Ontario College Advanced Diploma in Biotechnology – Advanced

Program OverviewBiotechnology touches a broad range of industries including health, environmental, textiles, mining, chemical and materials manufacturing, energy, cannabis, food processing, and agriculture. Biotechnological applications improve an organization's sustainability by helping it become more efficient and environmentally friendly. The discipline has created knowledge and products essential to our continued livelihood such as pest-resistant plants, environmentally friendly biofuels, and improved detection of diseases. Working in state-of-the-art labs using industry-grade equipment, students learn how living organisms and parts of living organisms can provide new methods of production and facilitate the development of new products, as well as learn the regulations which govern the use of these techniques. Our courses are rooted in real-world applications and our extensive analytical instrumentation lab provides practical, hands-on training. Students graduate with a strong base of theoretical knowledge and practical skills to draw from in their future careers.Career OptionsWhat you could be:Biotechnology technologistQuality assurance technologistImmunology technologistMicrobiology technologistQuality control technologistClinical study technologistFood technologistInstrumentation technologistResearch technologistWhere you could work:Biotechnological, agricultural, environmental or food laboratoriesEnergy sectorMining or chemical manufacturing organizationsCannabis and cannabis related industriesGovernment institutesQuality control laboratoriesResearch laboratoriesNatural health product laboratoriesFermentation laboratoriesThird party laboratoriesDurham College also offers degree completion opportunities with a number of Canadian and international institutions. Sample diploma-to-degree opportunities include:Bachelor of Allied Health Sciences (Honours) - Ontario Tech University (Ontario Tech)Bachelor of Science (Honours) - Biological Science - Ontario TechBachelor of Commerce (Honours) bridge - Ontario TechBachelor of Arts (Honours) - Educational Studies and Digital Technology - Ontario TechBachelor of Health Science (Honours) - Medical Laboratory Science at Ontario TechBachelor of Science - Athabasca UniversityBachelor of Science (Health Services Administration) - Davenport UniversityBachelor of Science (Honours) - Molecular Biology & Genetics - Guelph UniversityBachelor of Science (Honours) - Biological Science - Guelph UniversityBachelor of Science (Honours) - Biochemistry - Guelph UniversityBachelor of Science (Honours) - Microbiology - Guelph UniversityBachelor of Science in Environmental Science Environmental Management - Royal Roads UniversityBachelor of Science in Environmental Practice - Royal Roads UniversityBachelor of Arts in Environmental Practice - Royal Roads UniversityBachelor of General Studies - Thompson Rivers UniversityBachelor of Technology (Technology Management) - Thompson Rivers UniversityBachelor of Technology (Trades and Technology Leadership) - Thompson Rivers UniversityBachelor of Science (Honours) in Medical Biotechnology - Institute of Technology Sligo, Ireland

Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or Mature Student Status and

Grade 12 English (C or U)

Grade 12 Mathematics (C, M or U)

Grade 11 or 12 Biology (C, M or U)

RECOMMENDED

Grade 11 or 12 Chemistry (C, M or U)

English language proficiency

• Academic IELTS: 6.0, no band score less than 5.5
• Applicants with an Indian or Pakistani passport are required to submit official Academic IELTS test scores with a minimum overall score of 6.0, with no band score below 6.0, as per SDS guidelines. Select programs may require higher scores. TOEFL / PTE / CAEL test scores and English for Academic Purposes (EAP) will not be accepted.
• IBT TOEFL: 80, with minimum section scores of 20
• PTE Academic: 53 minimum overall, no section below 49 L,W,S,R
• CAEL: Overall scores of 60 with no section below 60
• DET 105