Applicable to students admitted in 2012-13

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Major Programme Requirement

Students are required to complete a minimum of 68 units of courses as follows:

(i)

Faculty Package: 

9 units

 

Group A: LSCI1002 (3 units)
Group B: CHEM1280 (3 units) (preferred) or 1070 (3 units)

A 3-unit course from the following:

Group C: MATH1520 (preferred) or 1010
Group D: (PHYS1001 or 1002) (preferred) or 1111
Group E: STAT1012 (preferred) or 1011

 

(ii)

Required Courses: 

49 or 51  units

 

BCHE2030#, 3030#, 4010#, BIOL2120#, 2310#, 2313#, 3410#, 4320#, CMBI2101#, LSCI2000#, 2002#, 3900#, MBTE2000, 3000, 4033, 4034, 4510, 4520, 4530; and 4 or 6 units from MBTE4901, 4902, 4903, 4904, 4905, 4906

 

(iii)

Elective Courses: 

8 or 10  units

 

BCHE3040#, 3080#, 3680#, 4030#, 4060#, BIOL3530#, 3630#, 4032#, 4120#, BMEG1130#, CMBI4001#, 4002#, 4003#, 4101#, 4102#, 4103#, 4201#, 4202#, 4203#, 4301#, 4302#, 4303#, STAT3210# 

 

 

 

Total: 68 units

#

MBTE courses at 2000 level and above as well as those labeled as # will be included in the calculation of Major GPA for honours classification.

 

Course List

Course Code

Course Title

Unit

MBTE2000

Introduction to Molecular Biotechnology

2

MBTE3000

Business and Social Aspects of Biotechnology

3

MBTE4033

Methods in Molecular Biotechnology Laboratory I

2

MBTE4034

Methods in Molecular Biotechnology Laboratory II

2

MBTE4510

Plant Biotechnology

3

MBTE4520

Animal Biotechnology

3

MBTE4530

Microbial Biotechnology

3

MBTE4901

Senior Experimental Project I

2

MBTE4902

Senior Experimental Project II

2

MBTE4903

Senior Experimental Project III

2

MBTE4904

Senior Literature Research I

2

MBTE4905

Senior Literature Research II

2

MBTE4906

Internship

2