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An 18-month weekday higher diploma covering food, industrial, plant and applied biotechnology, with a year-two internship and research project.
The Higher Diploma in Biotechnology is a full-time, 18-month programme at BMS Campus, with classes Monday to Friday and intakes in March and October. It has sixteen modules and a Research Project, worth 240 credits. The first year is a shared science base with cell biology, biochemistry, chemistry for biology, microbiology and laboratory skills, followed by molecular biology and genetics, food and industrial biotechnology, bioinformatics and laboratory management. In Year 2, students complete a work-based internship, biology of disease, nanotechnology, plant and environmental biotechnology, analysis of scientific data, applied biotechnology and a Research Project. BMS says the programme is recognised by Northumbria University for final-year entry, and that students who finish it can transfer to a Northumbria biotechnology degree. It lists healthcare, agriculture, food and nutrition, environment and the fermentation industry as fields that biotechnology graduates can work in.
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diploma
Duration
1.5 Years ยท full-time
Location
Colombo
Fees
On request
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