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.
| Academic Units | 3 |
| Exam Schedule | Fri Nov 21 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 09:00-11:00 |
| Grade Type | Letter Graded |
| Department Maintaining | BS |
| Prerequisites | |
| Mutually Exclusive | |
| Not Available to Programme | ACBS, ACC, ADM, AERO, AISC, ARED, ASEC, BACF, BASA, BCE, BCG, BEEC, BIE, BUS, CBE, CBEC, CE, CEE, CEE 1, CEEC, CHEM, CHIN, CMED, CNEL, CNLM, COMP, CS, CSC, CSEC, CVEC, DSAI, ECMA, ECON, ECPP, ECPS, EEE, EEE 1, EEEC, EESS, ELAH, ELH, ELHS, ELPL, ENE, ENE 1, ENEC, ENG, ESPP, HIST, HSCN, HSLM, IEEC, IEM, LMEL, LMPL, LMS, MACS, MAEC, MAEO, MAT, MATH, ME 1, ME(DES), ME(IMS), ME(NULL), ME(RMS), MEEC(DES), MEEC(NULL), MEEC(RMS), MS(ITG), MS(NULL), MS-2ndMaj/Spec(MSB), MTEC, PESC, PHIL, PHY, PLCN, PLHS, PPGA, PSLM, PSMA, PSY, REP, ROBO, SCED, SOC, SPPE, SSM |
| Index | Type | Group | Day | Time | Venue | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08706 | LEC/STUDIO | LE1 | FRI | 1030-1220 | SBS-CR1 | Teaching Wk1-9,11-13 |
| 08706 | LEC/STUDIO | LE1 | FRI | 1030-1220 | ONLINE | Teaching Wk10 |
| 08706 | TUT | T1 | FRI | 1230-1320 | SBS-TR+6 | Teaching Wk2-9,11-13 |
| 08706 | TUT | T1 | FRI | 1230-1320 | ONLINE | Teaching Wk10 |
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1030
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1230
1330
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BS4015
LEC/STUDIO | SBS-CR1
Teaching Wk1-9,11-13
BS4015
TUT | SBS-TR+6
Teaching Wk2-9,11-13
BS4015
LEC/STUDIO | ONLINE
Teaching Wk10
BS4015
TUT | ONLINE
Teaching Wk10
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