Degree in biotechnology
Where can you start?
As a graduate of this career you have the opportunity to work in Research Centers, Universities, Health Centers, Production Centers or Laboratories, Medical Diagnostic Centers, Pharmaceutical Companies, Agroindustrial Companies, Biofactories, etc. Likewise, you can work as a specialist, researcher or teacher, in addition to occupying leadership and management positions.
What can you work on?
- Produce goods and services, from living or part of them, natural or generated by genetic engineering, in order to obtain products of economic interest in related sectors such as the pharmaceutical and veterinary industry, the agri-food industry, diagnostic centers and hospitals, the fine chemical industry, the mining industry, the industries related to the environment
- Advise and execute expert reports related to the analysis of DNA in transgenic products, filiation and forensic identification.
- Plan and manage projects and biotechnology companies, commercially, technically, economically and financially.
- Import, export, manipulate, control, certify and establish biosafety standards for biotechnological products.
- Interpret ethical and legal aspects related to biotechnology.
- Be able to make scientific decisions in the generation of new knowledge.
Where can you start?
As a graduate of this career you can work in any company that uses electricity as a central focus of their functions, just as you can be an entrepreneur developing products or services in those areas. We can take as an example the companies specialized in: energy efficiency, in renewable energies, in air conditioning, residential and industrial electrical installations, in communication, generators and / or electricity distributors, energy consultants and administrators, among others.
What will you be able to do?
work?
- Design and / or construction of manual or automated mechanical systems that intervene in industrial activities, services, conventional and non-conventional, agricultural and environmental energy production.
- Organizes and controls integrated systems for people and machines.
- Operation and maintenance of industrial equipment and machinery, as well as analysis, evaluation and development of projects in the manufacturing and services industry.
- Preparation of specifications for mechanical systems.
- Plan, execute and direct maintenance programs for the conservation of equipment and systems in optimized operational conditions.
- Improvement of production systems using mechanisms, devices that lead to cost reduction through the application of automated control systems.
- Supervision and management of industrial production plants.
- Supervision of the construction process of mechanical facilities so that they are executed according to the specifications, codes, norms established.
- Research and management of adequate technology for its application in the different industrial, commercial and agricultural processes.
- Work as consulting engineer in his specialty.
We are conducting the admissions process in person at ADMISSIONS (Ercilia Pepín Building, Gate 5) during the following hours:
Monday to Friday: 8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Saturdays: 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
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Dr. Jeanette Martina Chaljub Hasbún
Dr. Lolymar Romero Maza
What will you learn by studying a Bachelor's Degree in Biotechnology?
What will you learn by studying a Bachelor's Degree in Biotechnology?
- You will acquire a solid scientific and technological foundation to understand, apply, and develop biotechnology processes in sectors such as health, agriculture, industry, and the environment.
- You will learn to manipulate genes, cells, and biomolecules using advanced techniques in molecular microbiology, genetic engineering, tissue culture, and bioprocessing.
- You will develop skills to produce biopharmaceuticals, vaccines, genetically modified organisms, and other products with high economic and scientific value.
- You will be trained to interpret ethical, legal, and biosafety aspects related to biotechnology, assuming an active role in responsible scientific decision-making.
- You'll be able to plan, manage, and lead projects and institutions in the biotechnology field, from the laboratory to the industry, with an innovative and strategic vision.
- You'll be prepared to undertake or join research and development teams at the national and international levels, contributing to the country's scientific and technological advancement.