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BIOTECHNOLOGY OPTION - SCIENCE TRANSFER
DEGREE The Biotechnology curriculum prepares the students for biotechnology/biosciences programs at four-year institutions and for a future career in biotechnology. The students in this program acquire knowledge in general biology, inorganic and organic chemistry, genetics, microbiology, cell biology and molecular biology. The students will acquire competence in laboratory techniques and instrumentation that are relevant to the biotechnology industry. |
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Dear Student:
Re: A.S. DEGREE IN BIOTECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS TO RUTGERS UNIVERSITY AND TO OTHER UNIVERSITIES
I am writing to you because you have a strong interest in science and science-based careers. IŐd like to invite you to take a careful look at our new Associate in Science (A.S.) degree in Biotechnology. This degree transfers seamlessly (without loss of credit) to the Biotechnology B.S. degree at Rutgers University and to other universities.
Biotechnology is a branch of science in which we use living organisms to make useful products. Ever since we learned to manipulate DNA, the field has exploded in importance. We can diagnose and treat diseases, and create new and better crops to feed people; biotechnologists are developing oil-eating bacteria to combat oil spills and other environmental problems. We can make vaccines, antibiotics, antibodies, organs for transplantation, improved crops and biodegradable plastics. Biotechnology is essential to medicine, medical diagnoses, drug production, genetic testing, gene therapy, agriculture, crop protection, genetic engineering, forensics and environmental protection. ItŐs a fascinating field that is tremendously important to our nationŐs future.
Here are answers to some frequently asked questions:
Why should you
major in Biotechnology?
- Biotechnology is an important science in the 21st century
- Biotechnology teaches you how to manipulate living organisms to manufacture products intended to improve the quality of human life
- It helps you develop workplace skills
- It presents innumerable career options
Why should you
choose the Biotechnology program at Middlesex County College?
- If you complete your Associate degree in
Biotechnology with a GPA of 3.0 or better at MCC, you will be guaranteed
admission into the Biotechnology Program at Rutgers University, New
Brunswick
- All your credits will transfer and you
will join Rutgers as a junior
- The program at MCC will transfer to
other four-year institutions
- The curriculum will provide equal
emphasis on theories and laboratory skills utilized by bioscience
industries
- MCC will have a cutting-edge
biotechnology teaching laboratory by fall of 2010
Where can
biotechnologists work?
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Environmental
biotechnology companies
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Medical/pharmaceutical
companies
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Companies
that make diagnostic and research products
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Companies
that make food products
Besides
biotechnology companies, where can biotechnologists work?
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University
research labs
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U.S.
government laboratories like NIH and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Police
departments
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Forensic
science departments
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U.S. Customs
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As patent
lawyers
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Science
writers
What are the salaries
for these positions?
Scientist – $60,000-200,000
Clinical Research
associate – 40,000-80,000
Manufacturing
Supervisor – 80,000-120,000
Quality assurance manager
– 80,000- 120,000
Medical writer –
80,000- 110,000
Business development
manager – 80,000- 100,000
Regulatory affairs
associate – 30,000- 50,000
Marketing Research
manager – 80,000 -120,000
Legal counsel –
150,000- 250,000
What courses will
prepare me well for the Biotechnology program?
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BIO 010,
BIO 123 & BIO 124
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CHEM 020,
CHEM 121 & 125; CHEM 122 & 126
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MAT 129
I encourage you, as a science student at MCC, to consider completing your AssociateŐs Degree in our new Biotechnology science transfer program.
If you have any questions please contact Dr. Uma Narayanan, ext 3146; Office LH Room 238; unarayanan@middlesexcc.edu or Dr. Trace Gerow, chair of the Biology Department, ext 7701; Office LH 118; Tgerow@middlesexcc.edu
Welcome to the exciting field of biotechnology.
Sincerely,
Uma Narayanan