Specialized Course Details

2300399  PROJECT PROPOSAL

PROJECT PROPOSAL

Literature search and data analysis; experimental planning and design; writing of research proposal.
1 (1–0–2)

2300498  CO-OP EDU

COOPERATIVE EDUCATION

Full-time working and research project conducted in an organization; research report writing; research presentation.
6 (0–18–0)

2301107  CALCULUS I

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)

2301286  PROB/STAT

PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS

Basic probability concepts; probability distributions; sampling distributions; estimation; hypothesis testing; analysis of variance; regression and correlation; non-parametric statistic: goodness-of-fit test, and test of independence.
3 (3–0–6)

2302102  GEN CHEM II

GENERAL CHEMISTRY II

Kinetics; chemical equillibria; acid-base equilibria; redox equilibria; electrochemistry; quantitative analysis by titration; oranic chemistry; introduction to biochemistry, green chemistry, polymers and nuclear chemistry.
3 (3–0–6)

2303101  GEN BIO I

GENERAL BIOLOGY I

An introductory course in biology. The unifying problem of life energy, environment and reproduction at each fundamental level of biological organization: cell, organism and population; principles of biology with special reference to the cell and its metabolism and to the anatomy, physiology, ecology, evolution and behavior of the major group of the animal kingdom.
3 (3–0–6)

2304152  PHYS APP BIO SCI

PHYSICS FOR APPLIED BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE

Basic mathematics for physics; force; torque; equilibrium; translational motion; rotational motion; vibrational motion; energy; fluid; thermodynamics; waves; sound; light; optics; wave phenomena of light; electric field; magnetic field; basic electrical circuits; modern physics; applications of physics in biological science.
3 (3–0–6)

2305101  GEN BIO II

GENERAL BIOLOGY II

An introductory course designed to acquaint students with the fundamental principles of biology; including the anatomy, morphology, physiology, classification, heredity and evolution of the major plant groups.
3 (3–0–6)

2300252  PRIN BIO PROC ENG

PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGICAL PROCESS ENGINEERING

Unit and dimensions; state and properties of matters; material and energy transfer; material and energy balances and combined mass and energy balance; thermodynamics applications in various processes; kinetics applications in reactor design; principle of unit operations.
3 (3–0–6)

2300361  INTRO MOL BIOTECH

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)

2300492  TRAINING

TRAINING

Internships in biotechnology in state agencies, private organizations or industrial factories.
0 (0–0–0)

2301172  COMP PROG LAB

COMPUTER AND PROGRAMMING LABORATORY

Basic programming and applications.
1 (0–2–1)

2302270  ORG CHEM

ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Chemical bonding; molecular structures and properties; electron delocalization and resonance; stereochemistry; nomenclature of organic compounds; physical properties and chemical reactions of aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbon; alkyl halide; alcohol, phenol; ether; aldehydes and ketone; carboxylic acids and derivative; amines; lipid; carbohydrate; protein; nucleic acid; polymers; spectroscopy.
1 (0–3–0)

2310310  GEN BIOCHEM

GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY

Principles of biochemistry ; chemical and biological properties of bio-molecules; functions and kinetics of enzymes; metabolism of bio-molecules with emphasis on energy-yielding processes and metabolic diseases; biosyntheses of nucleic acids and proteins; metabolic regulation; basic genetic engineering and its application.
3 (3–0–6)

2312302  GENERAL MICROBIO

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)

2300362  BIO SEQ ANALYSIS

INDUSTRIAL ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT

Methods and algorithms for sequence alignment: pairwise sequence alignment, database similarity searching, multiple sequence alignment; profiles and Hidden Markov Models; gene finding and protein sequence analysis; processing of data obtained from DNA sequencers including assembly of raw data into a contiguous sequence, finding open reading frames and translating into amino acid sequences; sequence analysis tools used in recombinant DNA technology including restriction mapping, primer design, DNA cloning and mutagenesis; DNA, RNA and amino acid sequence analysis using publicly available web based tools.
3 (2–2–5)

2300500  TECHNOPRENEURSHIP

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)

2314336  PROC FOOD BIOT II

PROCESSING IN FOOD BIOTECHNOLOGY II

Statistical process control, artificial intelligence; process design; downstream process: drying, freezing, heating, irradiation, separating and related equipment; packaging.
3 (3–0–6)

2602313  MGT/ORGANIZATION

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)

2300364  CLEAN BIOTECH

CLEAN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Use of biotechnology to produce microorganisms, plants, animals and their components, and to transform them into new products with environmentally-friendly solutions and production processes. Examples include development of genetically-modified organisms that survive under certain environmental conditions e.g. microorganisms used to clean up pollutants, plants that express a pesticide, which eliminate the need for external application of chemicals, or biotechnology that transforms organisms for production of biofuels, bioenergy, biofibers, biomaterials, and biochemicals e.g. fuel from marine algae, agricultural growth enhancers extracted from seaweed, and cellulose-based chemicals.
3 (3–0–6)

2300366  SUS BIOT CLI CHG

SUSTAINABLE BIOTECHNOLOGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE

Causes of climate change; impacts on ecosystems and society; sustainable use of natural resources; potential of biotechnology for sustainable use of resources; mitigation of climate change impacts with biotechnology.
3 (3–0–6)

2303435  REGEN BIO

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)

2305354  HYDROPONICS

SUSTAINABLE BIOTECHNOLOGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE

Historical bacground of hydroponics, advantages and disadvantages; growing systems; the nutrient solution; the formulation of nutrients; suitable crops; nutritional value; pest and disease control; other methods for soilless culture; application of hydroponics.
2 (2–0–4)

2305451  PLANT TIS CUL

PLANT TISSUE CULTURE

History and development of in vitro plant tissue culture; principles of plant tissue culture from various plant parts; growth and development patterns of tissues through embryogenesis and organogenesis; control of factors influencing those growth and developmental patterns; application of plant tissue culture techniques in plant science.
3 (3–0–6)

2305453  COM ORN PL PROD

COMMERCIAL ORNAMENTAL PLANT PRODUCTION

Application of basic scientific principles in growing ornamental plants; menagement and business planning; nursery management; commercial ornamental plant production and care; postharvest management; laboratory practice and field trips.
3 (2–3–4)

2305486  ECON MUSHROOM CULT

ECONOMIC MUSHROOM CULTIVATION

Biology of mushrooms; factors affecting growth and development of mushrooms; spawn generation technique; the principles of mushroom cultivation; management of mushroom farm; storage; processing and marketing of mushrooms.
3 (2–3–4)

2308359  ENVI SCI LAB

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE LABORATORY

Preliminary analytical practices in environmental science including collecting samples of water, soil, and air; noise and toxic substances; physical, chemical and biological properties of soil, water and air; community noise and toxic substances.
0 (0–1–0)

2308439  BIOPOLY ENVI

BIOPOLYMER IN ENVIRONMENT

Chemistry of biopolymer in environment; types and structure; biosynthesis and biodegradation by microorganisms; microbial enzymes in biopolymer degradation; applications of biopolymer in environmental remediation; innovation and technology; case studies.
3 (3–0–6)

2309519  FISH NUTRITION

FISH AND SHELLFISH NUTRITION

Basic FISH AND SHELLFISH NUTRITION, digestibility, raw materrials, diet formulation, feed precessing, feed evaluation, nutrition experimentation.
3 (2–3–7)

2310451  GENOM ANAL BIOTECH

GENOMIC ANALYSIS FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY

Next-generation sequencing platforms; genome assembly and genome annotation; detection of sequence polymorphism and the SNP database; high-throughput expression analysis; microbiome; genome editing and applications; various applications of genome analysis, practice of bioinformatics skills on the use of algorithms, key software, and statistical methods.
3 (2–2–5)

2310506  BIOINFORMATICS I

BIOINFORMATICS I

Introduction to bioinformatics, use of the internet and operating systems for working with databases, databases for biological research, retrieval of information and submitting information to the databases, sequence analysis including nucleotide and amino acid sequence alignments, database searching, phylogenetic analysis, predictive methods for gene structures and protein sequences, analysis and design of protein tertiary structure; analysis of genome and gene expression in genomic scale.
3 (2–2–8)

2312515  MIC BIOT INDUS VIS

MICROBIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY AND MICROBIAL INDUSTRY VISIT

Basic concepts and trends in microbial biotechnology and organizational activities of microbiology; food microbiology; medical microbiology; environmental microbiology; and bioresources in microbiology.
3 (2–3–7)

2312517  MED MICRO BIOTECH

MODERN MICROBIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY AND MICROBIOME

Medical microbiology including biology of pathogens and host immune response to pathogen infections; Biotechnological applications related to medical microbial technology; Principles of modern biotechnology together with immunological knowledge for medical application including antibody engineering, immunotherapy, gene therapy, vaccine and regenerative medicine.
3 (3–0–6)

2314375  BIOL CHEM BIOT

BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY

Occurrence, chemistry, and importance of biological active substances to biotechnology, fermentation and enzyme technology: chemistry and biosynthesis of secondary metabolites; separation and purification; methods of structure determination.
3 (3–0–6)

2314573  APPL FOOD MICRO

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)