Biotechnology - Core Curriculum (27 hours)

The M.S. degree requires the completion of 36 hours. All core requirements and Biotechnology electives must be completed with a grade of "C" or better. Although the M.S. in Biotechnology does not require an internship, field experience or thesis, these options are available and students are encouraged to participate in them.  

Required courses (18 hours):

Rubric    Course    Hours   
BIOT 5031    Applied Biotechnology    3    
BIOL 5733    Bioinformatics    3    
BIOL 5736    Biomedical Ethics    3   
BIOT 5131     Advanced Methods in Biotechnology I    3    
BIOT 5132    Advanced Methods in Biotechnology II    3    
STAT 5135     Applied Statistical Methods    3    

Extended Coursework Option (9 hours):

Under the Extended Coursework Option, a minimum of 27 hours of Biotechnology core curriculum (including 6 hours of approved electives from any of the three concentrations and 3 hours of  BIOT 6838 Capstone Seminar), plus 9 hours of electives within their specific concentration area must be completed.

Thesis Option (9 hours):

Under the Thesis Option, a minimum of 27 hours of Biotechnology core curriculum (including 3 hours of BIOT 5530 Research Methods in Biotechnology and 6 hours of BIOT 6939 Master's Thesis Research), plus 9 hours of electives within their specific concentration area must be completed (Note: an additional 3 credit hours of BIOT 6939 may be used as a plan elective). Graduate students who select the master’s thesis option are advised to take BIOT 5530, Research Methods in Biotechnology, early in their studies as preparation for beginning the thesis.