This 4th year elective course aims to help you gain an advanced level of understanding of the comprehensive components of plant biotechnology, the discipline that is making growing contributions to food security, human and animal health and sustainable environment but often surrounded by misunderstanding, criticism and safety concerns. On top of technical insights into plant breeding, tissue culture, plant genes and genetic modification (GM), you will have the overview of GM plants in the market and pipeline and their various applications like food and medicine. You will also gain a good knowledge on global regulation framework on GM plant and product as well as intellectual property rights related to plant biotechnology. The course will help your careers in plant related research, government regulatory bodies, education, food industry and other plant product and related businesses.
| AUs | 3.0 AUs |
| Grade Type | |
| Prerequisite | BS1007 |
| Exam | 24 November 2026, 1.00 pm - 3.00 pm |
The Exam information shown may be subject to changes. Students are to check the finalised exam timetable with exam seat information, which will be available at the 'Examination Seating Arrangement' webpage, 2 weeks before start of examination.
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Available Indexes
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1030 | COMMON LEC (LE1) 1030-1220 Fri SBS-CR1 | ||||
| 1100 | |||||
| 1130 | |||||
| 1200 | |||||
| 1230 | 08706 TUT (T1) 1230-1320 Fri SBS-TR+5 | ||||
| 1300 |
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