- The program is full-time.
- It is delivered on campus.
- Understand the theoretical nature of the science involved in medically related biotechnology research and practice
- Master specific laboratory skills relevant to careers in biotechnology
- Possess a working knowledge of basic biochemistry, immunology, cell and tissue culture, bioseparation techniques, molecular biology and genetics and their associated laboratory techniques
- Be familiar with the principles underlying their clinically relevant compounds, the principles underlying their clinical importance and how their presence is altered in disease
- Become adept at hands-on research, including hands-on research, including using online databases; understand the creation and testing of scientific hypotheses and critical evaluation of experimental data