This Biotechnology - Advanced program will prepare you with the scientific principles, techniques and skills required in industrial microbiology and chemistry. In this applied science program, you'll also study biotechnology applications, biochemistry, microbial genetics, and clinical and environmental microbiology.

Your Biotechnology - Advanced courses will teach you to:

• Isolate, enumerate and identify microorganisms from many types of samples;
• Accurately calibrate and use instruments such as pH and BOD meters, gas chromatographs, spectrophotometers, HPLCs, centrifuges, PCR thermocyclers and gel electrophoresis equipment;
• Prepare media and reagents to culture pathogenic microbes;
• Design and perform advanced microbiology and microbial genetics experiments;
• Isolate DNA and perform gel electrophoresis and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) on samples.

Companies Offering Jobs

Mill Street Brewery, Apotex Inc., Agropur - Divisional Natrel, Griffith Laboratories, Maxxam Analytics, Campbell Soup Company, bioMerieux, Kisko Products, Cosmetica Laboratories Inc., Hermann Laue Spice Company

Program Highlights

• You learn from experienced Biotechnology - Advanced instructors who make themselves available for one-on-one time.
• You gain hands-on experience performing activities that are commonly encountered in the field.
• Eight up-to-date laboratories and modern wireless lecture facilities housed at the college's Morningside Campus enhance your learning.
• Thorough laboratory training from the basics to professional skills is provided, encouraging and developing teamwork skills.
• Training in Occupational Health and Safety, WHMIS, GMP, HACCP is to industry standards.
• The Biotechnology, Environmental Technology and Food Science Technology programs share a common first year, which provides the flexibility to transfer between these programs before entering the second year.

Career Outlook

• Quality control technologist
• Quality assurance technologist
• Microbiologist/scientist
• Production and research scientist
• Research associate
• Analytical chemist/microbiologist
• Laboratory technologist

Education Pathways

Successful graduates of the Biotechnology - Advanced program have the opportunity to apply their credits toward further study at the degree level. Listed below are the degrees from partnering institutions that are available for this program