Biotechnology Foundations in Technology Education
This course focuses on various techniques that are used to modify living organisms, or parts of organisms, to improve plants and animals, and the development of microorganisms for specific purposes. Student activities range from bioprocessing and deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) analysis, to medicine, and the environment. Students gain insight and understanding about biotechnology career fields. Contextual instruction and student participation in co-curricular career and technical student organization (CTSO) activities will develop leadership, interpersonal, and career skills. High-quality work-based learning (HQWBL) will provide experiential learning opportunities related to students' career goals and/or interests, integrated with instruction, and performed in partnership with local businesses and organizations.
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Course Sequences
A combination of this course and those below, equivalent to two 36-week courses, is a concentration sequence. Students wishing to complete a specialization may take additional courses based on their career pathways. A program completer is a student who has met the requirements for a CTE concentration sequence and all other requirements for high school graduation or an approved alternative education program.
- Applied Agricultural Concepts (18 Weeks)
- Applied Agricultural Concepts (36 Weeks)
- Biological Applications in Agriculture (36 Weeks)
- Biomedical Engineering (36 Weeks)
- Biomedical Technician (36 Weeks)
- Forensic Technology (36 Weeks)
- Medical Laboratory Technology I (36 Weeks)
- Medical Laboratory Technology II (36 Weeks)
Industry Credentials (Only apply to 36-week courses)
Career Clusters
| Pathway | Occupation |
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| Animal Systems |
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| Environmental Service Systems |
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| Food Products and Processing Systems |
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| Plant Systems |
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| Power, Structural, and Technical Systems |
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| Pathway | Occupation |
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| Biotechnology Research and Development |
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| Diagnostics Services |
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| Health Informatics |
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| Support Services |
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| Pathway | Occupation |
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| Engineering and Technology |
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| Science and Mathematics |
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