The University of Guelph is a comprehensive public research university located in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. It is recognized for its strong programs in agriculture, veterinary medicine, life sciences, environmental sciences, business, and the arts. The university is committed to providing a transformative learning experience and fostering a supportive community for its students. With a focus on research, innovation, and community engagement, the University of Guelph prepares students to address global challenges and contribute to society.

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This interdepartmental program focuses on molecular approaches and provides both scientific and business discipline-specific training. The Master of Biotechnology program provides graduates with advanced education, knowledge, technical and business expertise in the broad field of biotechnology. Courses promote effective communication of knowledge of the scientific discipline, as well as place it in a business context. It fosters academic and intellectual growth, as well as interactions between graduate students, faculty, the university, and the wider research community and the private sector. Students will be trained as highly competent, independent, and creative researchers/managers who are familiar with and able to integrate both the science and business environments. Furthermore, the program encourages the development of entrepreneurial activities in this area, which is crucial for the formation of new private sector companies. The ultimate goal of the program is to advance and encourage biotechnology research on campus, both amongst the graduate students enrolled in the program, as well as amongst and between faculty. Show less

BIOT*6500 Molecular Biotechnology Fall Only [0.50]
This course will provide an overview of molecular approaches relevant to a broad range of biotechnology industries including those found in medical, microbial, protein, pharmaceutical, environmental and agricultural fields.

Restriction(s): Restricted to Master of Biotechnology students.
Department(s): Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology
Location(s): Guelph
BIOT*6550 Biodiversity and Biotechnology Winter Only [0.50]
Biological diversity includes the variability among living organisms spanning genetic, species, habitat and geographic scales, thereby encompassing all living things and associated systems. This course provides an overview of DNA-based approaches used to analyze and characterize the main principles of biodiversity followed by discussions of the impact of biologically diverse communities within the biotechnology sector.

Restriction(s): Restricted to Master of Biotechnology students.
Department(s): Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology
Location(s): Guelph
BIOT*6600 Innovation Management Fall Only [0.50]
This course will focus on the integration of science and business from initial discovery through to commercialization. This integration involves resolving issues related to technical, market and financial feasibility. Topics will include the innovation process, assessment of markets, development of business models and managing projects under high uncertainty.

Department(s): Department of Management
Location(s): Guelph
BIOT*6610 Cases in Biotechnology Management Winter Only [0.50]
This course will examine contemporary issues in biotechnology / science-based business through a case-based approach. Topics from across the spectrum of business disciplines (marketing, management, strategy, intellectual property, etc.) will be examined. Time permitting, a live case with an industry partner will be used.

Prerequisite(s): BIOT*6600
Department(s): Department of Management
Location(s): Guelph
BIOT*6700 Communication in Science and Business Winter Only [0.50]
The goal of this course is to develop written, and oral presentation skills to effectively communicate ideas and experiments in both scientific and business contexts. Students are asked to write and orally communicate a research proposal.

Restriction(s): Restricted to Master of Biotechnology students.
Department(s): Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology
Location(s): Guelph
BIOT*6800 Biotechnology Research Project Summer Only [1.00]
The students will be matched with a research advisor in their first semester and write a research proposal on their project in the second semester communication course. During the time they do their research project, they will be expected to do the research work that they propose and then to prepare a written report of their results and conclusions as well as to give a poster presentation on this. The research project can be undertaken with any appropriate faculty member, or with an approved off-campus institution.

Restriction(s): Restricted to Master of Biotechnology students.
Department(s): Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology
Location(s): Guelph
Electives
College of Biological Sciences
Course List
Code Title Credits
MCB*6310 Advanced Topics in Molecular and Cellular Biology 0.50
MCB*6370 Protein Structural Biology and Bioinformatics 0.50
HHNS*6440 Nutrition, Gene Expression and Cell Signalling 0.50
Bioinformatics
Course List
Code Title Credits
BINF*6110 Genomic Methods for Bioinformatics 0.50
BINF*6210 Software Tools for Biological Data Analysis and Organization 0.50
Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics
Course List
Code Title Credits
UNIV*6050 Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Agri-Food Systems 1.00
MGMT*6200 Leadership Assessment and Development 0.50
MGMT*6400 Project Management 0.50
Ontario Agricultural College
Course List
Code Title Credits
ANSC*6450 Topics in Animal Biotechnology 0.50
ENVS*6040 Molecular Basis of Plant-Microbe Interactions 0.50
PLNT*6500 Applied Bioinformatics 0.50

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You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

How to book:

• Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
• Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it

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