Biotechnology is one of the most transcendent and important scientific fields, since it focuses on the application of technology in processes that use biological systems to create innovative solutions in a wide range of sectors, such as pharmaceuticals, food, healthcare, agriculture, environment, energy, among others. As part of B.S. in Biotechnology, you will be able to create or modify biotechnological products, services and processes that address the needs of all these sectors, focusing constantly on human and environmental wellbeing.
Career field
On graduating from B.S. in Biotechnology, you will be able to work in diverse areas, such as:
Innovation and development of biotechnological products and processes in the pharmaceutical, and food and beverage industries, and the agricultural and environmental sectors
Quality assurance and production line supervision in the pharmaceutical, and food and beverage industries, and the agricultural and environmental sectors
Biotechnology-based entrepreneurship in the area of food and beverages, pharmaceuticals, agriculture and the environment
Technological innovation and development in public and private research centers
Is this right for you?
If you want to contribute to the wellbeing of humanity and the planet, and you are also passionate about technology, B.S. in Biotechnology could be your path.
The B.S. in Biotechnology Engineering program aims to train professionals with an interdisciplinary vision with a focus on the creation, development, production and innovation of products or services by applying and optimizing biological systems and/or their components using specialized tools of biology, genetic engineering, chemistry and biochemistry for the solution of different problems of society, industry and the environment either through the generation of ideas, research, the development of products or services, or biotechnological entrepreneurship in an ethical and sustainable way. Its graduates work successfully in research or in various industrial sectors, such as: pharmaceutical, health, food, agriculture, environment and bioenergy.
Competencies
Develop technologies and biosystems using biological or molecular data based on the needs of industry and society.
Design bioreactors with the capacity to support the specific needs of cells in the generation of products of interest.
Design purification processes for biotechnological products based on market specifications and the principles of sustainability.
Generate biotechnology knowledge and innovation management strategies aimed at creating and enhancing technology-based products, services or companies.
Entry profile
Tecnológico de Monterrey is looking for a new generation of students that have finished their high school studies and are talented, enthusiastic individuals, who are committed to the development of their environment and the wellbeing of society; people who have the potential to study an undergraduate program and become leaders with an entrepreneurial spirit, humanistic sense and competitive on an international stage.
Entry requirements: High school or equivalent.
The three stages of the model
Choose your path
Exploration
You will open your competency file and add to it throughout your degree program.
You will learn the foundations of the area of Engineering - Bioengineering and Chemical Processes.
You will participate in fundamental and exploration challenges from the area of Engineering - Bioengineering and Chemical Processes, interacting with peers from different degree programs.
You will study general education courses, selecting them from a collection.
You will participate in a challenge that integrates all the competencies to be developed in this phase.
Focus
You will acquire the core competencies of your degree, in other words, those that distinguish it.
You will participate in more focused challenges to reinforce what you have learned and broaden your basic knowledge.
You will have the elements to decide whether to deepen your knowledge or diversify and, subsequently, build your specialization plan.
The Tec Weeks, challenges and overall university experiences will enrich your file.
Specialization
You have decided between diversifying or focusing deeply in your major, which you will achieve by choosing a concentration or a stay, to name a few of your options. The TEC Semester is a flexible time to start.
You will develop the competencies related to your specialization, increasingly connected to your passions, interests and plans.
By passing a concentration, you will develop your competencies, and, on graduating, will be a candidate for obtaining a Diploma in that concentration, after meeting the established requirements.
How can you specialize?
Concentrations
Specialize in one of the different concentrations available at the campus of your choice, according to the profile you would like to develop.
Internships
Internships allow you to participate in the development of specific projects with companies, organizations, or research groups, in a context of total immersion related to a specialty field. They can be carried out locally, nationally or internationally.
International experiences
Experience life outside Mexico to broaden your horizons and delve into the topics of your interest.
Courses or blocks
Choose the education units that best adapt to your objectives, enabling you to specialize in your specific interests.
Concentrations
Disciplinary
Delve into your field of study
Bioentrepreneurship and Circular Economy
Biologic Mechanisms of the Diseases
Chemical and Biotechnological Product Design
Data Science in Healthcare
Functional Genomics and Synthetic Biology
Innovation in Food Development
Nanodevice Development
Open Innovation and Technology Transfer
Operational Evolution for Industry
Sustainable Water Use
Systems and Technologies 4.0
Technology-Based Design and Futures
Tissue Engineering
Transversal
Delve into other fields of study
Conscious Business
Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence Tools
Design, Innovation and Technological Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurial Families, Sustainability and Transcendence
Entrepreneurship in Action
Financial Vision for Decision-Making
Government and Public Transformation
Mexican Culture
Quality of Life and Well-Being
Social Innovation
*These concentraciones are not the definitive offer and their availability varies by campus.
B.S. in Biotechnology Syllabus
General education course
Area exploration courses
Introductory block (CHALLENGE)
Area exploration block (CHALLENGE)
Exploration topic (CHALLENGE)
Track integrating block (CHALLENGE)
TEC Semester
Multidisciplinary professional elective (CHALLENGE)