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Complete four or more consecutive years of recognized, full-time education in English within Canada immediately prior to attending UBC.
Complete four or more consecutive years of full-time education in English in a country other than Canada where English is the principal language. These four years must be immediately prior to attending UBC.
Achieve a final exam grade of 70% or better on the provincial examination portion of Alberta English Language Arts 30-1, BC English 12 (achieved August 2019 or earlier), or equivalents.
Achieve a final grade of 4 or better on Advanced Placement (AP) English Language & Composition or AP Literature & Composition; or achieve a final grade of 5 or better on International Baccalaureate English A (higher-level or standard-level).
Achieve the competence standard indicated by one of the tests of English language proficiency that evaluates skills in listening, reading, speaking, and writing.
Successfully complete six credits of post-secondary first-year English studies at a recognized university in an English-speaking country. You must submit a transcript showing completion of these courses by February 15. For students at North American post-secondary institutions registered in English courses in the January to April term, we will accept a final transcript showing completion of these courses until May 15, if there are spaces left in your degree.
Graduate from a recognized degree program at an accredited university at which English is the primary language of instruction in a country where English is the principal language.
Attend four or more years at an eligible international secondary school that uses English as the language of instruction but operates in a country where the primary language is not English. These four years must be immediately prior to attending UBC. You will need to submit a transcript as soon as possible to UBC’s Undergraduate Admissions Office.
Achieve a UBC Certificate in English Language or CEL by completing Level 600 of the UBC English Language Institute’s English for Academic Purposes program on UBC’s Vancouver campus.
CAELCanadian Academic English Language assessmentOverall 70Cambridge English QualificationsB2 First
C1 Advanced
C2 Proficiency180CELUBC Certificate in English600IELTSInternational English Language Testing System (Academic)6.5, with no part less than 6.0PTEPearson Test of English (Academic)Overall: 65
Reading: 60
Listening: 60
Writing: 60
Speaking: 60TOEFLTest of English as a Foreign Language Internet-based test (UBC’s institution code is 0965)Overall: 90
Reading: 22
Listening: 22
Writing: 21
Speaking: 21
Enjoy hands-on laboratory training and high-calibre foundational courses as you learn about scientific manipulation of living organisms. This program equips you with current scientific and technical expertise and the business and communication skills to start your biotechnology career as soon as you graduate.
Biotechnology is the scientific manipulation of living organisms, especially at the molecular genetic level. One of the biggest applications of biotechnology is the genetic engineering of certain food crops to incorporate desirable traits in them, such as disease or pest resistance. Computers are used to closely study the genetic structure of organisms and tools such as the ‘gene gun’ are used to introduce desirable genes into the DNA of organisms. Biotechnology is also vital to the medical field in creating new medicines, as well as applicable to the environmental sector, for example in the development of bacteria that consume toxic chemicals and reduce pollution.
Honours Biotechnology is offered in cooperation with the BC Institute of Technology (BCIT). You must complete a 30-credit first-year program at UBC before transferring to BCIT for two years. Then you return to UBC for two years of academic and co-op work terms. Some applications of biotechnology include the genetic engineering of food crops for disease or pest resistance, creating new medicines, and, in the environmental sector, the development of bacteria that consume toxic chemicals and reduce pollution.
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Year 1:
CHEM 123 - Thermodynamics, Kinetics and Organic Chemistry
BIOL 112 - Biology of the Cell
MATH 102 - Differential Calculus with Applications to Life Sciences
BIOL 140 - Laboratory Investigations in Life Science
Year 2:
BIOT 280 - Introductory Biotechnology
BIOT 210 - Animal Cell Biotechnology
MICB 202 - Introductory Medical Microbiology and Immunology
MICB 203 - Basic Microbiology Laboratory
Year 3:
BIOT 307 - Molecular Genetics I
MICB 308 - Paradigms in Bacterial Pathogenesis
BIOT 399 - Co-operative Work Placement II
Year 4:
MICB 418 - Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology
MICB 425 - Microbial Ecological Genomics
BIOC 440 - Concepts in Molecular Biology
COMM 457 - Fundamentals of Financial Accounting
Year 5:
MEDG 420 - Human Genomics and Medical Genetics
CHBE 419 - Industrial Biotechnology Laboratory
MICB 499 - Co-operative Work Placement IV
BIOC 450 - Membrane Biochemistry
The Honours Biotechnology program helps you develop a strong foundation in skills relevant to the rapidly changing world of biotechnology and provides practical training in the skills and techniques of biotechnology. Co-op education is a mandatory part of the program, so you will graduate with relevant work experience.
Many Honours in Biotechnology grads go on to earn a MSc, PhD, MD, or MBA.
Program graduates
MSc candidate in Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto
Research technologist, STEMCELL Technologies
PhD candidate in Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia
Research assistant, BC Cancer Agency
PhD candidate in Molecular and Cellular Pathology, University of Michigan
Medical Insurance: 500 CAD per year
