Theory will be combined with many opportunities to enhance your experience. Through project work, in consultation with faculty, you will develop skills in research, laboratory techniques, report writing and presentation. In laboratories, you will learn to: Isolate, enumerate and identify microorganisms from many types of samples (water, soil, air, your body, food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic products); Perfect your aseptic techniques; Accurately calibrate and use a range of instruments such as pH and BOD meters, Gas Chromatographs, spectrophotometers (regular/IR/UV), HPLC’s, centrifuges, PCR thermocyclers, Gel electrophoresis equipment etc.; Prepare microbiological media and reagents; culture pathogenic microbes; Design and perform advanced microbiology and microbial genetics experiments; Use microorganisms to assay pharmaceutical products. To round out your training, you will gain real world experience and get paid for it when you work for two terms in the field. The experience will not only allow you to put classroom learning into practice, but it will also provide valuable contacts for future careers.