B.S. in Biotechnology Engineering
Science provides solutions
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
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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.
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)
Final integrating block (CHALLENGE)
| IBT |
| Quinto Semestral |
| In Vitro experimentation |
| Integration of Transfer Operations |
| Modeling Transport Phenomena |
| Elective Course Ethics and Citizenship |
| Sexto Semestral |
| Design of Bioreactors |
| Design of Bioseparation Strategies |
| Planning of Biotechnological Processes |
| Application and Analysis of Omic Technologies |
| Prospection of Bioprocesses |
| Séptimo Semestral |
| Professional Elective I |
| Professional Elective II |
| Professional Elective III |
| Professional Elective IV |
| Professional Elective V |
| Professional Elective VI |
| Octavo Semestral |
| Design of Biotechnological Processes and Bioproducts |
| Elective Multidisciplinary Professional |
Related programs
IAL - B.S. in Food Engineering
IAG - B.S. in Agricultural Biosystems Engineering
Materia de educación general
Materia de exploración del área
Bloque introductorio (RETO)
Bloque de exploración del área (RETO)
Bloque optativo fuera del área (RETO)
Bloque integrador del área (RETO)
Semestre TEC
Bloque multidisciplinario (RETO)
Bloque integrador final (RETO)
Focus
Specialization
Disciplinary course
Disciplinary block (CHALLENGE)
Integrating disciplinary block (CHALLENGE)
