The field of biotechnology has emerged as a major contributor to the
advancement of agriculture, medicine, and environmental sciences. Recent
developments in biotechnology, particularly molecular biology, promise major
improvements in agricultural productivity, breakthroughs in human health care,
and new solutions to environmental problems.
The biotechnology curriculum is designed to provide students with fundamental knowledge
and laboratory skills in biotechnology, including molecular biology, and a firm foundation
in biology and the physical sciences. The primary objectives of the program are to broadly
educate students for positions in the rapidly developing biotechnology industry and to
prepare students for graduate and graduate/professional study in the life sciences. The
strong life and physical sciences foundation of the curriculum involves extensive
laboratory and course work and research experience, as well as specializations in the
following fields: animal, microbial and plant biotechnology; bioinformatics and
bioscience policy and management.
To enter biotechnology (11:126) courses, students must have completed 01:119:101 General Biology and 01:160:161
General Chemistry with grades of C or better and achieved a cumulative grade-point average of 2.0 or higher.
Students whose cumulative grade-point average falls below 2.0 will be allowed one term to restore the average to 2.0 or
higher.
The graduation requirements below are the current requirements. Students who matriculated prior to Fall 2009 may elect to follow the current requirements or the requirements that were in place when they were accepted into the program.
Previous Graduation Requirements
Importance Notice for All Biotechnology Majors:
Please be aware of grade requirements as prerequisites for core biotechnology courses:
Based on past experience, students doing poorly in prerequisite courses are not capable of comprehending course material. Therefore, any student who does not meet the appropriate grade requirement(s) will be deregistered from the relevant course prior to the start of each semester.
Degree: Bachelor of Science
Undergraduate Program Director:
Dr. Barbara A. Zilinskas
Department of Plant Biology and Pathology
Cook College, 296D Foran Hall
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
(732)932-9711 x232
zilinskas@aesop.rutgers.edu
School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
Graduation Requirements for the Biotechnology Major |
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General Education Requirements (49-52 credits) |
- College Mission: Interdisciplinary Critical Analysis (3 credits)
- 11:015:400 Junior/Senior Colloquium (3)
- Introductory Life and Physical Sciences (1 credit)
- Life Sciences (8 credits)
01:119:101-102 General Biology (4,4)
- Physical Sciences (9 credits)
01:160:161-162 General Chemistry (4,4)
01:160:171 Introduction to Experimentation (1)
- Humanities and the Arts (6 credits)
See suggested courses in the Degree Requirements of SEBS Website.
- Multicultural and International Studies (6 credits)
See suggested courses in the Degree Requirements of the SEBS Website.
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- Human Behavior, Economic Systems, and Political Processes (9 credits)
See suggested courses in the Degree Requirements of the SEBS Website.
- Oral and Written Communication (6 credits)
- 01:355:101 English Composition
- 01:355:302 Scientific and Technical Writing (3) is strongly recommended.
- Experience-based Education (0-3 credits)
11:126:497,498 Research in Biotechnology (BA, BA) or equivalent independent research project in biotechnology; appropriate cooperative education/SPIN placement; or non-credit bearing internship relevant to the major and approved by the Undergraduate Program Director.
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- Proficiency in Biotechnology (73.5-80.5 credits)
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- REQUIRED COURSES (58-61)
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Quantitative Skills (7-8)
- 01:640:1__-1__
- CALC1 (4)
and
- 01:640:1__-1__
- CALC2 (4)
or
- 01:960:401
- Basic Statistics for Research*
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| Other Core Courses (45.5-47.5) |
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- 01:160:307-308
- Organic Chemistry (4,4)
- 01:160:311
- Organic Chemistry Laboratory (2)
or
- 01:160:251
- Analytical Chemistry Laboratory (3)*
- 01:447:380
- Genetics (4)
or
- 11:776:305
- Plant Genetics (4) (Plant Biotechnology Option)
- 11:680:390
- General Microbiology (4)
- 01:750:193-194
- Physics for the Sciences (4,4) or equivalent*
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| *Students intending to apply to medical or dental school and certain Ph.D. programs should be aware that many professional schools and some graduate schools require two semesters of calculus and 01:160:311 Organic Chemistry Laboratory and a physics laboratory. If Basic Statistics for Research is chosen to satisfy the Quantitative Skills requirement, it cannot also be used as an option elective. |
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- OPTIONS (16-20)
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Animal Biotechnology (18-19)
Required Courses (9-10)
At least three of the following courses:
- 11:067:300
- Animal Physiology (4)
or
- 11:704:360
- Animal Physiological Ecology (3)
or
- 01:146:356
- Systems Physiology (3)
- 11:067:430
- Animal Microtechniques and Tissue Culture (4)
- 11:146:474
- Immunology (3)
- 11:709:400
- Advanced Nutrition I (3)
- 11:709:401
- Advanced Nutrition II (3)
Electives (9)
- 01:146:357
- Systems Physiology Lab (3)
- 01:146:470
- Advanced Cell Biology (3)
- 01:146:475
- Immunology Lab (1)
- 01:447:451
- Genomes (3)
- 01:447:480
- Topics in Molecular Genetics (3)
- 01:447:481
- Topics in Human Genetics (3)
- 01:447:486
- Evolutionary Genetics (3)
- 01:447:495
- Cancer (3)
- 01:694:412
- Proteomics and Functional Genomics
- 01:694:492
- Gene Regulation of Cancer and Development (3)
- 01:960:401
- Basic Statistics for Research (3)
- 11:067:327
- Animal Reproduction (3)
- 11:115:412
- Protein and Enzyme Chemistry (3)
- 11:115:421
- Biochemistry of Cancer (3)
- 11:115:422
- Biochemical Mechanisms of Toxicology
- 11:115:452
- Biochemical Separations (3)
- 11:126:301
- Forensic Biotechnology (3)
- 11:126:407
- Comparative Virology (3)
- 11:126:410
- Process Biotechnology (3)
- 01:126:485
- Bioinformatics (3)
One to three additional credits of research in
biotechnology may be substituted for an equal
number of credits of elective work.
Bioinformatics (17-18)
Required Courses (14)
- 01:198:111
- Introduction to Computer Science (4) or equivalent
- 01:198:112
- Data Structures (4)
- 01:960:379
- Basic Probability and Statistics (3)
- 11:126:485
- Bioinformatics (3)
Elective Courses (3-4):
- 01:198:205
- Introduction to Discrete Structures (4)
- 01:198:211
- Computer Architecture (4)
- 01:198:230
- Introduction to Information Systems (4)
- 01:198:314
- Prin. of Programming Languages (4)
- 01:447:486
- Evolutionary Genetics(3)
- 11:126:497/498
- Research in Biotechnology** (3)
**Approved by Undergraduate Program Director as research in bioinformatics
Electives (9-11)
- 01:146:470
- Advanced Cell Biology (3)
- 01:447:480
- Topics in Molecular Genetics (3)
- 01:694:492
- Gene Regulation of Cancer and Development (3)
- 01:960:401
- Basic Statistics for Research (3)
- 11:115:452
- Biochemical Separations (3)
- 11:126:301
- Forensic Biotechnolgy (3)
- 11:126:407
- Comparative Virology (3)
- 11:126:410
- Process Biotechnology (3)
- 11:126:413
- Plant Molecular Biology (3)
- 11:126:486
- Analytical Methods in Microbiology (3)
- 11:400:419
- Food Physical Systems (3)
- 11:704:351
- Principles of Applied Ecology (4)
or
- 11:680:491
- Microbial Ecology and Diversity (3)
or
- 11:704:332
- Plant Ecology (4)
- 11:704:411
- Taxonomy of Vascular Plants (4)
- 11:770:301
- General Plant Pathology (3)
- 11:776:310
- Plant Propagation (3)
- 11:776:312
- Medicinal Plants (3)
- 11:776:406
- Plant Physiology (4)
- 11:776:405
- Plant Biosecurity (3)
- 11:776:406
- Plant Breeding (3)
- 11:776:410
- Plants for Bioenergy (3)
- 11:776:452
- Plant Tissue Culture (3)
One to three additional credits of research in
biotechnology may be substituted for an equal
number of credits of elective work. |
Electives (9-12)
Three additional electives from the lists of required and elective courses
listed in the biotechnology curriculum options. One to
three credits of research in biotechnology may be substituted for an
equal number of credits of elective work.
Electives (9-12)
- 01:246:328
- Human Parasitology (3)
- 01:246:329
- Human Parasitology Laboratory (1)
- 01:146:470
- Advanced Cell Biology (3)
- 01:146:474
- Immunology (3)
- 01:146:475
- Laboratory in Immunology (1)
- 01:447:392
- Pathogenic Microbiology (4)
- 01:447:480
- Topics in Molecular Genetics (3)
- 01:447:495
- Cancer (3)
- 01:447:498
- Bacterial Physiology (3)
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- 11:067:430
- Animal Microtechniques and Tissue Culture (4)
or
- 11:126:406
- Plant Gene Transfer (2.5)
- 11:115:412
- Protein and Enzyme Chemistry (3)
- 11:115:452
- Biochemical Separations (3)
- 11:126:407
- Comparative Virology (3)
- 11:126:410
- Process Biotechnology (3)
- 11:126:486
- Analytical Methods in Microbiology (4)
- 11:375:411
- Environmental Microbiology (3)
- 11:400:419
- Food Physical Systems (3)
- 11:400:423
- Food Microbiology (3)
- 11:400:424
- Food Microbiology Laboratory (1)
- 11:680:480
- Microbial Genomics (3)
- 11:680:491
- Microbial Ecology and Diversity (3)
- 11:680:492
- Microbial Ecology and Diversity Laboratory (2)
One to three additional credits of research in
biotechnology may be substituted for an equal
number of credits of elective work.
Bioscience Policy and Management (18)
Note in the College Area Requirements (V) that students electing this
option must take Principles and Applications of Microeconomics 11:373:121
or equivalent.
Required Courses (12)
- 11:373:231
- Introduction to Marketing (3)
- 11:373:241
- Introduction to Management (3)
- 11:373:403
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship (3)
- 11:373:404
- Bioscience Policy (3)
Electives (6)
Two courses from either of the following areas of concentration:
- Business Management Concentration:
- 11:373:351
- Business Finance I (3)
- 11:373:352
- Economics of Futures Markets (3)
- 11:373:402
- Global Marketing (3)
- 11:373:451
- Business Finance II (3)
OR
- Bioscience Policy Concentration:
- 11:373:323
- Public Policy toward the Food Industry (3)
- 11:374:341
- Social and Ecological Aspects of Health and Disease (3)
- 11:373:371
- Food Health and Safety Policy (3)
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- Unspecified Electives (5.5 credits)
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