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SPEARFISH, S.D. (Dec. 12, 2012) – The South Dakota Board of Regents has authorized a new bachelor’s degree in applied biological sciences to be offered at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.
The new degree program seeks to prepare students for careers based in South Dakota or for graduate study by training them in the fields of biology and engineering. “We have had repeated requests for a cross-disciplinary degree of this nature,” said Dr. Kathryn Johnson, president of the Board of Regents and Mines alumna. “Employers increasingly look for graduates who come prepared in both the biological sciences and engineering.”
By giving students a strong preparation in chemistry, mathematics, and physics, the new program will prepare them for careers in biomedical engineering and technology, biotechnology, bioprocessing, bioenergy, medicine, pharmaceutical sciences, and patent law.
School of Mines’ officials do not seek new state resources to implement the degree, which becomes available to students in summer 2013.