COLLEGE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE AND HUMAN RESOUCES Navigation Administration General Information Advising Undergraduate Programs ... Natural Resources and Environmental Management Plant and Environmental Biotechnology Program Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences Plant and Environmental Biotechnology Program Gilmore 211 3050 Maile Way Honolulu, HI 96822-2279 Tel: (808) 956-6997 Fax: (808) 956-3706 E-mail: acadaff@ctahr.hawaii.edu Web: www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/ctahr2001/CTAHRCatalog/peb.html Biotechnology Area Advisory Committee Participating Faculty Degrees Offered: BS in plant and environmental biotechnology Program Goals - To provide education leading to biotechnology literacy. To provide training in the emerging scientific concepts underpinning biotechnology. To ensure training is broad based. To ensure students will be able to work as members of interdisciplinary teams.
The Academic Program During the past decade, biotechnology has brought about major changes in agricultural sciences and society. The interdepartmental Plant and Environmental Biotechnology program is designed to train undergraduate students for careers in new and growing areas of the life sciences emphasizing the use of biotechnology in agriculture, environmental clean-up and management, industry, teaching, and other professions. The program provides a strong foundation in molecular biology, biochemisty, genetics, biotechnology, and the life sciences. It serves as excellent and rigorous training for graduate and professional school. | |
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