CURRICULUM OF THE MS PROGRAM IN BIOTECHNOLOGY
İZMİR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
GRADUATE SCHOOL
DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY and BIOENGINEERING
CURRICULUM OF THE MS PROGRAM IN BIOTECHNOLOGY
The Biotechnology M.S. Program is a jointly operated interdisciplinary program. The Curriculum is supported by the graduate courses available at the Departments of Bioengineering, Molecular Biology and Genetics, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Enviromental Engineering and Food Engineering as well as BTEC coded courses.
Core Courses
BTEC 500 M.S. Thesis (0-1)NC ECTS 26
BTEC 598 Seminar* (0-2)NC ECTS 9
BTEC 507 Fundamentals of Biotechnology I (3-0)3 ECTS 9
BTEC 508 Fundamentals of Biotechnology II (3-0)3 ECTS 9
BTEC 510 Ethical Issues in Life Sciences (3-0)3 ECTS 9
BTEC 8XX Special Studies** (8-O)NC ECTS 4
Elective Courses
BTEC 580 Special Topics in Biotechnology (3-0)3 ECTS 9
BTEC 585 Biosensors (3-0)3 ECTS 9
BTEC 590 Technical Report Writing (2-O)NC ECTS 9
*All M.S. students must register Seminar course until the beginning of their 4th semester.
** Students in Biotechnology program must register for the courses offered by the departments of their advisors.
Remaining credit requirements may be met by taking related courses in other departments and other interdisciplinary graduate programs.
Total credit (min.): 21
Number of courses with credit (min.): 7
Total ECTS credit (min.): 120