Students in the Thesis Option must complete 9 hours of electives within their specific concentration area. Students in the Extended Coursework Option must complete 9 hours of electives within their specific concentration area, plus an additional 6 hours of approved electives from any of the three concentrations.
Concentration Areas and Electives in the Biotechnology Program
Molecular Biotechnology Concentration (9-15 Hours)
BIOL 5131 Membrane Biology
BIOL 5132 Cell Signaling
BIOL 5332 Toxicology
BIOL 5333 Industrial Microbiology
BIOL 5433 Enzymology
BIOL 5435 Advanced Immunology
BIOL 5634 Apoptosis
BIOL 5635 Neuroscience
BIOL 5732 Advances in Molecular Biology
BIOL 5734 Oncogenes
BIOL 5737 Molecular Vectors
BIOL 5738 Gene Therapy
BIOL 5833 Proteomics
BIOT 5915 Cooperative Education Work Term
BIOT 5931 Research Topics in Biotechnology
Bioinformatics / Computational Biology Concentration (9-15 Hours)
BIOL 5737 Molecular Vectors
BIOL 5833 Proteomics
CSCI 5333 Database Management Systems
CSCI 5433 Object-Oriented Database Systems
CSCI 5530 Pattern Classification
CSCI 5532 Pattern Recognition and Image Processing
CSCI 5633 Web Database Development
CSCI 5733 XML Application Development
CSCI 5833 Data Mining: Tools and Techniques
BIOT 5915 Cooperative Education Work Term
BIOT 5931 Research Topics in Biotechnology
Biotechnology Management and Marketing Concentration (9-15 Hours)
BAPA 5131 The Global Environment of Business
MGMT 5133 Teamwork & Leadership Skills: Theory in Practice
MGMT 5636 Management of Technology
INDH 6135 Radiation Protection
MKTG 5332 Executive Decisions In Marketing
MKTG 5532 International Marketing Strategy
MGMT 5638 Managing Technical and Professional People
MGMT 6332 International Business Management
BIOT 5931 Research Topics in Biotechnology
