Biotechnique Courses

Enrollment Information New /Returning Students: Register online at www.foothill.edu or call (650) 949-7517 for college application forms. Continuing Students: Register online or by phone. Online Registration www.foothill.edu Telephone Registration (650) 917-0509 or (408) 777-9394 Financial Information Material Fee ** $ 25 per course Enrollment Fee ** $ 13 per unit **All fees subject to change. These technique-focused courses are designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of the technique, how it works, and how it is used in industry and research. They provide hands-on lab bench proficiency using the basic and simplest forms of the technique. Upon completion of the course, students will be familiar and comfortable with the technique as it works in the lab. Classes also offer in-lab demonstrations of instrumentation and applications of current use in research and industrial settings. Register early and tell a friend, OR come to the first class session to enroll. Check the online schedule for the most current information at: http://www.foothill.edu/schedule/schedule.php *Note: Biotechnique courses are numbered BTEC 64 and above Advisory Basic biology, chemistry, laboratory experience, and algebra are recommended. Courses are intended for people with varying levels of expertise. Whether you want to refine a technique, learn a new one, or just get some practice, these courses can help prepare you to use specific lab techniques in the work place.

Fall 2007 Course ID When Course Title Units Instructor BTEC 68 M, 10/29-11/26 PCR 1 Stephenson, F. BTEC 66 W, all quarter HPLC 2 Matyska-Pesek, M. BTEC 64 R, 9/27-10/25 Protein Electrophoresis 1 Whyte, W. *BTEC 71 F, all quarter DNA Sequencing & Bioinformatics 2 Hawkins, P. Winter 2008 Course ID When Course Title Units Instructor *BTEC 69 T/F, all quarter Cell Culture 2 Staff BTEC 73 T, 1/8-2/26 Histotechnology 1 Natale, V. BTEC 66 W, all quarter HPLC 2 Belisle, W. *BTEC 75 F, all quarter Immunobiotech 2 Hawkins, P. Spring 2008 Course ID When Course Title Units Instructor BTEC 65 M, 4/7-5/5 Nucleic Acid Electrophoresis 1 Hawkins, P. BTEC 68 M, 5/12-6/16 PCR 1 Stephenson, F. BTEC 64 T, 4/8-5/6 Protein Electrophoresis 1 Whyte, W. BTEC 66 W, all quarter HPLC 2 Staff *BTEC 71 F, all quarter DNA Sequencing & Bioinformatics 2 Hawkins, P. * These courses are at a different time and/or a different room than the other Biotechniques courses. Be sure to double-check the schedule of classes. top of page