Over the last century biotechnology has had a profound impact on health care by enabling novel innovative approaches to pharmaceutical development. New exciting breakthroughs and life-saving treatments emerge every year. Your degree in Biology is a potential launchpad into more than 100 distinct career opportunities in biotech. This course will be grounded on drug development and various areas of agricultural biotech, focusing on the challenges that leaders in these industries face and how their background and career trajectory prepared them to face those challenges. Beyond R&D, there is a wealth of career paths tied to clinical development, business development, executive management, marketing, regulatory affairs, law, sales, IT, and many other areas. Through a mix of lectures, student-guided discussions, and direct conversations with key opinion leaders, you will be exposed to the breadth of possibilities that your Biology degree sets up for you.
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Prerequisite
Level 4 and registration in a Biology Honours Plan (BIOL-M-BSH, BIMA-P-BSH, BIPS-P-BSH, BTEC-P-BSH, EBIO-P-BSH) and a minimum GPA of 2.0 in the Biological Foundations List and (BIOL 330/3.0 or BIOL 334/3.0 or BIOL 341/3.0 or BIOL 430/3.0) or permission of the Department.
