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Center for Curriculum and Transfer Articulation
Major: 5079
Effective Term: 2014 Summer   

Award: CCL  
Total Credits: 41
CIP Code: 41.0101
Instructional Council: Biology (19)
GPA: 2.00
SOC Code: 19-4021


Description: The Certificate of Completion (CCL) in Biotechnology prepares students for careers as technical assistants in federal, state, and local government laboratories, biomedical, pharmaceutical, and bioengineering laboratories, agriculture and horticulture, microbiology, environmental and academic laboratories. The program included courses designed to provide students with a working knowledge of the field by focusing on competency and technical expertise with state-of-the art laboratory protocol and critical consideration of current topics in biotechnology. The core focus is hands-on experience in the laboratory followed by an internship.



Required Courses
BIO181 General Biology (Majors) I 4
BIO211AA Biotechnology Seminar: Biomedical Applications 1
BIO212AA Biotechnology I 5
BIO212AB Biotechnology II 5
BIO212AC Biotechnology III 5
BIO220 Biology of Microorganisms 4
+ BIO240 General Genetics 4
+ BIO244 General Genetics Laboratory 1
+ BIO249 Applied Biosciences: Biotechnology Internship 4
CHM151 General Chemistry I 3
CHM151LL General Chemistry I Laboratory 1
+ CHM152 General Chemistry II 3
+ CHM152LL General Chemistry II Laboratory 1
Credits: 41

Program Competencies
1. Utilize written protocols to accurately execute laboratory techniques. (BIO181)
2 Summarize biomedical applications of biotechnology, novel laboratory techniques, current developments in agricultural biotechnology, bioremediation, and describe the ethical and moral implications of biotechnology. (BIO211AA)
3. Trace the history of biotechnology and the influence of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and microbiology on development of the field. (BIO212AA)
4. Describe the industry-mandated protocol for record keeping in the laboratory. (BIO212AA)
5. Demonstrate expertise in media and solution preparation, routine manipulations of DNA (including DNA purification, purity analysis, and cloning), handling and purifying proteins including antibodies, sequencing DNA, testing DNA fragments for promoter activity, investigating transcriptional regulation, transforming microorganisms and various blotting techniques (including southern and western blotting). (BIO212AA, BIO212AB, BIO212AC)
6. Apply knowledge and skills gained in biotechnology, biosafety, and related coursework in an industry setting. (BIO249)
7. Employ mathematical formulas used in the laboratory (BIO249)
8. Describe the cellular structure and molecular reproduction of microorganisms and define the influence and application of microorganisms in ecology, industry, and biomedicine. Perform microscopic analysis. (BIO220)
9. Describe general genetics in terms of monogenic inheritance, chromosome abnormalities, chromosomal mutations, multigenic inheritance, the principles of population genetics and diagnostics used to support genetic counseling. (BIO240, BIO244)
10. Describe the physical structure, macromolecular structure, and reproduction of a cell at the molecular level. (BIO 181)
11. Develop basic skills in data collection, laboratory protocol, and fundamental methods of cell and molecular investigation. (BIO 212AA)
12. Identify environmental health hazards in the workplace by applying scientific principles from chemistry and biology. (CHM151, CHM151LL, CHM152, CHM152LL)
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites.
++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected.
MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: 12-13-05

All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.





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