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Biotechnology
Career
Anyone with an avid interest in the sciences should look into the hot career of Biotechnology. Science is changing how medicines are made, how diseases are treated, what we eat, why we eat it and how we grow crops. This branch of science is known as Biotechnology. Biotechnology is a way of working with genes to modify plants and animals for specific purposes. With a background in Biotechnology, you can get into such careers as pharmacy, veterinary medicine, biochemistry, agronomy, environmental science, laboratory technology, physical therapy, medicine, and more. Biotechnology draws heavily on areas such as biology, microbiology, genetics, chemistry, biochemistry, agriculture, animal science, medicine, the environmental sciences, and molecular biology.
Job outlook
Job placement is 100 percent! Biotechnology is one of the fastest growing segments of the economy. There is a critical shortage in Biotechnology from entry level technicians to professional scientists. With so much developing in the field of Biotechnology, the job market is wide open.
What/Where the jobs are
Agriculture, animal science, veterinary medicine, health care, food processing, seed companies, diagnostic laboratories, chemical industry, pharmacy, physical therapy, ethanol production.
Degrees awarded
Associate in Science Career Option (ASCO)
Practitioner Diploma
Degree Requirements
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Program contact
Nihal Behrens, Nihal.Behrens@iavalley.edu
Admissions contact
Annie.Kalous, Annie.Kalous@iavalley.edu