Program Overview

Biochemistry and Biotechnology MS, Professional Emphasis

Degree Requirements

This track requires a total of 32 graduate credit hours, of which at least half must be at the 5000-level or above. Students take 21 credit hours of science courses (Biology and Chemistry) and 9 hours in business courses. In addition, each student is required to take 2 credit hours of either an on-campus practicum course or an off-campus internship.

Required Courses in Biology and Chemistry

• CHEM 5722: Advanced Graduate Biochemistry (3 credits)
• CHEM 5774: Bioinformatics (3 credits)
  • or BIOL 5436: Advanced Applied Bioinformatics
• BIOL 6615: Advanced Biotechnology Laboratory II (4 credits)
• BIOL 6602: Advanced Molecular Biology (3 credits)
  • or BIOL 6608: Advanced Synthetic Biology
• BIOL 6889: Graduate Seminar (2 credits)
• Required Internship or Practicum (2 credits)
  • Choose one of the following:
    • CHEM/BIOL 5798
    • CHEM/BIOL 5799

Professional Science Business Electives

• MGMT 3623: Industrial and Organizational Psychology
• BUS AD 5000: Economics for Managers
• BUS AD 5100: Managerial Communication
• MGMT 5600: Managing and Leading in Organizations
• MKTG 5700: Integrated Marketing Strategies
• BUS AD 5900: Law, Ethics and Business

Elective Courses in Biology and Chemistry

• CHEM 4733: Biochemistry Laboratory
• CHEM 5302: Foundations of Physical Chemistry
• CHEM 5694: Special Topics in Organic Chemistry
• CHEM 5772: Advanced Physical Biochemistry
• CHEM 5794: Special Topics in Biochemistry
• CHEM 6787: Problem Seminar in Biochemistry 1
• CHEM 6905: Graduate Research in Chemistry 2
  • or BIOL 6905: Graduate Research in Biology
• BIOL 4842: Immunobiology
• BIOL 5012: Advanced Genetics
• BIOL 5069: Topics in Cellular and Molecular Biology 1
• BIOL 5099: Biology Colloquium 1
• BIOL 6602: Advanced Molecular Biology
• BIOL 6608: Advanced Synthetic Biology
• BIOL 6622: Advanced Cellular Basis of Disease
• BIOL 6632: Advanced Nucleic Acid Structure and Function
• BIOL 6642: Advanced Plant Biology and Biotechnology
• BIOL 6652: Advanced Virology
• BIOL 6920: Advanced Topics in Biology

Total Hours

Total Hours: 32

Notes

1. Maximum of 2 credit hours between BIOL 5069, BIOL 5099, and CHEM 6787.
2. Can be taken for up to 2 credit hours in either CHEM 6905 or BIOL 6905. Students must have a 3.0 GPA in non-research courses.