Biotechnology – Advanced (fast-track)

Program Overview

In this program designed specifically for applicants with existing academic credentials, students with a degree in science can expand their knowledge of the biotechnology industry and complete their Biotechnology advanced diploma in fewer semesters. Biotechnology touches a broad range of industries including health, pharmaceuticals, food production and agriculture. The discipline has created knowledge and products essential to our continued livelihood such as vaccines to prevent disease, pest-resistant plants, environmentally friendly biofuels and improved detection of diseases.

Graduates of the Biotechnology – Advanced program are competitively qualified to work in a range of industries including those focused on food, the environment, pharmaceuticals, natural health products and cannabis. Learning within state-of-the-art labs using industry-grade equipment, students learn how living organisms or parts of living organisms can provide new methods of production and development of new products in a range of industries as well as the regulations which govern the use of these techniques. Our courses are rooted in real-world applications and our extensive analytical instrumentation lab provides practical, hands-on training. Students graduate with a strong base of theoretical knowledge and practical skills to draw from in their future careers.

Critical Thinking

Lab Experiments

Practical Hands On Experience

Admission Requirements

Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree with a minimum grade of C/60 per cent in two chemistry courses and one biochemistry course (one of these courses must have a lab component)
Proof of English language proficiency required
Additional information may be requested to demonstrate prior lab practical experience

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Intakes and Availability

Date	Domestic Availability	International Availability
September 2020	Open

Tuition

Year one domestic: $3,063 (CDN)
Year one international: $13,663 (CDN)

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Semester 1 Courses

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Career Options

WHAT YOU COULD BE:

Microbiology analyst
Quality assurance analyst
Quality control technologist
Research technologist
Tissue processing specialist
Associate scientist

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Program Details

In our Biotechnology laboratory, you will conduct extensive experiments in cell and molecular biology in order to develop essential laboratory skills including learning how to isolate and manipulate DNA; purify and characterize proteins; and grow and maintain cells in tissue culture.

You will also learn a wide variety of microbiological techniques in our Microbiology laboratory including the cultivation, manipulation, isolation, and identification of microorganisms. In your final semester, you will use biological organisms to actively manufacture a chemical product used in an industrial process.

Our Analytical Instrumentation lab will provide you with practical, hands on training on a variety of instruments used in the quality control and safety testing of pharmaceuticals, the analysis of clinical samples related to human health, and research and regulatory programs for the protection of our environment.

In addition, you will develop a clear understanding of regulatory affairs and the ethical implications of the biotechnology industry and its influence on society.

Admission Requirements

Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree with a minimum grade of C/60 per cent in two chemistry courses and one biochemistry course (one of these courses must have a lab component)
Proof of English language proficiency required
Additional information may be requested to demonstrate prior lab practical experience

Applicants whose first language is not English or who are internationally educated in a non‐English speaking country must meet Durham College’s English Language Proficiency Policy.

Courses

Semester 1

Semester 2

Courses and course descriptions are subject to change.

Costs

YEAR ONE FEES	Domestic	International
Tuition	$3,063	$13,663
Compulsory Ancillary	$1,337	$1,812
Program Incidental	$340	$340
Total Fees:	$4,740	$15,815

Please note: fees are based on the 2019-2020 academic year and do not include textbooks. For more information please see Other fees to consider.

Career Options

WHAT YOU COULD BE:

Microbiology analyst
Quality assurance analyst
Quality control technologist
Research technologist
Tissue processing specialist
Associate scientist

WHERE YOU COULD WORK:

Pharmaceutical, biotechnological, agricultural, food, cannabis or environmental companies
Natural health products companies
Quality control laboratories
Research laboratories
Government agencies and ministry laboratories
Fermentation facilities
Regulatory affairs departments

Field Placement

Your learning experience will be complemented with a field placement, which will enable you to utilize your skills and gain valuable industry experience through a supervised work placement. If you are an applicant with an Honours BSc, you may apply for credit for this component against your supervised research.

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Biotechnology – Advanced (fast-track)

Program Overview

Admission Requirements

Intakes and Availability

Tuition

Semester 1 Courses

Career Options

WHAT YOU COULD BE:

Program Details

Admission Requirements

Courses

Semester 1

Semester 2

Costs

Career Options

WHAT YOU COULD BE:

WHERE YOU COULD WORK:

Field Placement

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Helpful Resources

College guide September 2020 [PDF]

College guide September 2020 [Interactive]

Graduate Employment Report [PDF]