Program Overview

Master of Business and Science Degree

The Master of Business and Science Degree is a comprehensive program that combines business and science courses to provide students with a unique set of skills and knowledge.

Business Courses

A total of 19 credits are required in the business curriculum.

• Required Business Courses:
  • 16:137:500 Ethics in Science and Technology Management (1cr)
  • 16:137:501 Fundamentals of Intellectual Property (3cr)
  • 16:137:502 Principles of Communication and Leadership (3cr)
  • 16:137:507 Market Assessment and Analysis for Business and Science (3cr)
  • 16:137:530 Principles of Accounting and Finance for Science and Technology (3cr)
  • 16:137:600 Science and Technology Management Capstone (3cr)
    • Prerequisite Courses: 16:137:502, 16:137:507, 16:137:530
• Suggested Business Electives:
  • Please choose electives from this list.

Science Courses

A total of 24 credits are required in the science curriculum.

• Required Science Courses:
  • 16:137:510 Drug Development: From Concept to Market (3cr)
  • 16:137:511 Drug Discovery Through Preclinical Development (3cr)
• Suggested Science Electives:
  • 16:137:563 Basics of AI for Science Professionals (Cr. 3)
  • 16:137:580 Practical Aspects of Clinical Trial Design (3cr)
  • 16:137:581 Statistics in Clinical and Translational Research (3cr)
  • 16:137:582 Fundamentals of Regulatory Affairs (3cr)
  • 16:137:543 Data Storytelling (Cr. 3)
  • 16:137:615 Concepts in Biotechnology & Genomics (3cr)
  • 16:137:616 NextGen Biotechnology and Genomics (3cr)
  • 16:137:552 Python Methodologies (3cr)
  • 16:137:553 Business Intelligence with Visual Analytics (3cr)
  • 16:137:555 Concepts in Corporate Sustainability (3cr)

Degree Requirements

In addition to 19 credits of business courses and 24 credits of science courses, all MBS concentrations require additional degree requirements. See here for the full list of degree requirements.