{"id":39,"date":"2023-04-14T11:34:38","date_gmt":"2023-04-14T15:34:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmb-draft\/?page_id=39"},"modified":"2023-08-01T15:23:24","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T19:23:24","slug":"biotechnology-b-s","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmb\/academics\/biotechnology-b-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Biotechnology B.S."},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-hero-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-hero fullwidth   cl-has-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-hero-proper\"><div class=\"overlay\"><div class=\"block\"><h1>Biotechnology B.S.<\/h1><\/div><\/div><div class=\"still\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2112\/biotech.jpg);background-position:49% 15%;\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls-container\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-icon\" title=\"Accessibility controls\">Accessibility controls<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-motion-control cl-accessibility-control-hidden\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Pause motion\">Pause motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">On<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Play motion\">Play motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Off<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-contrast-control\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Increase text contrast\">Increase text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Standard<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Reset text contrast\">Reset text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">High<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-system-setting\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle\" title=\"Apply my preferences site-wide\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle-label\">Apply site-wide<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"biotechnology-b-s\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-biotechnology-b-s\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-226\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-226\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmb\/academics\/biotechnology-b-s\/\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-228\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-228\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmb\/academics\/biotechnology-b-s\/curriculum\/\">Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-227\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-227\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmb\/academics\/biotechnology-b-s\/careers\/\">Careers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Biotechnology is a challenging and exciting field that is at the forefront of efforts to overcome some of today&#8217;s biggest challenges: climate change, world hunger, heart disease, cancer, and AIDS. This major offers cutting-edge training in this rapidly expanding industry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The major includes a <strong>12-credit internship<\/strong> requirement that can be fulfilled at a local biotechnology company or organization. These internships are significant and many times life changing experiences, and more than half of the internships turn into part-time employment while students are completing their degree.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview Biotechnology is a challenging and exciting field that is at the forefront of efforts to overcome some of today&#8217;s biggest challenges: climate change, world hunger, heart disease, cancer, and AIDS. This major offers cutting-edge training in this rapidly expanding industry. 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