Diploma in Biotechnology

at Mohawk College of Applied Arts and Technology - Fennel Campus Canada

Program Highlights

• Develop essential employability skills such as strong communication, critical thinking, and socio-cultural awareness.
• Customize your schedule with a wide range of electives chosen from your areas of interest delivered in blended and online learning environments.
• Get a fresh start by upgrading and achieving the entrance-level requirements and transfer credits needed for other competitive college and university programs.
• Enjoying your first year of studies and want to learn more? Continue into the second year of this program – the General Arts and Science (University Transfer) Diploma, and unlock additional university pathway opportunities.

What you'll learn

• Introduction to a wide variety of course options in the humanities and social science disciplines to broaden your understanding of the world around you.
• Critically evaluate global and social issues and topics by demonstrating an understanding of interdisciplinary connections between society, culture, environment, politics and history.
• Develop communication skills to a level required by business and other professions.
• Gain essential employability skills that will be applicable in both your future career and post-secondary educational aspirations.

Acquire the specialized procedural and administrative skills necessary to become an integral member of a dynamic legal team.

Program Highlights

• Up-to-date career-related class materials and resources.
• Training in the Teraview web-based environment for property searching and registration services.
• Common semester 1 and 2 with Office Administration - General (380)

What you'll learn

• Administrative procedures, real estate, litigation, family law, wills and estates, and corporate law.
• Develop professionalism, effective handling of confidential information and client files, and advanced administrative skills for the legal environment.
• Acquire specialized skills to prepare legal documents, correspondence, accounts, and memoranda using a variety of computer applications, digital transcription, and specialized legal software.

Program Highlights

• Specialize in Building Design or Construction by choosing a preferred path in third year.

What you'll learn

• Residential design and Industrial, Commercial and Institutional (ICI) design and construction, green building fundamentals and sustainability concepts.
• How buildings work by learning the science of their design, function, materials, construction techniques and building services.
• AutoCAD, Revit, plan reading and 3D visualization skills needed to create drawings, contracts and specifications for today’s modern structures.
• Explore building and construction materials, interior and exterior finishes, building services and mechanical systems.
• Design in steel, timber, masonry and concrete.
• Construction surveying skills, estimating, building code applications and regulations.

Experiential Learning

• How you’ll gain skills
  • Attend industry events and field trips.
  • Participate in department research.
  • Explore applications for new technology including AR/VR, drones and laser scanning.
  • Create capstone projects involving industry experts.
  • Gain valuable experience during co-op work terms.

Co-op Content

• Architectural Technology - Design
• Architectural Technology - Construction

An excellent introduction to software development and supporting software applications, this program covers key topics including a variety of programming languages, web application development, systems analysis, database design, quality assurance testing, technical writing, and communication skills.

What you'll learn
Gain experience and knowledge with a broad range of experience in software application development, database management systems and development tools.

• Web languages including HTML, JavaScript (Ajax, JSON), PHP and ASP.NET
• Programming languages including Python, Java and C#
• Database architecture using MySQL
• Tools and frameworks including IntelliJ, Visual Studio and MVC
• Project planning
• Technical writing and presentations 
• Systems/business analysis

Computer engineering technology ties together automation and robotics with networking and data handling.

What you'll learn

• Acquire competence in Computer Engineering with both hardware and software skills.
• Explore automation and programmable logic controllers, computer networking, and web applications through theory and hands-on practice.
• Study curriculum and contents from organizations including IEEE, CompTIA and Cisco Academy, Altera, Siemens and other industrial partners.
• Learn about computer hardware and interfacing, Arduino and embedded systems, CAD Systems and internet technologies, electronics and electrical systems, instrumentation and industrial automation.
• Robotics and systems integration have become the hot topics on all management’s strategic discussions – in all industries. Whether it is a discussion about the telephone systems in an insurance office or the manufacturing of a widget on the shop floor, smart systems integration changes the capabilities and efficiencies of the work environment.

Increasingly, individuals and organizations look to computers, be they stand-alone or networked, to optimize workflow, establish a presence in global markets and improve communication. This pervasive integration of computers and their associated technologies has led to an emergence of job opportunities in the creation, integration and support of technology systems and infrastructures. Computer Engineering Technician will merge together computer networking and electrical engineering to create a Smart Systems Integration hybrid engineering model.

Program Highlights 

• Strong foundational program in biotechnology with exposure to options in the health field.
• Graduates are ready for careers in many areas of biotechnology.

What you'll learn

• Fundamentals of biotechnology, microbiology, pharmacology, genetics, bioinformatics and clinical testing associated with the health sector.
• Explore scientific methods and experimental techniques in accordance with accepted principles of quality assurance and manufacturing in the biotech industry.
• Prepare for a future career working in one of the most rapidly expanding fields in Canada.
• How to perform tasks in the following areas:
  • DNA analysis using electrophoresis, and PCR (polymerase chain reaction)
  • Protein analysis using electrophoresis, blotting and chromatography
  • Micropipetting, extractions, titrations, centrifugation and pH measurements using GLP (good laboratory practices)
  • Instrumentation including spectrometry
  • Basic techniques in microbiology

Experiential Learning

• How you’ll gain skills
  • Extensive hands-on laboratory practice.
  • Gain valuable experience during co-op work terms.
  • To learn more, please visit the Centre for Experiential Learning.

Co-op Format

The Mechanical Technician – Elevating Devices diploma program covers all three levels of in-class apprenticeship curriculum for students who may be looking to complete their apprenticeship. The diploma program focuses primarily on:

• Installation, maintenance and servicing elevating devices
• Regulatory and industry best practices
• Build an understanding of elevating device electrical, mechanical and hydraulics systems
• Graduates of this integrated technician-apprenticeship program are exempt with the Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development, from all three levels of the in-school training portion of the Elevating Devices Mechanic apprenticeship program (636E).  
• Blended theory classes that are face-to-face and on-line.

What you will learn

• History of elevating devices
• Mechanical and electrical systems
• Operation, installation, maintenance and procedures for traction elevators, elevators and moving walkways
• Hydraulic systems
• Reading and interpreting engineering drawings. e.g. AutoCAD
• Machines and circuits including single phase circuits, transformers, 3-phase electrical systems, elementary control systems and electric machines
• Elevator hydraulic systems and installation
• Motors, generators, controls and AC drives
• Lifting devices for individuals with physical disabilities
• Circuit tracing
• Modernization and alterations for elevating devices

Work in this quickly evolving industry by developing essential skills in still photography and video through lectures, shoots and critiques.

Program Highlights

• With a focus on both still and motion, you will be trained to meet the needs of the changing photography industry.
• Develop a critical eye and become an effective content creator. 
• Establish connections within the photography community.
• Opportunities to submit work to award shows.

What you'll learn

• Professional camera skills in both still and video.
• How to produce creative and innovative photographic presentations using traditional and electronic formats.
• Operate industry standard equipment in the studio and on location.
• Latest editing techniques of photographic content in both still and video using the most up-to-date digital software.
• Ethics and issues and how they apply to the industry and the business of photography.
• Prepare a portfolio and a business plan

Program Highlights

• Courses span all of the functional areas of business.
• Ideal for future entrepreneurs.
• Upon completion of a common first semester, you may choose to transfer into second semester of one of the following programs:
  • Business - Accounting (non co-op 316 or co-op 356)
  • Business Administration (632)
  • Business Administration - Accounting (364)
  • Business Administration - Human Resources (363)
  • Business Administration - Marketing (non co-op 362 or co-op 366)
  • Business - Financial Services (303)
  • Business - Marketing (319)
  • Insurance (non co-op 318 or co-op 368)

What you’ll learn

• Solid foundation for success in decision making.
• Master fundamental skills in the core business processes:
• Accounting and finance
• Marketing
• Operations and distribution
• Human resources and labour
• Business information systems and technology
• Project management

International Business Management program is designed to provide, the essential product management skills required to support the strategic development of products and services for domestic and international markets.

Program Highlights

• Forms product managers by strengthening tactical and strategic business skills needed to develop and introduce products and services in the global marketplace.
• Product Management is one of the seven career fields representing the highest demand areas for talent with tech companies (Breaking into Tech Report).
• Benefits from entrepreneurial perspectives and other industry insights from professionals who work in international trade, investment, and product management.
• Mohawk College is located in the midst of the Toronto - Waterloo Innovation Corridor, home to more than 15,000 technology companies and thousands of start-ups that require talented people to help them turn their research strength into global commercial success.

What you'll learn

• Understand customer needs and gather product/business requirements
• Research potential opportunities considering cultural, financial, legal and distribution issues
• Develop the roadmap of a product or service that includes outlining Its features and target market to help meet global company goals
• Manage projects using more flexible project management methods that are becoming industry standard for making technology-based products and services
• Bring the product to market, that includes launching the product, communicating product features to the company and potential customers and driving global demand for the product
• Gather the body of knowledge required to attempt the New Product Development Professional Certification

Digital Health program provides extensive hands-on learning opportunities in business, health and technology in our state-of-the-art labs for the rapidly growing and critical field of digital health.

Program Highlights

• This program is designed for students with a prior credential in the fields of health, business or technology. 
• Design digital health solutions to improve patient care. 
• Create best practices in administering digital health solutions while protecting patient safety and privacy. 
• Participate in simulation labs where you will remotely monitor patients using digital health devices. 
• Engage in hands-on experiential learning in our state of the art labs facilitated by our expert faculty 
• Develop a comprehensive applied research project to address a current challenge in the digital health field.  
• Study using extensive online learning to fit your busy schedule 

What you'll learn 

• Examine the Canadian health care system with an emphasis on the systems, supports, and tools used in the province of Ontario.  
• Develop, implement and evaluate digital health strategies and solutions that improve patient care. 
• Respond to the digital health needs of patients and internal stakeholders. 
• Recommend processes and procedures for maintenance and deployment of digital health solutions. 
• Design and implement digital health solutions in compliance with current security policies, provincial standards, and industry regulations. 
• Assess policies pertaining to privacy and security of personal health information and records including the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA), and The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).  
• Apply data analytics principles to produce data visualizations and build predictive models of disease transmission and treatment outcomes in order to inform decision making. 
• Design and recommend telehealth and virtual care systems for safe and efficient remote patient monitoring and interactions. 
• Evaluate the use of digital health technologies for self-care and remote care.