Biotechnology is a rapidly advancing field, with new discoveries and applications that are changing the face of such diverse areas of application as agriculture, environmental remediation, forensics, and health care. The biosciences serve as the tools for many improvements to daily life that we often take for granted. For example, studies in crop improvement affect the production of pharmaceuticals, ornamentals, biodegradable plastic, and self-protecting crops.

     Research labs around the world are constantly generating techniques that are both beneficial and marketable. Graduates from this program will be prepared to start or to serve biotech companies at the forefront of the national and global biotech scene. Students will learn the advanced application of molecular biology techniques, transgenic plant technologies, and cell/tissue culturing and will be exposed to management, intellectual property, and public relations issues in tech based business.