Applicable to students admitted in 2011-12 and thereafter

Major Programme for S6/S7 students

Students are required to complete a minimum of 60 units of courses as follows:

(i)

Required Courses:

48 or 50 units

 

BCHE2030#, 3030#, 4010#, BIOL2120#, 2310#/2313#, 3410#, CMBI2101#, LSCI2000#, 2002#, MBTE2000, 3000, 4033, 4034, 4510, 4520, 4530, and 4 or 6 units from MBTE4800/4830/4840/4850/4860

 

(ii)

Elective Courses:
BCHE3040#, 3080#, 3680#,4030#, 4060#, BIOL3530#, 3630#, 4032#, 4120#, 4330#, CMBI4001#/4002#/4003#, 4101#/4102#/4103#, 4201#/4202#/4203#, 4301#/4302#/4303#, STAT3210#, BMEG1130#

10 or 12units

 

 

 

Total: 60 units

#

To be included in the Major GPA as well.

 

Recommended course pattern

First Year of Attendance

17 units

 

1st Term: BCHE2030, BIOL2120, , LSCI2000, 2002
2nd Term: CMBI2101, BIOL2310/2313, MBTE2000

Second Year of Attendance

21 or 23 units

 

BCHE3030, 4010, BIOL3410, 4320, MBTE4033, 4034, 4800 (optional)
and 9 units from MBTE4510/4520/4530 or (ii) elective courses

Third Year of Attendance

17 or 19 units

 

 

MBTE3000, 2 or 4 units from MBTE4830/4840/4850/4860 and 15 units from MBTE4510/4520/4530 or (ii) elective courses

 

Total: 60 units

 

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

MBTE4800

Research in Molecular Biotechnology

2

MBTE4830

Literature Senior Seminar I

2

MBTE4840

Literature Senior Seminar II

2

MBTE4850

Senior Experimental Project I

2

MBTE4860

Senior Experimental Project II

2