Biotechnology

About Biotechnology Department

Biotechnology is an interdisciplinary field, encompassing all biological sciences, agricultural sciences, medical and pharmaceutical sciences, as well as aspects of engineering and computational sciences and business studies. Graduates of the programme will be exposed to broad-based and multi-disciplinary theoretical and practical knowledge to impart competitive skills that meet the needs of society and the world at large in industrial, governmental, academic and private work settings. The Biotechnology programme provides balanced and broad-based training in technologies that utilise biological systems for the development or creation of different products and for the acquisition of skills required of graduates who are qualified to practice as scientists in the industries and in academia. Graduates of this programme shall possess and demonstrate practical, analytical, verbal, writing and problem-solving skills for professional delivery of career expectations in various bio-based industries, research outfits, and tertiary institutions, as well as possess skills for self-employment.