The aim of the department is to produce high quality graduates who will be able to use their knowledge towards the practical solution of real problems and to contribute to industrial development in the field of Applied Biology and Biochemistry. The course provides a sound academic and practical foundation for future employment and self-employment in the various fields of applied biology.

Within the four year course is a full 3rd year spent in an industrial attachment in food, pharmaceutical, agricultural industries or medical and veterinary laboratories.

The first two years are organised to also give the student preparation for this attachment. Introducing her/him to engineering and management principles, quality control, computing and statistics as well as chemical and environmental courses within a full introduction to various aspects of biology and biochemistry. In the final year, the students all follow advanced level courses in applied biology and biochemistry. However the final year research project allows them to build on their attachment period to solve industrial problems or to work with a staff member in a specialist area of biology and biochemistry.

The aim of this programme is to produce high quality graduates equipped with appropriate knowledge,
skills and values to be effective in the application of modern biotechnological techniques and concepts
in various fields of Biotechnology. The programme comprises but is not limited to the following areas in
terms of teaching and research; environmental biotechnology, industrial biotechnology, medical biotechnology and agricultural biotechnology. The programme provides a sound academic and practical
foundation for future- and self- employment in the various fields of Biotechnology.

The programme is research and innovation-oriented. Teaching and learning are professionally oriented
and focused on practical aspects.

The Biotechnology programme is designed and modelled to equip students with the practical uses of
biotechnology knowledge and to inculcate in the students an entrepreneurial and problem-solving
ability. It emphasizes biotechnologies and applications relevant to biotechnology-based industries and institutions such as biomedical, agricultural, biopharmaceutical, biotechnological, food industries and the environment.

This program seeks to produce high quality graduates who are conversant in the areas of Biotechnology and microbiology. The program is offered on a block release basis and is meant to cater for individuals that are already employed in various industries and research facilities. The students are introduced to advanced aspects of recombinant DNA technology, microbial genetics, Food microbiology, Industrial, medical and environmental biotechnology as well as entrepreneuship skills to enable them to start businesses in the various fields... read more