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Biotechnology
Program at a glance
Technician – 2 year - Ontario College Diploma
Technologist – 3 year - Ontario College Advanced Diploma
The field of biotechnology is vast and limitless. Graduates can go on to work in a variety of settings and industries including health, agriculture and natural resources.
Learn hands-on from current, well-published professors. The program prepares students for rewarding careers exploring solutions to a variety of problems facing our planet, such as working on a project to find the cure for cancer, identifying microorganisms infecting our food and water, or genetically engineering new products.
Field placement option available in the Technologist stream of this program.
Program Prerequisites
- Grade 12 Compulsory English (ENG 4C or ENG 4U); Grade 11 Mathematics (C) or (U); and one (1) of the following three sciences: Biology Grade 11 or 12 (C) or (U) (SBI 3C, SBI 3U, SBI 4U); Chemistry Grade 11 or 12 (C) or (U) (SCH 3U, SCH 4U, SCH 4C); Physics Grade 11 or 12 (C) or (U) (SPH 3U, SPH 4U, SPH 4C)
Other Requirements
- Completion of Canadore College Pre-Health Program or equivalent
- Mature Applicants: Ontario residents aged 19 or over without the OSSD will be considered on the basis of their results on the College's Mature Student Test.
- University and Similar Program Graduates Welcome! Advanced standing is determined on an individual basis
Recommended Courses (not used in the admission selection process):
- Any additional Grade 11 and/or 12 sciences (C) or (U)
- Any Grade 12 Mathematics (C) or (U)
- Grade 11 (M) and/or Grade 12 (M) Computer Information Services (ICS 3M, ICS 4M)
- Genetics
- Micro/molecular biology
- Biochemistry
- Inorganic and organic chemistry
- Immunology and virology
- Botany
- Biostatistics and bioinformatics
- Pharmacology/toxicology
Semester One:
BTN100 Cell Biology
BTN105 State of Biotechnology
BTN110 Organ Physiology
BTN131 Genetics
CHM110 Inorganic Chemistry
CMM125 College Communications I
PHY155 Physics for Biotechnology
Semester Two:
BTN205 Bio Tech Field Trip
BTN215 Biochemistry I
BTN230 Organic Chemistry
BTN300 Biostatistical Applications I
BTN405 Molecular Biology
MTH130 Calculus
CIS115 Databases/SQL
Semester Three:
BTN210 General Microbiology
BTN320 Immunology
BTN321 Bioinformatics
BTN325 Biochemistry II (BTC325 for 2yr program)
BTN440 Biostatistical Applications II
BTN335 Botany
CIS201 Intro to Programming
Semester Four:
BTN240 Bio Tech Field Trip
BTN310 Industrial Microbiology
BTN415 Scientific Literacy
BTN430 Pharmacology/Toxicology
BTN435 Proteomics
BTN445 Bioinformatics I
BTN455 Virology
BUS261 Project Management
Technologist
Semester Five:
BTN500 Field Placement 1
BTN502 Biotechnology Issues
Semester Six:
BTN600 Field Placement II
BTN601 Field Placement Report
BTN603 Biotechnology Issues II
- Research laboratories
- Pharmaceutical industry
- Agriculture and food production
- Bioinformatics
- Quality control
- Forensics
- Mining and environmental cleanup
Canadore College reserves the right to place students in any clinical or field placement or combination of placements that are determined to be appropriate. Students must be prepared to travel to and from placements and/or relocate at their own expense for all or part of the placement.
