Biology/Biotechnology Program
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Program Overview
With a focus on experiential learning, our biology and biotechnology program provides students with a range of career opportunities on the North Shore and in the Boston region, our nation's biotech leader.
Program Overview
In the post-genome era, as incredible advances have unlocked our genetic information, biotechnology has emerged as the third great technological revolution of our time, along with the Industrial and the computer/information technology revolutions before it. As a student in the biology and biotechnology program at Endicott, you'll receive cutting-edge technical training in courses and laboratory sessions that, together, provide knowledge and methodological skills in areas like:
- Genomics
- Bioethics
- Molecular Biology
- Bioinformatics.
Whether you pursue an internship at a startup company in Endicott's STEM incubator, a nearby biotechnology company, or a hospital, opportunities are numerous. To view our internship opportunities, select the “Internships and Careers” tab atop the page.
Discoveries and applications related to biotechnology present a multitude of career opportunities in fields such as:
- Biotechnology
- Pharmaceuticals
- Research and Development
- Health
- Food and Nutrition
- Energy
Endicott's biology and biotechnology program also offers a concentration in secondary education.
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Curriculum
Curriculum Requirements - Total Credits Required: 129-133
First Year - Credits: 34
- Individual and Society General Education Requirement (Cr. 3)
- Free Elective (Cr. 3)
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BIO 102/102L - Principles of Biology I and Lab (Cr: 4)
Satisfies Science and Technology General Education Requirement
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BIO 103/103L - Principles of Biology II and Lab (Cr: 4)
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CHE 105/105L - General Chemistry I and Lab (Cr: 4)
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CHE 106/106L - General Chemistry II and Lab (Cr: 4)
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ENG 111 - Critical Reading and Writing I (Cr: 3)
Satisfies the Writing Designated Core requirement.
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ENG 112 - Critical Reading and Writing II (Cr: 3)
Satisfies the Writing Designated Core requirement.
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INT 100 - Internship I (Cr: 2)
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MTH 134 - Calculus I (Cr: 4)
Satisfies Quantitative Reasoning General Education Requirement
Sophomore - Credits: 35
- Aesthetic Awareness and Creative Expression General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
- Global Issues General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
- Literary Perspectives General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
- Biology/Biotechnology Electives (Cr: 3-4)
- Elective (Cr: 3)
- General Education Elective (Cr. 3)
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BIO 225 - Introduction to Biotechnology (Cr: 3)
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BIO 292/292L - Microbiology and Lab (Cr: 4)
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CHE 207/207L - Organic Chemistry I and Lab (Cr: 4)
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CHE 209/209L - Biochemistry and Lab (Cr: 4)
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INT 200 - Internship II (Cr: 2)
Junior - Credits: 33-35
- Values and Ethical Reasoning General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
- World Cultures General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
- General Education Elective (Cr: 3)
- Biology/Biotechnology Electives (Cr: 6-8)
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BIO 210 - Biostatistics (Cr: 3)
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BIO 311/311L - Genes and Genomes and Lab (Cr: 4)
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BIO 320/320L - Cell and Molecular Biology and Lab (Cr: 4)
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BIO 340 - Bioinformatics (Cr: 3)
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BIO 379 - Semester Internship Strategies (Cr: 1)
Senior - Credits: 30-31
- Bio/Biotech Elective (Cr: 3-4)
- General Education Electives (Cr: 6)
(must be above the 100 level) - Elective (Cr: 3)
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BIO 480 - Semester Internship (Cr: 12)
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BIO 489 - Senior Thesis I (Cr: 3)
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BIO 490 - Senior Thesis II (Cr: 3)
Biology and Biotechnology Electives
Students must choose two courses from the following list:
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BIO 201/201L - Anatomy and Physiology I and Lab (Cr: 4)
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BIO 202/202L - Anatomy and Physiology II and Lab (Cr: 4)
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BIO 205 - Plant Biology (Cr: 3)
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BIO 226 - Marine Biology (Cr: 3)
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BIO 301 - Regional Anatomy (Cr: 3)
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BIO 326/326L - Immunology and Lab (Cr: 4)
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BIO 335 - Pathophysiology (Cr: 3)
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BIO 350 - Human Embryology and Developmental Biology (Cr: 3)
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BIO 242 - World Disease (Cr: 3)
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the biology/biotechnology program, students will:
- Demonstrate the critical inquiry and analysis skills needed to engage constructively in intellectual discourse within the major discipline.
- Communicate effectively in written form within the conventions of the major discipline.
- Design studies and conduct experiments in internship and laboratory settings that utilize appropriate and safe techniques when working in a laboratory and professional settings.
- Apply quantitative reasoning to problems within the major discipline.
- Demonstrate familiarity with core concepts in the major discipline: evolution; structure-function relationships; information flow, exchange, and storage; pathways and transformations of energy and matter; interconnectedness of living systems.
- Demonstrate the ability to successfully apply and adapt curricular learning to the internship experience.
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Internships and Careers
An Endicott education means you'll graduate with a degree and a resume.
Whether you pursue graduate school or embark on your career right away after graduation, we believe that your time at Endicott will prepare you for the next step. Take a look at what our graduates have been up to lately.
Recent Internships
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
- Cell Signaling Technology
- Massachusetts General Hospital
- Prospective Research
- United States Army, Natick Soldier Research, Development, and Engineering Center
Alumni Employment
- Cell Signaling Technology
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- seqWell
- T2 Biosystems
- Veritas Genetics
Graduate School Acceptances
- Boston College (Master's and Ph.D.)
- Endicott College (MBA)
- Temple University (Bioinformatics)
- Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
- Tufts University School of Medicine
