Office of Undergraduate Admission
150 W. University Blvd.
Melbourne, FL 32901
321.674.8030
800.888.4348
admission@fit.edu |
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Most commonly referred to as genetic engineering, Molecular Biology covers a variety of topics including:
Genetic engineering
Biotechnology
Cell structure
DNA analysis
The human genome has already been mapped, now we need to learn how to use that information to help the human race. Finding a cure for cancer, trying to solve a crime, or even finding ways to grow food products with more nutrition and less waste—molecular biology research is finding the answers to all these questions. |
| Our students take their first field biology courses in their freshman year and first genetics course in their sophomore year! The senior year culminates in a truly hands-on laboratory sequence—genetic engineering techniques and Nucleic Acid analysis—that has students in the lab 15-20 hours per week, learning gene splicing and manipulation, DNA fingerprinting, gene cloning, and DNA synthesis and sequencing. |
Review the core courses online at https://paws.fit.edu/pls/prod/bwckctlg.p_disp_dyn_ctlg or view the University Catalog. In addition to the required program core courses, elective courses can be selected in biology, chemistry, environmental science and oceanography. |
Students at Florida Tech are learning the skills necessary to change the world through genetics and molecular biology. They are active participants in the kind of research that will one day cure our genetic diseases and feed the world. They are welcomed into our professors' labs as research assistants, working on real-life problems like antibiotic-resistant bacteria, a cure for cancer, crime-scene analysis, and agriculture in space.
See our page at http://cos.fit.edu/biology/research.htm for more details. |
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Your degree can be the starting point for a career, or a first step toward graduate education.
Students graduating from the our programs have gone on to study at a number of universities around the country. A few of these include:
| University of Florida |
University of South Alabama |
| University of Miami |
University of Texas |
| University of South Florida |
Nova Southeastern College of Osteopathic Medicine |
| Johns Hopkins |
Pennsylvania College of Optometry |
| East Tennessee State |
Boston University College of Pharmacy |
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