Biotechnology
The 21st century may be remembered as the “Age of Biotechnology.” One of the world’s newest fields of science, biotechnology explores and investigates the building blocks of life: chromosomes and genes.
As a biotechnology major, you will learn how biotechnology alters or manipulates organisms at the molecular level thus having profound positive effects on areas such as agriculture/food production, medicine, and even environmental pollution. Through classroom discussion and specific research projects, you also gain an appreciation and respect for the legal, ethical and moral boundaries of genetic research.
To prepare you for careers in the biotechnology field, the College has designed a program with a rigorous scientific foundation in disciplines such as cell biology, genetics, molecular biology, chemistry, forensic science, and microbiology. Partnerships and internships with industrial biotechnical and biomedical facilities, such as the Summer Institute at Harvard-MIT Sciences and Technology, allow for valuable practical experiences that enhance your resume and career and graduate school potential.
The Difference
In addition, you will have extensive exposure to state-of-the-art laboratory techniques and instrumentation used in the biotechnical industry and research facilities. Affiliations with industrial biotechnical and biomedical facilities and narrowly focused individual research projects under the direction of a faculty mentor offer you ample opportunities to gain valuable practical experience.
National Science Foundation Scholars Program
Bay Path College is proud to announce the National Science Foundation Scholars Program, a Bay Path scholarship program designed to attract and retain students in the Biology, Biotechnology, Forensic Science or Biology Secondary Education programs. The NSF Scholars Program at Bay Path College will provide academic, scholarship, career and other financial support to undergraduate women who demonstrate academic potential or ability and financial need. The goal of the program is to increase the numbers and the academic success of women graduates prepared to pursue a broad range of careers in science to meet the growing demand in both our region and nation for a highly skilled workforce capable of applying its technological and scientific expertise strategically and with innovation.
Support will include scholarships ranging from $2,500 - $10,000, research assistantships and work study opportunities, group tutoring, book funding, mentoring by faculty members as well as professional and career development activities. The scholarship is open to prospective first-year and transfer students majoring in the sciences as well as current Bay Path College students. Minority women are encouraged to apply.
Visit our scholarship page to learn more or to apply for our National Science Foundation Scholars Program.
