2301107 CALCULUS I

Limit, continuity, differentiation and integration of real-valued functions of a real variable and their applications; techniques of integration; improper integrals.

3(3-0-6) credits

2302103 GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY

Standard solution preparations; quantitative analysis; electrochemistry; enthalpy of solution and reaction; chemical kinetics; spectroscopy; qualitative analysis.

1(0-3-0) credit

2303102 GENERAL BIOLOGY LABORATORY I

Experiments and practices in microscope, cell, animal tissue, animal organ systems, homeostasis, nervous system, reproduction, development, evolution, diversity of life, ecology, and behavior.

1(0-3-0) credit

2300251 CONCEPTS AND ISSUES IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Concept and basic approaches to biotechnology research and development that leads to applications in various areas including plant biotechnology, animal biotechnology, microbial biotechnology, environmental biotechnology, biotechnology in industry, bioinformatics, intellectual property and other current topics.

3(3-0-6) credits

2301172 COMPUTER AND PROGRAMMING LABORATORY

Basic programming and applications.

1(0-2-1) credit

2302271 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I

Structures and properties of organic molecules; methane and chemical reactions; alkanes and cycloalkanes; stereochemistry; alkyl halides; alkenes; cycloalkenes; dienes; alkynes; hydrocarbons; alcohols; ethers and epoxides; spectroscopy and structures.

3(3-0-6) credits

2300351  BIOTECHNOLOGICAL FRONTIER IN PLANT AND ANIMAL BREEDING

Reproduction in crop plants; traditional plant breeding methods; modern technology for plant breeding; plant and animal genetic resources preservation; field trip in plant breeding; principle in animal breeding; reproduction in livestock animals; modern breeding technology of livestock animals; field trip in animal breeding.

3(3-0-6) credits

2310310 GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY

Basic techniques used in biochemical studies; chemical and biological properties of biomolecules; functions and kinetics of enzymes; metabolism of biomolecules with emphasis on energy-yielding processes and metabolic diseases; biosynthesis of nucleic acids and proteins; metabolic regulation; basic genetic engineering and its application.

3(3-0-6) credits

2312302 GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY

Biological understanding of microbes, bacteria, mold and yeast with respect to their growth, nutrition, metabolism, reproduction and genetics; taxonomic classification, isolation and identification of the microbes from various habitats, application in industry, agriculture, and public health control.

3(2-3-4) credits

2300401  INTEGRATIVE SCIENCE PROJECT

Science projects that integrate science, social science, and humanities: research, survey, analyze, and interpret to understand the relationships between science and technology and social changes, and their roles in solving various current social problems; assess the impacts from development in science and technology on society.

3(0-9-0) credits

2300492 TRAINING

Internships in biotechnology in state agencies, private organizations or industrial factories.

0(0-0-0) credits

2300361  INTRODUCTION TO MOLECULAR BIOTECHNOLOGY

Introduction to and history of molecular biotechnology; reviews on regulation of gene expression in prokaryotes and eukaryotes; principles and techniques in recombinant DNA technology; production of recombinant protein in prokaryotes and eukaryotes; mutagenesis, protein engineering and directed evolution; various applications of molecular biotechnology.

3(3-0-6) credits

2602313  MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION

Fundamental concepts and characteristics of organization; principles of management; managerial process in organization; organizational culture and external environment; managerial ethics and social responsibilities; major management functions: planning, organizing, leading, and controlling; techniques in planning and controlling; foundations of human resource management and organizational behavior; group management; motivation; managing in international environment.

3(3-0-6) credits

2300301  COMPUTER SKILLS IN BIOINFORMATICS

Data structures; file input and output; sequential statements; if statements; loop; arithmetic operations; shell scripts; basic Linux operating system commands for bioinformatics work.

3(2-3-4) credits

2300500  TECHNOPRENEURSHIP

Relationship between science and technology and economic system; innovation and intellectual property management; operational cycle from science and technology to business world; research development to innovative products; field trip and case study.

3(3-0-6) credits

2303435  REGENERATIVE BIOLOGY

Regenerative abilities in animals; regulation and analysis of cell cycle, cell senescence, cell injury and cell death; biology of stem cells; regulation of stem cell differentiation and stem cell niche; animal tissues and organogenesis; principles of 2D, 3D and organoid cultures; applications of regenerative medicine; tissue engineering.

3(2-3-4) credits

2305481  PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY

Principles and applications in plant cell and tissue cultures for the production of chemicals and plant propagations; mushroom culture technology; useful microbes in plant biotechnology; plant genetic engineering; economic plants for industry and biotransformation of plant extracts.

2(2-0-4) credits

2308359  ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE LABORATORY

Study of standard methods for examination of environmental quality: water, soil, air, and noise.

1(0-3-0) credit

2309417  PRINCILPLES OF AQUACULTURE

History of aquaculture; roles of aquaculture on world fisheries; research and development process in aquaculture; principles of aquaculture related to breeding; larviculture, nutrition and aqua-farm management; methodology of different types of aquaculture related to economically important sea-weeds, crustaceans, mollusks, fishes, and reptiles.

3(3-0-6) credits

2310454  INTRODUCTION TO GENETIC ENGINEERING

Introduction to genetic engineering; working with nucleic acid; isolation of DNA/RNA, qualitative and qualitative measurement of nucleic acid, gel electrophoresis, enzymes in genetic engineering, PCR and RT-PCR, labeling and hybridization, DNA sequencing; cloning strategy; hosts, vectors, DNA digestion and ligation, transformation and transfaction, screening and selection, expression of recombinant protein; gene expression analysis; essential bioinformatics; applications in gene expression analysis; essential bioinformatics; applications in genetic engineering.

1(1-0-2) credits

2312589  IMMUNOTECHNOLOGY

Introduction and overview of an immune system, cells and organs of an immune system, immune response, nature of immune response, interactions and diversity of antigens and antibodies; immunological techniques using antibodies; monoclonal antibody production; introduction to immunoassay; ELISA; radioimmunoassay and other types of immunoassay; immunoglobulin purification; immunoblotting techniques; immunohistochemistry and immunohistochemistry; commercial applications of immunotechnology; practical work in immunological techniques used in microbiological research related to principles, experimental designs, results in experimentation and discussion.

2(1-3-4) credits

2314573  APPLIED FOOD MICROBIOLOGY

In-depth study of the roles microorganisms play in food industrial and biotechnological processes; importance of microorganisms in the safety and production of foods; current situation on food poisoning microorganisms and new methods of food poisoning/food-borne disease investigation and control.

3(3-0-9) credits