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Professional Master's in Biotechnology

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[Program of Study] [Suggested Sequence of Courses] [Course Descriptions]

Program of Study

  Units Required
I. Core Curriculum:   14

A. Molecular Biology Lecture (2 semesters) (Biol/Chem 241A-B)

B. Biotechnology Seminar (2 semesters) (Biol/Chem 248, 2x)

C. Seminar in New Ventures (Bus 270)

D. Seminar in New Venture Management (Bus 272)

 

3 - 3

1 - 1

3

3

 

 

II. Approved Additional Courses (Electives):   9

[Can include a maximum of one undergraduate course]

A. Protein Purification Techniques (Biol/Chem 242)

B. Nucleic Acid Techniques (Biol/Chem 243)

C. Cell Culture and Hybridoma (Biol/Chem 244)

D. Biometric Statistics (Agri 200 or Biol 274)

E. Plant Micropropagation (Plant 108)

F. Industrial Biotechnology (Biol 189T)

G. Computational Foundations for Bioinformatics (CSci 101)

H. Analytical Instrumentation (Chem 106)

I. Quality Assurance in the Food Industry (FSC 120)

J. Food Laws, Regs, Inspection & Grading (FSC 178)

 

 

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

4

2

 

 
III. Industrial Experience (Minimum of 150 hours)   3

A. Formal Internship: with a biotechnology firm  (Biotc 275)

OR

B. External Agency Experience: External site special project or

appropriate “Solutions Center” experience (Biotc 275)

 

 

 

IV. Culminating Experience [Oral Defense Required]   4

A. Thesis  based on an interdisciplinary research project
(Biotc 299)

     OR

B. Written Report as a Science Leader for a Team Project
(Biotc 298)

 

   
Total Program  ...

30

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