Biotechnology Centennial College

About this Program

Level: Diploma in Biotechnology

Discpline: Biotechnology

Length: 4 semesters

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Application Fee: $125.00 waived
Tuition Fee: $15,900.00

Morning Side Campus

Starting Deadline Status
May, 2025 Mar 1, 2025 open

Program Description

Centennial College's Biotechnology program will prepare you to work as a laboratory technician (in quality control and quality assurance) in the food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. Biotechnology courses will provide practical application in industrial microbiology as well as chemistry (analytical), organic chemistry and biochemistry. Laboratory techniques, including appropriate safety procedures, will be extensively highlighted. A special feature of this applied science program is its project-based approach, with independently-designed microbiology projects that will enhance your problem-solving and research skills. You'll learn to: Isolate, enumerate and identify microorganisms from many types of samples (water, soil, air, the body, food, and pharmaceutical and cosmetic products); Prepare specimens for staining and become an expert light-microscopist; Become proficient in aseptic handling of materials; Accurately calibrate and use a range of instruments such as pH and BOD meters, gas chromatographs, spectrophotometers (regular/IR/UV) and HPLCs; Prepare microbiological media and reagents and culture pathogenic microbes; Design and perform your own microbiology experiments; Use microorganisms to assay pharmaceutical products. You may graduate in two years as a biotechnician or continue into a third year to study specialized topics such as advanced biotechnology and microbial genetics or systematic microbiology. With the third year of study, you'll graduate from the Biotechnology – Advanced offering. Awards: The Biotechnology program is a repeat recipient of the Centennial College President's Academic Program Recognition Award for Outstanding Student Satisfaction.

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Study and Work in Canada

Full-time undergraduate and post-graduate international students can work anywhere on or off campus without a work permit. The rules around the number of hours a student will be allowed to work may vary based on the country the student chooses to study in. International students are typically able to work up to 20 hours a week.