Course content

The course addresses topics within biotechnology such as the history and milestones of biotechnology, ethics and biotechnology, laws and regulations (the Biotechnology Act) as well as medical biotechnology (red biotechnology) and its applications in the past, present and future. The course highlights topics such as personalized medicine, forensic medicine and the biotechnological medicines of the future. The course connects to the regional biotechnology industry and looks at industrial (white biotechnology), products and processes, as well as agricultural biotechnology (green biotechnology), products, GMOs, pesticides, organic production. Marine biotechnology (blue biotechnology), the blue gold, aquaculture. The course also focuses on skills training in literature search, the application of scientific literature and scientific writing training.

Learning outcome

Knowledge - the student:

• have basic knowledge of the history and significance of biotechnology
• have knowledge of the most important biotechnological applications in medicine, agriculture, industry, ocean space and marine production
• have knowledge of proteins, vitamins and minerals, oxidation reactions for fats and proteins, antioxidants, human consumption vs animal foodstuff, environmental toxins; organic and inorganic, medicine vs dietary supplements, focus on marine lipids and proteins
• have knowledge of the most important laws and regulations that apply to biotechnological research and development work
• have knowledge of how biotechnology can be used in forensic medicine
• know the use of biotechnology for diagnostics and treatment of humans and animals
• have knowledge on sustainability, innovation and innovation processes

Skills - the student:

• can plan and carry out scientific writing
• can carry out scientific literature search, assessment of scientific literature and critical assessment of sources as a basis for own scientific work
• can use innovation tools

General Competence - the student:

• are able to discuss relevant ethical issues
• are able to convey written and oral professional knowledge
• are able to collaborate in groups and solve a problem

Learning methods and activities

Pedagogiske metoder: Lectures up to 5 semester days of 4-6 hours, laboratory demonstrations, four compulsory semester assignments and one innovation project.

In total five mandatory assigements: four compulsory semester assignments and one innovation project.

Total workload approx. 200 hours.

Compulsory assignments

• Innovation project
• Four semester assignments

Specific conditions

Credit reductions