B.E. Biotechnology
The department offers a number of courses ranging from ‘discipline specific’ courses to ‘common to all’ courses .The specialized course packages offered to B.E. Biotechnology students enables them to diversify to other areas of biotechnology. The students get hands on training to various techniques form the specially designed lab based courses. Electives drawn from different areas of biology, engineering and technology are tailored to the individual student’s interest. This allows students to explore the interdisciplinary areas of biotechnology to compete better in the demanding world.
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Master of Science in Forensic Biotechnology
College of Biotechnology in the UMS presents its master program of Science in Forensic Biotechnology, this unique specialty in the field of criminal investigation that aims to serve the community and protect the public. This field of study is also characterized by its relation to the forensic crime scenes and law enforcement.
Examination of different types of physical evidences such as body fluids, fingerprints and tire marks are practiced in the course along with the most recently advanced technology in DNA analysis which has been dramatically evolved to be the first assistant to decipher the complexities of crimes and detect the true doer of the action.
Master of Science in forensic biotechnology has been designed to meet the requirements of students who would like to develop their criminal investigative capabilities in its different sections; forensic investigations, law enforcement, collection of different types of evidences and reporting them to the court. This program also prepares the student to gain Forensic Science skills within a holistic crime scene framework
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College of Biotechnology
The College of Biotechnology is committed to produce well educated Biotechnology graduates with a scientific background and laboratory skills to render them competent to solve problems, conduct research, and create goods and services in the various fields of biotechnology nationally regionally and internationally. The College aims at fostering local talent within its various fields by sowing in them the seeds of scientific know-how and investigation, and thereby preparing them to take global challenges.
The college has collaborations with various scientific organizations and institutes as UAE GDA (UAE Genetic Diseases Association), Police Academy, CVRL (Central Veterinary Research Laboratory), Date Palm Tissue Culture Laboratory etc. Scientific research is an essential element of the department and all the faculty members of the College of Biotechnology have been actively engaged in various research projects and scientific publications of their research findings in leading peer reviewed scientific journals.
The college team work hand in hand to achieve the following objectives:
1. To provide technical programs based on local, regional, and international employment needs for students seeking immediate employment upon graduation.
2. To develop and maintain a transfer program responsive to the needs of students pursuing bachelor degree in Biotechnology and master degree in Forensic Biotechnology.
3. To actively seek funding for projects and programs supportive of and compatible with the university and its mission.
4. To develop scholarships for distinguished students with outstanding records.
5. To provide internships and training enrollment with programs that are career – oriented.