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Biotechnology Agricultural and Biochemistry, Biophysics, Computer Science Kinesiology and Health Biosystems Engineering and Molecular Biology Electrical and Computer Mathematics Agricultural Business and Biology Engineering Microbiology Economics Biomedical Sciences Entomology Philosophy and Religious Studies Agricultural Education and Studies Chemical and Biological Food Science and Human Physics and Astronomy Agronomy Engineering Nutrition Political Science Animal Ecology Chemistry Forestry Statistics Animal Science Civil, Construction, and Genetics Environmental Engineering Horticulture Iowa State University has more than 100 majors that provide virtually unlimited academic opportunities. In this brochure you’ll find information about your specific area of interest and a family of related majors that you may want to explore during your adventure here at Iowa State. Please use the contact information listed inside and let us help you discover your passions, unlock your potential, and enjoy the adventure. Preparing for a biotechnology career Working with the best faculty Working in the best facilities An Iowa State undergraduate degree with a More than 300 faculty members at Iowa Iowa State’s 235 general classrooms and 500 biotechnology emphasis is a solid foundation State University are involved in some teaching laboratories are among the best in the on which to build a career. If you decide to aspect of biotechnology teaching and world. The university’s information technology enter the workplace after earning your Iowa research. Their academic homes are in services have permanently equipped more State degree, you’ll find that an emphasis in the colleges of Agriculture and Life Sciences, than 130 general classrooms to display output biotechnology attracts employers in industry, Engineering, Human Sciences, Liberal Arts from computers, videos, laser discs, and docu- government, and public health. You might be and Sciences, or Veterinary Medicine. ment cameras, as well as traditional media. part of a team researching and developing new In the classroom, Iowa State’s biotechnology Computer labs and wireless networking are and beneficial industrial products. You may faculty provide quality teaching supported by available to students throughout the campus. help find a cure for a devastating disease. the latest in instructional technology. You will A distributed computing environment will You could work to modify the genetic code learn from internationally recognized experts provide you with electronic mail and other of plants or animals to improve crop varieties who are skilled in helping students like you Internet services. and livestock breeds. You might work in a achieve their academic goals. Many academic In addition to hands-on experience in forensics laboratory to help solve crimes. Or departments sponsor student clubs where you well-equipped teaching laboratories, you can you might provide the scientific or ethi- can enjoy academic, career, and social opportu- learn how to operate state-of-the-art scientific cal expertise that government agencies and nities with other students and faculty who share instruments in more than a dozen instrumenta- legislative bodies need to help them guide the your interests. tion facilities. You’ll access the latest equipment direction of biotechnology research. available for research in cells, proteins, nucleic In the laboratory, you can obtain practical, acids, fermentation, microscopy, image analysis, Selecting the academic department for you hands-on experience to build your scientific nuclear magnetic resonance, animal gene transfer, When you choose to prepare for a biotechnology- expertise, increase your value to prospective and plant transformation. Many of the instru- related career at Iowa State, you have many employers, and help finance your education. mentation facilities that support biotechnology options. Iowa State University does not have Many biotechnology faculty welcome under- research offer free instruction to students. a major called biotechnology because many graduate students as members of their different kinds of careers involve biotechnol- interdisciplinary research teams. Paid ogy. Instead, you will select a major within an positions are available year-round. academic department, and then structure your degree program to emphasize biotechnology. Your major is the specialized area in which you will apply your biotechnology training. Making your career choice Iowa State University departments and programs that have undergraduate majors relating to biotechnology are listed below. For more information, please contact the department or program, or phone the Iowa State Office of Admissions at 800 262-3810. Agricultural and Biosystems One of the options available to agricultural processing, bioreactor design, product separation, Engineering engineering majors is biosystems engineering. and bacterial treatment of agricultural and indus- Students in biosystems engineering learn how trial products. Improving the quality of surface and Department of Agricultural and to integrate the biological and physical sciences groundwater by chemical and biological treatment Biosystems Engineering with engineering science and design. Graduates has created new challenges. Agricultural engineers 102 Davidson Hall may work for companies involved with biofuels, trained in biosystems are needed for biological Ames, Iowa 50011 biotechnology, bioprocessing, bioenvironmental product research and development, processing Phone: 515 294-1434 engineering, food engineering, and related areas. and production operations, plant management, www.abe.iastate.edu There are opportunities for agricultural and and systems design. biosystems engineers who design systems for Students who choose the biosystems option take biological and chemical processing and production courses in organic chemistry, biochemistry, and of biomaterials. The expanding bioeconomy is cre- microbiology. They also are trained in engineering ating opportunities for agricultural and biosystems design and analysis focusing on living systems. engineers in biofuels and biorenewables. Career opportunities are in the areas of enzyme Agricultural Business and Students who major in either agricultural busi- The Department of Economics offers a B.S. Economics ness or economics learn how to evaluate the degree program in agricultural business through business and economic aspects of biotechnology the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and Department of Economics alternatives and issues from the perspectives a B.S. degree program in economics through the Undergraduate Programs Office of consumers, business firms, and governmen- College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The mis- 174 Heady Hall tal agencies. Students also learn how to assess sion of the department is to provide high-quality Ames, Iowa 50011 market impacts of biotechnology alternatives and research, educational, extension, and interna- Phone: 515 294-5436 related policies, including such things as prices, tional programs in economics and agricultural E-mail: [email protected] costs, and benefits. This knowledge is useful in economics. Graduates pursue a wide variety of www.econ.iastate.edu developing business strategies and in formulating careers in private industry, business, government, governmental policies involving biotechnology. research organizations, or self-employment. Agricultural Education Technology, agriculture, and a desire to help oth- a variety of careers in teaching, agribusiness, and Studies ers learn combine to make agricultural education extension, and other government agencies. a great career path. The agricultural education profession rates Department of Agricultural Education Students in agricultural education learn how Iowa State’s agricultural education and studies and Studies to teach and enhance learning about the latest department as one of the top departments of its 201 Curtiss Hall technologies in agriculture, including biotechnology, kind in the nation. Usually, more than 90 percent Ames, Iowa 50011 bioethics, global positioning, environmental sci- of the department’s students are employed by the Phone: 515 294-5872 ence, food technology, horticulture, and produc- time of graduation, and 98 percent are employed www.ageds.iastate.edu tion agriculture. Graduates are prepared for by six weeks after graduation. Agronomy Agronomy applies biotechnology techniques to Students in agronomy have the opportunity to improve the products that we get from plants. work directly with research projects on campus These developments are improving the health and in the field. For example, agronomy students Department of Agronomy value of food, creating new biorenewable prod- have been involved with research that is using 1126 Agronomy Hall ucts, and protecting the food supply around the nanotechnology to insert genes, mapping the corn Ames, Iowa 50011 world. Through advancements in plant breeding, genome, and breeding low linolenic oil from soy- Phone: 515 294-3273 genetics, and other methods of biotechnology, beans. The agronomy department offers paid jobs E-mail: [email protected] agronomists are at the center of biotechnology that are flexible with your class schedule and are www.ImAnAgronomist.net and the bioeconomy. hands-on work experiences for your area of interest. Animal Ecology Animal ecology is one of two curricula in the Animal ecology provides options for students Department of Natural Resource Ecology and to specialize in wildlife, fisheries and