Graduate-level ScienceThe main difference between undergraduate and post-graduate science courses is analytical thinking. Although knowing the theory and details is always going to be important in science, applying knowledge to solve problems is a much more useful skill that students will develop throughout this program.
There are many grad-level science courses that, as Biotech students, you have access to! Whether you're interested in proteomics, bioinformatics, experimental medicine, or artificial cell development, we guarantee you'll be happy with the experience and knowledge you gain from these courses! Understand, though, that many of these courses do require approval/permission, so start looking early! Check out the complementary courses section for some ideas, or contact us for some advice. |
Selected Topics in BiotechnologyEach week, students will have the opportunity to gain insight into a different area of biotechnology-related research. Professors from various labs will hold three-hour lectures downtown covering subjects from molecular medicine to web-based genome alignment.
Students will be asked to come up with a biotechnology product at the end of the semester, pulling from one or more lectures, and write a short report describing it. |
BioinformaticsThroughout the semester, students will complete a number of assignments covering various areas of bioinformatics. This includes BLAST searches, biochemical analysis, phylogenetic tree building, structure predictions. and more! Students will be expected to apply the theory learned in class in these assignments, which emulate real-life problems. Learning how wet-lab research relates to computer-based algorithms is hugely important in the biotechnology industry.
Although this course is fairly work-intensive, you will learn valuable bioinformatic skills that all biotech professionals should have. |