Bsc in Biotechnology A-STATE


Horizon Campus

adm482/B, Millennium Drive, Chandrika Kumaranathunga Mawatha, Malabein

  • Sector: Biology , Technology
  • Study Mode: Full Time
  • Full Time Duration: 4 Years
  • Degree Type: Bachelor
  • Awarding University: A-STATE UNIVERSITY

Course Description

Those organisms may be as simple as yeast or as complex as cells, genes, bacteria or DNA. By combining cellular and bio-molecular processes, we can develop technologies and products that help improve our lives and the health of our planet. Modern biotechnology provides breakthrough products and technologies to combat debilitating and rare diseases, reduce our environmental footprint, feed the hungry, use less and cleaner energy, and have safer, cleaner and more efficient industrial manufacturing processes.

The Course has a strong focus on the business skills that are crucial to the commercialization of biotechnology, including intellectual property, enterprise management and marketing and it is taught by lecturers who are also successful researchers in an industry that is constantly evolving. The course has strong support from the biotechnology industry.


Entry Requirements

2 Credit Passes & 1 Simple Pass at ALs.

Proof of English Proficiency

TOEFL - Paper-Based 500 / Internet-Based 61
IELTS - Academic 5.5
PTE - Pearson Test of English Academic 43
iTEP Academic - 3.7 or higher
Completing the required level of a CEA
Accredited ESL program

Obtaining a minimum of 60% in English at X and XII in Certificate in India and Pakistan High School Graduate from USA, UK, Canada (except Quebec), Australia, and New Zealand.

 English proficiency requirement may be waived for countries whose official language is English.


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