Agricultural Biotechnology (BSc) at University of Lethbridge

Programme overview

Agricultural Biotechnology is a BSc major that applies the life sciences to agriculture, emphasising the relationships between food production, the environment, science and society. It is a lab-intensive, multidisciplinary program drawing on the Departments of Biological Sciences, Chemistry & Biochemistry and Economics. An optional concentration in agricultural business is available, and graduates can register as Professional Agrologists in Alberta through the Alberta Institute of Agrologists.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts & Science | Intake: Fall & Winter | Study mode: full-time | Location: Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

What you will study

Students study the physiology of microbes, plants and animals and build technical skills in biochemistry and molecular biology alongside agricultural economics. Sample classes include Evolution of Agriculture, Principles of Genetics, Biostatistics, Cell Biology, Advances in Biotechnology, Experimental Methods in Cellular and Molecular Biology and Economics of Agricultural Issues.

Career pathways

Plant pathology, agrology, agronomy, farm consulting, animal science, entomology, horticulture, pest management and biocontrol, environmental sciences, water resource management, agricultural engineering, sales and business.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Alberta high school applicants need English Language Arts 30-1, three further courses from the published list of 30-level courses (for example Biology 30, Chemistry 30, Mathematics 30-1 or 30-2, Physics 30, Science 30, Social Studies 30-1 or 30-2, a language at 30 level) and one additional 30-level course worth at least 5 credits, with a minimum 65% average across the five courses. Requirements for other Canadian provinces and territories are listed on the programme page.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Undergraduate application deadlines are listed for the fall term and the winter term; the general application deadline for the fall term at the Lethbridge Campus is June 30, and the winter term application deadline at the Lethbridge Campus is November 1 (Calgary Campus: August 1 for fall, December 1 for winter).

Applications for the fall term open September 15 and winter term applications open January 15. Deadlines: fall term general deadline June 30 (Lethbridge Campus) and August 1 (Calgary Campus); international students June 15; Bachelor of Education (Combined, After Degrees and Early Years Education) February 1; Bachelor of Nursing and After-Degree March 1; Bachelor of Therapeutic Recreation March 15; Bachelor of Health Sciences June 1; Bachelor of Music June 15. The undergraduate application fee is $140, waived for Canadian Indigenous students; applications are submitted through ApplyAlberta.

Apply through the official page: https://www.ulethbridge.ca/future-student/application

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