<p>Does cornell offer this major?If it doesn't,what schools offer this major?</p>
<p>I don’t think it’s usually offered as an undergraduate major, though I heard that SUNY Fredonia has a program in Molecular Genetics for undergrads.</p>
<p>Otherwise you’d probably major in molecular biology or something related and then go on to graduate school. </p>
<p>Cornell does offer an undergraduate course in molecular biology and the genetic engineering of plants (BIOPL 3430). There’s also a plant breeding and genetics concentration in the Plant Sciences major, which would probably be good preparation for graduate work in genetic engineering.</p>
<p>And Cornell has an Extension program to educate people about the genetic engineering of food. [GEO-PIE</a> Project Homepage](<a href=“http://www.geo-pie.cornell.edu/gmo.html]GEO-PIE”>http://www.geo-pie.cornell.edu/gmo.html)</p>
<p>so plant science major is what i should apply to??</p>
<p>I think your focus is way too narrow. Genetic engineering is typically not a separate academic program, rather it is integrated into many programs. Read about each program (look up the department website), and decide which approach you like best.</p>
<p>There are a lot of majors that incorporate genetics into the curriculum. I was a biological engineering major. I took some classes in molecular and cellular engineering, there is also a class in nucleic acid engineering, but the professor was leave when I was eligible to take the class.</p>
<p><em>So to answer your question, it’s a very bad idea to major in Plant Science because you like genetics…only major in plant science if you actually like plant biology.</em></p>
<p>So in summary:</p>
<p>Chemical Engineering - You will probably see the most molecular and genetics based courses in this major. Fairly intense (honors chem sequences required), and fairly rigid curriculum requirements.</p>
<p>Biological Engineering - some option for genetics, but also broad education in systems engineering, biomedical modeling, bioreactors, biosensors, biomechanics…a bit more freedom to choose courses than ChemE.</p>
<p>Biology with a concentration in Genetics or Microbio - Not an “engineering” major, but would cover genetics extensively.</p>
<p>Lots of other majors in biology…browse the course of study.</p>