Overview
About the course
- This Introduction to Biotechnology - Detecting and Treating Disease course is offered by Stanford University - Summer Sessions, which provides high-achieving and ambitious students a transformative educational experience at a world-class university.
- By combining challenging academics with a rich array of extra-curricular programming, Stanford Summer Sessions successfully shares the University’s culture of innovation, academic excellence, and global responsibility.
Programme Structure
What you will learn:
- Students will learn how biotechnology's tools and techniques are being used to help identify and fight disease, with a special emphasis on tools that help detect viral infections such as COVID-19.
- This course will also examine the ethical and privacy issues associated with biotechnology such as genetic testing, vaccine distributions and gene therapy.
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 2 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
- Apply before
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Language
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Credits
Delivered
Disciplines
Biotechnology Microbiology Genetics View 10 other Short Courses in Genetics in United StatesAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
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Student insurance
Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:
- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
Student Population: High School, Undergraduate
Tuition Fee
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International
4116 USD/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4116 USD for the full programme during 2 months. -
National
4116 USD/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4116 USD for the full programme during 2 months. -
In-State
4116 USD/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4116 USD for the full programme during 2 months.
Living costs for Stanford
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.