Courses: Biotechnology (BTEC)College: Technology

Any TCCN equivalents are indicated in square brackets [ ].

BTEC 1322: Introduction to Biotechnology
Cr. 3. (3-0). Review of techniques used in food, agricultural, pharmaceutical, industrial, and environmental biotechnology; guest presentations in biotechnology.

BTEC 2320: Biotechnology Regulatory Environment
Cr. 3. (3-0). Role of regulatory agencies during the discovery, development, and manufacture of new medical devices, biotechnology, biomedical, and pharmaceutical products.

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Effective through end of Summer 2012 (see also BTEC 3321):
BTEC 2321: Good Manufacturing Practices in Biotechnology
Cr. 3. (3-0). Current good manufacturing practices (GMP) as they apply in the biotechnology workplace. History, rationale, purpose, and GMP requirements applicable to the manufacturing, packaging, labeling, testing, and control of pharmaceutical products, and consequences of inaction.

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Effective beginning Fall 2012 (see also listing below):
BTEC 3100: Biotechnology Research Methods and Applications
Cr. 1. (0-3). Prerequisites: BIOL 3132 and 3332. Interdisciplinary research-based and hands-on experiences with techniques used in modern biotechnology labs.

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Effective through end of Summer 2012 (see also listing above):
BTEC 3100: Biotechnology Research Methods and Applications
Cr. 1. (0-3). Prerequisites: BIOL 1362 and 1162 or CHEM 1332 and 1112. Interdisciplinary research-based and hands-on experiences with techniques used in modern biotechnology labs.

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Effective beginning Fall 2012 (see also listing below):
BTEC 3301: Principles of Genomics/Proteomics and Bioinformatics
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: BIOL 3301, CIS 2334, and TMTH 3360. Overview of the fields of bioinformatics and genomics. Topics, tools, issues and current trends in these and related fields.

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Effective through end of Summer 2012 (see also listing above):
BTEC 3301: Principles of Genomics/Proteomics and Bioinformatics
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: BIOL 2333, 2133, 3301, and CIS 2334. Overview of the fields of bioinformatics and genomics. Topics, tools, issues and current trends in these and related fields will be discussed.

BTEC 3320: Introduction to Quality Control/Quality Assurance in Biotechnology
Cr. 3. (3-0). Quality control techniques, assurance issues, and management methods. Quality in design and planning, in the constructed project, and in production of goods and services.

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Effective beginning Fall 2012 (see also BTEC 2321):
BTEC 3321: Good Manufacturing Practices in Biotechnology
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: credit for or concurrent enrollment in BTEC 2320 (formerly BTEC 2321). Good manufacturing practices (GMP) in the biotechnology workplace. History, rationale, purpose, and GMP requirements applicable to the manufacturing, packaging, labeling, testing, and control of pharmaceutical products, and consequences of inaction.

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Effective beginning Fall 2012:
BTEC 3399: Senior Honors Thesis
Cr. 3. Prerequisite: approval of chair. May be repeated for credit.

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Effective beginning Fall 2012 (see also listing below):
BTEC 4101: Principles of Bioprocessing Laboratory
Cr. 1. (0-3). Prerequisite: BTEC 3100  and credit for or concurrent enrollment in BTEC 4301. Cell culture techniques, purification techniques, principles of bioreactor operations and calibration, and environmental monitoring.

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Effective through end of Summer 2012 (see also listing above):
BTEC 4101: Principles of Bioprocessing Laboratory
Cr. 1. (0-3). Prerequisite: credit for or concurrent enrollment in BTEC 4301. Cell culture techniques, principles of bioreactor operations and purification techniques, and calibration and environmental monitoring.

BTEC 4198: Independent Study in Biotechnology
Cr. 1. (1-0). Prerequisite: approval of department chair. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

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Effective beginning Fall 2012 (see also listing below):
BTEC 4300: Principles of Bioinformatics
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: BTEC 3301 and ELET 2300. Principles and practical application of bioinformatics tools in molecular biology and genetics.

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Effective through end of Summer 2012 (see also listing above):
BTEC 4300: Principles of Bioinformatics
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: BTEC 3401 and CIS 2334. Principles and practical application of bioinformatics tools in molecular biology and genetics.

BTEC 4301: Principles of Bioprocessing
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: BTEC 2321, BCHS 3304, 3201, BIOL 2333, and 2133. Cell culture techniques, principles of bioreactor operation and purification, documentation procedures, important tasks for clean room operations, including sanitization, sterilization, cleaning procedures, calibration, and environmental monitoring.

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Effective beginning Fall 2012:
BTEC 4319: Microbial Biotechnology
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: BTEC 3100. Microbial use in biotechnological applications. Traditional and modern biotechnology processes including strain selection and development of recombinant microbes for industrial, commercial, medical, environmental, and pharmaceutical applications.

BTEC 4350: Biotechnology Capstone Experience
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: approval of department chair. Supervised internship at a biotech company or an independent thesis or honor's thesis with Honors College.

BTEC 4394: Selected Topics in Biotechnology
Cr. 3. (2-3). Prerequisite: approval of department chair. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

BTEC 4397: Selected Topics in Biotechnology
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: approval of department chair. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

BTEC 4398: Independent Study in Biotechnology
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: approval of department chair. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

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Effective beginning Fall 2012:
BTEC 4399: Senior Honors Thesis
Cr. 3. Prerequisite: approval of chair. May be repeated for credit.

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