note the following recommendations:

Biological Sciences students preparing for the minor should take CHEM 316, 317, and 371 to fulfill the organic chemistry and biochemistry requirements in their major.

Biochemistry students preparing for the minor should take MCRO 224 as part of the life science electives in their major.

Core courses (15-19)

Units

SCM 201 Orientation to Biotechnology

1

BIO 375/CHEM 375 Molecular Biology Laboratory

2

CHEM 474 Protein Techniques Laboratory

2

BIO 351 Classical and Molecular Genetics or
CHEM 373 Molecular Biology

3–5

ZOO 426 Immunology and Serology or
CHEM 473 Immunochemistry

3–4

Select one course from the following:

4–5

 BIO 452 Cell Biology (4)

 

 BOT 450 Plant Biotechnology (5)

 

1 MCRO 402 General Virology (5)

 

1 MCRO 424 Microbial Physiology (5)

 

 MCRO 433 Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology (5)

 

Restricted electives

6–10

To be selected from the list of courses given below. The number of units taken from the Restricted Electives list, when added with the units earned in the Core Courses, must total at least 25 units.

 

Biochemistry Majors

 

BIO 311, 322, 447, 452; BOT 323, 450;

BRAE 448; CHEM 377, 439, 477, 478; CSC 448;

MCRO 225, 402, 421, 423, 424, 430, 433, 436, 444;

SCM 451; STAT 218

 

Biological Science Majors

 

BIO 311, 322, 433, 447, 452; BOT 323, 450;

BRAE 448; CHEM 372, 377, 439, 477, 478; CSC 448;

MCRO 225, 402, 421, 423, 424, 430, 433, 436, 444;

SCM 451

 

Microbiology Majors

 

BIO 311, 322, 433, 447, 452; BOT 323, 450;

BRAE 448; CHEM 372, 377, 439, 477, 478; CSC 448;

MCRO 433; SCM 451

 

 

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1  Not open to Microbiology majors.