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Go to the Public Tutorial to learn and quiz yourself on the science and issues surrounding agricultural biotechnology. Please enter the user name and password exactly as listed below.

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Sign up for the credit course through Purdue Continuing Education.

(For more information, read below and download the course announcement for 2004. MS Word doc)

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Go to this site to find some Purdue perspectives on agricultural biotechnology on the table, in the field, in debate, and in the laboratory.

Research in biotechnology rapidly advances our understanding of life sciences, but it also raises safety and ethical questions.

Increasingly, educators need to comprehend this complex subject and its encompassing issues to effectively teach it in the classroom. Toward this end, the Purdue University School of Agriculture and the Cooperative Extension Service have developed and introductory course in biotechnology to be delivered via distance education.

Registration

Contact the Office of Continuing Education and Conferences before May 23 to request a registration packet.
Email: Camilla Lawson cmlawson@purdue.edu
Phone: (765) 494-3571 or 496-7454
1-800-359-2968 (toll free)
Fax: (765) 494-0567
General office: Stewart Center, Room 116; West Lafayette, IN 47907

Topics to be covered:

  • Introduction to biotechnology
  • Herbicide-tolerant transgenic crops
  • Insect-resistance transgenic crops
  • Environmental and food safety of transgenic crops
  • Ethical and cultural issues in biotechnology

Cost

Fee is $478.50 (continuing students) or $585.75 (new students) for three graduate credits, due at time of registration. If you desire to take the course and don't need grad credits, you may do so for a one time fee of $80. CRU units may be available with the later, ask for more info.

Credit

Introduction to Agricultural Biotechnology is offered as a 3-credit course. the credits will count toward the 6-hour requirement for license renewal and also will count toward CRU requirements.


For More information

Contact Dr. Kathryn Orvis, course coordinator
Phone: (765) 494-8439
Email: orvis@purdue.edu

         
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