Course Description: An introduction to biotechnology including career exploration, history and applications of DNA/RNA technology, molecular biology, bioethics, and laboratory safety practices.

Course Learning Outcomes: The student will perform basic laboratory skills of pipetting, weighing, and preparing solutions; describe various applications of biotechnology; identify various biotechnology career opportunities; prepare a biotechnology research paper describing laboratory techniques and their applications; discuss and debate current ethical and legal issues in biotechnology; and practice laboratory safety.

Course Description: A study of laboratory operations, management, equipment, instrumentation, quality control techniques, and safety procedures. Laboratory practice in using pH meters, mixing buffers, performing measurements, preparing solutions, and performing separatory techniques.

Course Learning Outcomes: The student will prepare solutions and reagents to specifications; perform laboratory calculations; use a variety of laboratory instruments including pH meters, spectrophotometers, and chromatography instruments; perform separatory techniques to specifications; and practice laboratory safety.

Course Description: Theory, applications, and operation of various analytical instruments. Separation and identification techniques including electrophoresis, spectrophotometry, and chromatography emphasized.

Course Learning Outcomes: The student will demonstrate proper handling of laboratory chemicals; operate common analytical instruments; describe the theory and applications of various analytical instruments including types of electrophoresis, spectrophotometry, chromatography, and centrifugation; and practice laboratory safety.

Course Description: A study of cell culture techniques. Laboratory emphasis on the principles and practices of initiation, cultivation, maintenance, preservation of cell lines and applications.

Course Learning Outcomes: The student will perform aseptic cell culture technique; demonstrate cell culture skills including harvesting, counting, and subculturing of cell lines; perform cell cloning techniques, multiwell culture, and selected cell culture based assays; perform basic cell

preservation procedures in liquid nitrogen; and practice laboratory safety.

Course Description: An introduction to the theory and laboratory techniques in molecular biology with an emphasis on proteins, gene expression and regulation, recombinant DNA, and nucleic acids.

Course Learning Outcomes: The student will describe major theories of DNA science; describe the process of gene regulation and expression; describe and perform recombinant DNA technology procedures; perform basic molecular biology techniques; and practice laboratory safety.

Course Description: An experience external to the college for an intermediate student in a specialized field involving a written agreement between the educational institution and a business or industry. Mentored and supervised by a workplace employee, the student achieves objectives that are developed and documented by the college and that are directly related to specific occupational outcomes. This may be a paid or unpaid experience. This course may be repeated if topics and learning outcomes vary (Capstone for certificate or elective for A.A.S.)

Course Learning Outcomes: As outlined in the learning plan, the student will master the theory, concepts, and skills involving the tools, materials, equipment, procedures, regulations, laws, and interactions within and among political, economic, environmental, and legal systems associated with the particular occupation and the business/industry; demonstrate ethical behavior, safety practices, interpersonal and teamwork skills, communicating in the applicable language of the occupation and the business or industry.

Course Description: An experience external to the college for an intermediate student in a specialized field involving a written agreement between the educational institution and a business or industry. Mentored and supervised by a workplace employee, the student achieves objectives that are developed and documented by the college and that are directly related to specific occupational outcomes. This may be a paid or unpaid experience. This course may be repeated if topics and learning outcomes vary (Capstone for certificate or elective for A.A.S.)

Course Learning Outcomes: As outlined in the learning plan, the student will master the theory, concepts, and skills involving the tools, materials, equipment, procedures, regulations, laws, and interactions within and among political, economic, environmental, and legal systems associated with the particular occupation and the business/industry; demonstrate ethical behavior, safety practices, interpersonal and teamwork skills, communicating in the applicable language of the occupation and the business or industry.