COURSE: BSC IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

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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