Biotechnology Online (MS)

FALL TERM     

• BB 505.  Fermentation Biology*

• BB 570 ST.  Molecular Biology of the Cell

• BUS 546.  Managing Technological Innovation 

• OIE 542.  Risk Management and Decision Making

• FIN 500.  Financial Information and Management

EARLY SPRING TERM

• BB 560.  Protein Purification and Downstream Processing*

• Skills-based/Science Course (see list below)

• MIS 576. Project Management 

• OBC 505. Teaming and Organizing for Innovation 

LATE SPRING TERM

• BB 509.  Scale-Up of Bioprocessing* or
  CHE 521. Biochemical Engineering
• Skills-based/Science Course (see list below)
• OIE 598.  Engineering Economics 
• OIE 542.  Risk Management and Decision Making

SUMMER TERM

• MA 511.  Applied Statistics for Engineers and Scientists 
• MIS 576. Project Management
• Skills-based/Science Course (see list below, as needed)

ADDITIONAL SKILLS-BASED COURSES

These skills-based courses will be offered every other year (as needed):

• BB 570 ST.  Animal Cell Culture*
• BB 570 ST.  Medical and Applied Immunology*
• BB 565.  Virology*
• BB 581.  Bioinformatics*
• BB 553.  Experimental Design and Statistics in the Life Sciences*
• BB 570 ST.  Genetic Engineering and Gene Expression*

ADDITIONAL ELECTIVES

Students can choose their six (6) credits of electives from any department approved by their faculty advisor. 

Additional management and math electives can be found here.

ADDITIONAL SCIENCE COURSES

• BB 570 ST.  Advanced Topics in Biotechnology
• CH 555 ST.  Drug Regulations
• CH 555 ST.  Drug Safety and Regulatory Affairs
• CH 555 ST.  Membrane Protein-Targeted Drug Design
• CH 538.  Medicinal Chemistry
• Science coursework can also be chosen from programs such as Biomedical Engineering. Please note, some courses may be 14 weeks.