Biotechnology by industry

Learning outcomes and competencies

• Uses and applies knowledge of natural science disciplines professionally explains modern biotechnological processes in production, ensuring their high efficiency and safety;
• Develops and uses new biotechnological projects and devices in production, improves existing technological processes. applies the acquired knowledge, skills and abilities for the implementation and management of biotechnological processes; evaluates technical means and technologies taking into account the environmental consequences of their use; complies with safety regulations, industrial sanitation, fire safety and labor protection.
• Applies and explains the basic methods and techniques of conducting experimental research in the professional field; is able to conduct and organize standard and certification tests of raw materials, finished products and technological processes.
• Interprets skills in solving analytical problems of an engineering type to create innovative biotechnological processes and products.
• Implements organizational and managerial work in a team, evaluates the quality of biotechnological products in accordance with the requirements of Kazakh and international standards; systematizes and summarizes the resource base of the enterprise.
• Applies broad knowledge of social, ethical and legal aspects of innovative engineering activities, competence in sustainable development issues;
• Improves intellectual and general cultural level and professional qualifications, is able to use basic knowledge in the field of microbiology, physiology, cell biology, biochemistry, molecular biology, in order to solve applied problems of industrial biotechnology.
• Classifies and analyzes knowledge about modern producers of biologically active substances used in various industries and methods of their selection; Modifies methods of cultivation of microorganisms on various substrates in order to obtain biomass and/or cellular metabolites in the implementation of biotechnological productions.
• Possesses biotechnological skills in the development of source material for breeding in the field of crop production and animal husbandry, possesses genetic engineering technologies for obtaining genetically modified organisms and products of their processing.
• Knows the safety techniques when handling objects of biotechnological production, taking into account their properties, and the risks in obtaining the initial products according to the biotechnological scheme of obtaining. Has the skills of organizing, planning and implementing the production process.