Graduate Programs in Biotechnology Management

The Master of Science degree requires completion of a 30-credit curriculum and can be completed in as little as two semesters. The Graduate Certificate requires completion of 10 credits and can be completed in as little as one semester.

Science Core:

• Applications of Biotechnology for Drug Discovery and Manufacturing (2 credits)
• Comparative Medicine (2 credits)
• Applications of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (3 credits)
• Practical Pharmacology (2 credits)
• Bioinformatics (3 credits)
• Immunobiotechnology (1 credit)

Business/Industry Core:

• Introduction to the Pharmaceutical and Biotech Industries (3 credits)
• Intellectual Property and Commercialization (1 credit)
• Business Case Studies in Biotechnology (3 credits)
• Business, Management and Finance for the Pharmaceutical and Biotech Industries (2 credits)
• Industry Internship (3 credits)

Regulatory/Ethics Core:

• Regulatory Affairs (1 credit)
• Cultural and Societal Impacts of Disease (2 credits)
• Ethics in Biotechnology (2 credits)

Dr. Mark Brown
Executive Director, Professor of Biotechnology

Dr. Jeanne Novak
Professor of Biotechnology

Susan Stipa
Adjunct Faculty

Dr. Dillon Jarrell
Professor of Biotechnology

Dr. Barry Holtz
Adjunct Faculty

Dr. Melissa Edwards
Professor of Biotechnology

Bill Brydges
Adjunct Faculty

Dr. Lynn Dickey
Adjunct Faculty

Dr. Aaron Harmon
Adjunct Faculty

Dr. Christian Schmidt
Adjunct Faculty

Dr. Scott Wood
Professor of Biotechnology

Beth Lambeth
Adjunct Faculty

Stephanie Maciejewski
Adjunct Faculty

Jason Lambert
Professor of Biotechnology and Healthcare Management

Participants of this program work with faculty to secure a 3-credit pharmaceutical industry internship. This experience is intended to provide students with relevant and translatable industry experience. Whether students are interested in the science, business, executive or regulatory sectors of biotechnology, the program will provide the option of local or virtual industry placements to ensure students experience biotechnology in its full, rich and complex context.

Prerequisites

• Completion of a bachelor's degree at an accredited institution.

Required Courses (10 credits)

• BTH 510 Introduction to the Pharmaceutical and Biotech Industries (3 credits)
• BTH 530 Business, Management and Finance for the Pharmaceutical and Biotech Industries (2 credits)
• BTH 531 Intellectual Property and Commercialization (1 credit)
• BTH 540 Regulatory Affairs (1 credit)
• BTH 585 Biotechnology Internship (3 credits)

Elective Option: This certificate is intended to prepare future leaders for management roles in the biotechnology/pharmaceutical industry. To provide flexibility based upon students’ specific management career aspirations, students may petition the Program Director to substitute any other courses in the Masters in Biotechnology curriculum. Such substitution requests must provide justification and must be submitted in writing. Substitutions do not alter the minimum 10 credits required for completion of the Certificate.