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2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Biotechnology, B.S.
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Dr. Stephanie Stockwell, Director
Phone: (540) 568-8980
Email: stockwsb@jmu.edu
Location: ISAT-CISAT Building, Room 320
Website: http://www.jmu.edu/biology/undergraduate/biotechnology.shtml
Mission
In cooperation with the Department of Integrated Science and Technology and the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , the Department of Biology offers a four-year, cross disciplinary B.S. degree program for a major in biotechnology. Students majoring in biotechnology will be prepared to either enter the biotechnology workforce or pursue graduate education in a wide array of fields including medical, agricultural or industrial biotechnology. Fields of research in biotechnology include applied molecular biology, bioinformatics and genomics.
Biotechnology majors must complete 47-50 credit hours of science foundation courses, 17 credit hours of biotechnology transition and core courses, and 15 credit hours of elective courses. Students may not receive dual credit toward the biotechnology major for 300- and 400-level biology courses that are applied toward the biology major. Biotechnology majors are not eligible for the biochemistry and molecular biology minor.
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Degree and Major Requirements
Degree Requirements
- General Education: The Human Community 41 Credit Hours 1
- Quantitative requirement 3 Credit Hours 2
- Scientific Literacy requirement 3-4 Credit Hours 2
- Major requirements (listed below) and electives 79 Credit Hours
Footnotes
1 The General Education program contains a set of requirements each student must fulfill. The number of credit hours necessary to fulfill these requirements may vary.
2 In addition to General Education .
Science Foundation Courses
Choose one of the following sets of courses:
Choose one of the following courses:
Total: 47-50 Credit Hours
Biotechnology Transition and Core Courses
Biotechnology Elective Courses
Select 15 credit hours:
- BIO 316. Animal Development (3, 0) 3.00
- BIO 324. Human Genetics (3, 0) 3.00
- BIO 342. Mathematical Models in Biology 3.00
or - MATH 342. Mathematical Models in Biology 3.00
- BIO 343. Immunology (3, 0) 3.00
- BIO 343L. Immunology Laboratory (0, 4) 1.00
- BIO 348. Medical Microbiology 3.00
- BIO 348L. Medical Microbiology Laboratory 1.00
- BIO 364. Human Uses of Plants (3, 0) 3.00
- BIO 364L. Laboratory in Human Uses of Plants (0, 3) 1.00
- BIO 370. Animal Physiology (3, 3) 4.00
- BIO 380. General Microbiology (2, 4) 4.00
- BIO 416. Human Embryology (3, 3) 4.00
- BIO 420. Medical Parasitology (3, 0) 3.00
- BIO 420L. Medical Parasitology Lab (0, 3) 1.00
- BIO 444. Virology (3, 0) 3.00
- BIO 445. Neurobiology (3, 3) 4.00
- BIO 451. Current Topics in Human Development and Evolution (3, 0) 3.00
- BIO 454. Introduction to Biometrics (3, 1) 4.00
- BIO 455. Plant Physiology (3, 3) 4.00
- BIO 460. Plant Cell and Tissue Culture (2, 4) 4.00
- BIO 465. Environmental Toxicology (2, 4) 4.00
- BIO 466. Toxicology Seminar (3, 0) 3.00
- BIO 472. Human Metabolism (3, 0) 3.00
- BIO 475. Advanced Cell Biology (3, 0) 3.00
- BIO 481. Genomics (3, 3) 4.00
- BIO 482. Human Histology (3, 3) 4.00
- BIO 490. Mechanics of Animal Movement (3, 3) 4.00
- CHEM 270. Inorganic Chemistry I 3.00
- CHEM 331. Physical Chemistry I 3.00
- CHEM 336L. Applied Physical Chemistry Laboratory 2.00
- CHEM 351. Analytical Chemistry 4.00
- CHEM 352. Instrumental Analysis 3.00
- CHEM 352L. Instrumental Analysis Laboratory 2.00
- CHEM 362. Biochemistry II 3.00
- CHEM 440. Intermediate Organic Chemistry 3.00
- CHEM 445. Polymer Chemistry 3.00
- ISAT 450. Biotechnology and the Environment 3.00
- ISAT 452. Medical Biotechnology 3.00
- ISAT 454. Computer Applications in Biotechnology 3.00
- ISAT 455. Regulatory Issues Biotechnology 3.00
- ISAT 457. Business of Biotechnology 3.00
- ISAT 459. Awareness and Understanding of Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Weapons of Mass Destruction 3.00
- MATH 318. Intro to Probability & Statistics 4.00
- MATH 321. Analysis of Variance and Experimental Design 3.00
- MATH 322. Applied Linear Regression 3.00
- MATH 421. Applied Multivariate Statistical Analysis 3.00
Additional Information
Other 300- and 400-level courses may meet the requirement but permission must be sought from the program director.
Students are highly encouraged to include academic credit for research, up to 8 credits of which may be applied to the elective requirement.
Recommended Schedule for Majors
First semester, first year biotechnology majors are encouraged to start with a 14-15 hour course load. This will generally include a biology course (four credit hours), CHEM 131 and CHEM 131L , and/or a math course, plus General Education . The work load will then be increased in the second semester based on the level of success during the first semester.
Total: 29-31 Credit Hours
Total: 30-31 Credit Hours
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