Careers in Biotechnology

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Austin Community College offers several Biotechnology training options.

• Entry-level training achieved by completing the block of math/ethics/documentation/basic laboratory skill courses.


• Certificate training focusing on entry level skills or Biomanufacturing depending upon the needs of industry in the area.


• Associates of Applied Science (AAS) degree in Biotechnology provides students the more advanced skills necessary to be a Research & Development technician as well as the courses for transfer to a university.


• Advanced Certificate training is composed solely of biotechnology courses. The prerequisite for the advance certificate is that a student must hold a baccalaureate or associates degree that includes one and a half years of biology and one year of chemistry.

• The Genomics track gives students the experimental background to continue research in fields such as proteomics, genomics, phylogeny and other branches of molecular biology where large amounts of experimental data are produced and analyzed.


• The Biomathematics track provides students interested in applications of mathematics to the life sciences such as the development of mathematical models of ecosystems and physiological processes with the analytical and quantitative skills needed.


• The Simulation and Modeling track provides students with advanced computer science skills in modeling and high-level programming, allowing them to work in areas such as protein folding prediction and network simulations and artificial intelligence in neuroscience.

The University of Texas at Austin offers several options in its School of Natural Sciences:

• Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology


• Molecular Genetics and Microbiology


• Neurobiology


• Chemistry and Biochemistry

Texas State University offers Bachelors of Science degrees in Biology and Chemistry & Biochemistry.