Expand Your Horizons with a B. Sc. (Research) in Biotechnology

Blog / August 15, 2024

When the COVID-19 pandemic struck the world, the entire human population was at a loss about what to do in such a situation. Studies into the COVID-19 virus were launched immediately, and all hopes rested on the Biotechnology engineers to develop a vaccine for the disease. The COVID-19 pandemic became so central to human thought in the span of two years that now all Biotechnology courses have a module on this topic.

The virus negatively affected the entire human population and placed everyone at risk of incapacitation and even death. The unchecked spread of this virus showed the entire world just how important the Biotechnology field is. It is only because of the efforts of biotechnology engineers that we now have a vaccine for the deadly virus and do not need to be afraid of being caught in its clutches again.

Biotechnology is the field of study that studies biological processes and develops technologies based on them. This is a very simple definition, but the field is vast and complex in practice. Biotechnology engineers study how to harness the cellular and biomolecular processes in the environment to create products that improve both the human lives and the planet's well-being as a whole.

Biotechnology has numerous applications. Even in our daily lives, we use a lot of biotechnology, such as using the biological processes of microorganisms to make useful food products such as bread and cheese and preserve dairy products. Biotechnology is also used to increase crop production. Most farmers already use a rudimentary form of biotechnology to select the best and most well-suited crops and breed them to maximize yields.

Applications of Biotechnology

• In Agriculture, as an alternative to conventional farming
• Genetically modified organisms (GMO)
• Genetically modified biopesticides
• Pest-resistant plants
• New forms of medicine
• Genetically engineered insulin for the management of diabetes
• Gene therapy
• Curing adenosine deaminase (ADA) deficiency
• Molecular Diagnosis
• Diagnosis of HIV etc

About Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence (IoE)'s B. Sc. (Research) in Biotechnology Course

Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence (IoE) is happy to draw your attention to its B. Sc. (Research) in Biotechnology course. This B. Sc. Biotechnology course is among the best biotechnology courses and is sure to expand your knowledge, skills, and abilities in the field.

The course has been designed, from scratch, to provide its students with the most current and relevant information about biotechnology. It contains the most industry-relevant and contextually-fit curriculum that has been created to be perfectly aligned with the advances and developments of the field in the real world. The course also follows the standard biotechnology practices prevalent in the industry.

The Department of Life Sciences at Shiv Nadar IoE that conducts this course aims to impart in-depth and broad knowledge to students about the fields of Biology and Biotechnology. The course starts from the bare fundamentals of and then takes the students to more advanced topics in a gradual and a steady progression.

It is a course with a multidisciplinary vision. It intermingles many different disciplines including Chemistry, Physics, and Engineering, to give the students a holistic and broad perspective of how biotechnology is used in the real world.

The course is taught by world-class and renowned faculty who are all active researchers in their respective fields, and possess decades of experience working in academia to further the extensive knowledge.

The faculty hold prestigious credentials from leading academic and research institutions and are fully qualified and competent to teach the students this advanced and sophisticated course. They specialize in research in Biochemistry, Bacteriology, Cell Biology, Cell signaling, Molecular biology, Genetics, Neuroscience, Parasitology, Plant Science, Virology, and Bioinformatics, to name a few.

Given the excellent faculty for this course, you will not need to search for biotechnology courses elsewhere after your 12th.

Learning outcomes of this Biotechnology course

• Gain knowledge of the fundamentals of biology and specialized knowledge of biotechnology so that the students can solve complex biological questions by applying that knowledge.
• Develop skills to design and conduct experiments that will elucidate the mechanics and operation of cellular organisms so that students can collect data about them. They will be able to analyze and interpret this data and use rational thinking to arrive at conclusions.
• Apply biotechnology principles to produce solutions that promote public health and welfare.
• Acquire skills and knowledge related to bioethics, biosafety, and environmental norms so that whatever solutions the students design are safe for the public and are environment-friendly.
• Gain the ability to conduct research and write effective scientific reports with an academic and a scholarly tone.
• Gain the ability to navigate diverse and multidisciplinary research setups easily and confidently.
• Gain communication skills that will enable students to interact positively with the global research and teaching community.

Some topics from the Biotechnology course curriculum

• Ecology and Environmental Sciences

• Basic Calculus

• Basic Organic Chemistry I

• Basic Probability and Statistics

• Cell Biology and Genetics

• Microbiology

• Biophysics

• Biochemistry

• Bio-Analytical Techniques

• Fundamentals of Molecular Biology

• Immunology

• Bioinformatics

• Animal Biotechnology

• Plant Biotechnology

• Recombinant DNA Technology

• Industrial Biotechnology

• Genomics, Proteomics & System Biology

• Biology of Infectious Diseases

• IPR, Patent Laws & Bioethics

• Drug Design and Drug Development

• Cancer Biology

• Cell Signaling and Neurosciences

By taking this course, students will gain an in-depth and granular understanding of the biochemical processes of cellular organisms. They will be able to harness those processes to benefit human society. This course will enable students to understand and explain the fundamental concepts of cellular classification, identification, and systematics. They will emerge from it as future-ready individuals ready to take on and solve complex biological problems in the real world.

So what are you waiting for? Take your knowledge base to the next level by enrolling in this course today!