Program Overview

Program Overview

The Bachelor program in Biotechnology aims to provide a coherent, extensive, multidisciplinary study to have graduates prepared with the ideal foundation in the scientific community. The program focuses on high-quality teaching, scholarship, and research, as well as the necessary skills and abilities to invade the challenging Biotechnological industries.

Program Educational Aims

The program has two primary objectives:

1. To provide a coherent, extensive, multidisciplinary study to have graduates prepared with the ideal foundation in the scientific community, through high-quality teaching, scholarship, and research, as well as the necessary skills and abilities to invade the challenging Biotechnological industries, and a strong will and motivation directed towards a pivotal role in the improvement of the quality of life.
2. To prepare bright young scientists for a challenging career in medical, pharmaceutical, agricultural, industrial, and environmental biotechnology.

Career Opportunities

The career opportunities for biotechnology students are very promising in:

• Research
• Production
• Development
• Manufacturing
  • Genetic counselling
  • Clinical molecular diagnostic laboratories
  • Pharmaceutical industry
  • Biotech industry
  • Crops genetics and tissue culture
  • Food industry
  • Forensic sciences
  • Bioinformatics
  • Environmental agencies
  • Academic careers

Faculty of Biotechnology

The Faculty of Biotechnology offers:

• MSc in Biotechnology
• Food and Agriculture (FA Model)
• Central Laboratory for Research
• The Research, Development, and Innovation (RDI) group
• Faculty staff
• Faculty Presentation
• Reasons to Join Faculty of BIO
• Programme & Course Specifications
• Program Educational Aims (objectives)
• Program Intended learning outcomes (PILOs)
• Admission Requirements
• Student Handbook
• Graduated Cohort
• Rules and Regulations
• Research Center
• Publications
• Projects

Faculty Activities

The faculty engages in various activities, including:

• Competitions
• Awareness Campaigns
• Clubs
• Field Trips
• Collaborations
• Faculty Conferences

Graduation Projects

The faculty has a record of graduation projects from:

• 2016 / 2017
• 2018/2019
• 2020/2021
• 2021/2022
• 2022/2023

Achievement Books

The faculty publishes achievement books for the following years:

• 2016 / 2017
• 2017 / 2018
• 2018 / 2019
• 2021 / 2022
• 2022 / 2023