PřF:C6214 Biotechnology - practical cour - Course Information
C6214 Fundamentals of Biotechnology - practical course
Faculty of ScienceSpring 2026
The course is not taught in Spring 2026
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/0/2. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching - Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Jiří Kučera, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. Mgr. Jan Lochman, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
prof. Ing. Tomáš Vítěz, Ph.D. (seminar tutor) - Guaranteed by
- Mgr. Jiří Kučera, Ph.D.
Department of Biochemistry – Chemistry Section – Faculty of Science
Supplier department: Department of Biochemistry – Chemistry Section – Faculty of Science - Prerequisites (in Czech)
- C3181en Biochemistry I && !NOWANY( C6214 Biotechnology - practical cour )
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is offered to students of any study field.
- Course objectives
- The main objective of the course is to learn and discuss the basic operational processes in facilities representing traditional and modern biotechnology.
- Learning outcomes
- Students will gain basic experience with operational processes in facilities representing traditional and modern biotechnology.
- Syllabus
- Field trips to a brewery representing traditional biotechnology, a wastewater treatment plant, a hydroponic farm, and a pharmaceutical company representing modern biotechnology.
- Literature
- recommended literature
- POSTEN, Clemens. Integrated bioprocess engineering. Berlin: De Gruyter, 2018, xi, 344. ISBN 9783110315387. info
- SHULER, Michael L.; Fikret KARGI and Matthew DELISA. Bioprocess engineering : basic concepts. Third edition. Boston: Prentice-Hall, 2017, xxi, 632. ISBN 9780137062706. info
- Teaching methods
- Guided field trips by professionals in the biotechnology sector.
- Assessment methods
- Compulsory participation in field trips to biotechnology facilities.
- Language of instruction
- English
- Further Comments
- The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught every week.
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