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BIOTECHNOLOGY The Dordt Difference
At Dordt College, we believe that it is important for Christians to have an influence in the ever-changing world of biotechnology. Advances in this field have allowed us to do good things in God’s world but also have raised ethical questions in areas such as human reproduction and the environment. Scientific developments demand leadership from students like you who will help develop and care for our world. Dordt College offers a multidisciplinary program to equip you to work as a Christian in the field of biotechnology, preparing you to address the challenges you’ll be sure to face.
The Program • Introduction to Biotechnology • biology and chemistry courses most appropriate to your emphasis • course requirements for your major and Core courses • an internship at a biotechnology firm or molecular biology lab is encouraged
• Biotechnology Senior Seminar,” an interdisciplinary course in which you will address and evaluate applications of
biotechnology from a variety of perspectives.
For more information about the biotechnology program at Dordt College, feel free to contact program director Dr. Tony Jelsma at tjelsma@dordt.edu.
Biotechnology intersects with several majors. In our innovative interdisciplinary program, we let you choose one of five emphases. • The agriculture emphasis will
give you foundational training for working in agricultural applications.
• The molecular biology and
biotechnology emphasis provides you with background and training in laboratory techniques that are used in biotechnology.
• The business emphasis an-
ticipates the needs of a growing biotechnology industry that needs employees who have been trained to handle management and marketing, and who also understand the special challenges and dangers in this scientific field.
• The Computer Science/bioin-
formatics emphasis introduces you to biological systems and helps you become proficient in both computer information systems and mathematics as you prepare to work in the field of bioinformatics.
• The engineering biomedi-
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cal emphasis will prepare you to work as an engineer in a biotechnology-related field. For more information about this program, please see the engineering department flyer. Mar 2011