BIT 120 - Intro to Biotechnology

Institution:

Montgomery County Community College

Subject:

Biotechnology

Description:

This course is designed to acquaint students with the field of biotechnology. Topics will include a history of the biopharmaceutical industry, the drug discovery and development processes, and a description of current marketed drugs. Techniques of the biotechnology industry, such as recombinant DNA technology, mammalian cell culture and protein purification and expression shall be introduced. Issues that impact both the industry and the general population such as stem cell research, bioterrorism and bioethics shall be examined in this course. Prerequisite: High School Biology (college preparatory or higher) or BIO 121, taken within the last 5 years.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

High school biology (college preparatory or higher) or BIO121, taken within the past 5 years. Corequisite: BIT123

Corequisites:

BIT*123

Exclusions:

Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture

Notes:

Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.mc3.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 641-6300

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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