Microbiology and Molecular Biotechnology Specialization (B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.))

24 credits · Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences · 2026-2027 catalogue

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Required Courses (18 credits)

  • BTEC 306 Experiments in Biotechnology (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • MICR 331 Microbial Ecology (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • MICR 338 Bacterial Molecular Genetics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • MICR 341 Mechanisms of Pathogenicity (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • MICR 450 Environmental Microbiology (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • PARA 424 Fundamental Parasitology (3 credits) · Offered: Winter

Complementary Courses and Suggested Electives (6 credits)

  • ANSC 350 Food-Borne Pathogens (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • ANSC 420 Animal Biotechnology (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • BINF 511 Bioinformatics for Genomics (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • BTEC 501 Bioinformatics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • BTEC 535 Functional Genomics in Model Organisms (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • BTEC 555 Structural Bioinformatics (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • FDSC 442 Food Microbiology (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • MIMM 324 Fundamental Virology (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • PLNT 304 Biology of Fungi (3 credits) · Offered: Winter

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