Biotechnology (Co-Op) Bachelor

The program is structured to emphasize processes such as critical thinking, communication, leadership, business skills, and professionalism, as well as discipline-specific theoretical and practical training.

The program goals are to:

• blend the strengths of BCIT and UBC to offer the practical, broad, interdisciplinary program needed by the biotechnology industry to sustain its growth;
• provide the graduate with breadth and depth in the areas of analytical chemistry, biochemistry, cell biology, microbiology, molecular genetics and bioprocessing;
• include practical training at BCIT and in the four compulsory work terms; provide graduates with an understanding of the biotechnology corporate environment.