Midrand Graduate InstituteMidrand Graduate Institute

MGI’s BSc in Biotechnology Management degree is grounded in a fundamental body of molecular biology knowledge in both a medical and an agricultural setting. The purpose of the programme is to help meet future human resource needs by training qualified scientists and scientific entrepreneurs.

Type: undergraduate degree

Duration: 3 years full time

Compulsory Subjects

First year subjects:
  • Science Skills
  • Principles of Biology
  • Quantitative Techniques
  • Introduction to Chemistry
  • Maths for Science Students
  • Plant and Animal Diversity
  • Biotechnology
  • Project Management
  • Physics for Science Students
  • Applied Chemistry
  • Health Communication
  • Project Management
  • Computer Skills
Second year subject:
  • Introduction to Microbiology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Biopharmaceutical Marketing
  • Economic Botany
  • Food and Water Microbiology
  • Food Technology
  • Personal Selling and Sales Management
  • Plant Physiology
  • Agricultural Economics
  • Job shadowing a scientific representative
Third year subjects:
  • Intellectual Property and GMPs
  • Medical Biotechnology
  • Industrial and Environmental Biotechnology
  • Operations Management
  • Enzyme and Analytical Chemistry
  • Agricultural Biotechnology
  • Internship

Careers: Laboratory technician, production technician, technical sales representative, scientific communication officer, plant, agriculture, waste management and food industry careers..

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