Total Semester Hours Required: 42-46
Students pursuing the MS in Biotechnology with a Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership must complete 16 semester-hours of required GIEL coursework and 26 semester-hours of coursework in their Biotechnology discipline.
Please refer to the Biotechnology homepage for the most up-to-date course requirements and other program information.
Required GIEL Coursework
All students will be required to complete the following 16 semester-hours of Gordon Engineering Leadership coursework. Please visit the curriculum page for complete course descriptions.
| TELR 5121 | Technology Leadership 1 | 2 |
| TELR 5122 | Technology Leadership 2 | 2 |
| TELR 5131 | Scientific Foundations of Technology 1 | 2 |
| TELR 5132 | Scientific Foundations of Technology 2 | 2 |
| TELR 7440 | Technology Leadership Challenge Project 1 | 4 |
| TELR 7442 | Technology Leadership Challenge Project 2 | 4 |
Biotechnology Core Coursework
All students will be required to complete the following 17 semester-hours of Biotechnology core coursework in the first year of their studdies.
| BIOT 5120 | Foundations in Biotechnology | 3 |
| BIOT 5219 | The Biotech Enterprise | 2 |
| BIOT 5631 | Cell Culture Processes for Biopharmaceutical Production | 3 |
| BIOT 5621 | Protein Principles in Biotechnology | 3 |
| BIOL 6299 | Molecular Cell Biology for Biotechnology | 3 |
| BIOT 6214 | Experimental Design and Biostatistics | 2 |
| BIOT 5145 | Basic Biotech Lab Skills | 1 |
Biotechnology Concentration Options
Students will also select 1 of the 11 concentration options below and complete an additional 9 semester-hours of Biotechnology coursework. General Biotechnology, Molecular Biotechnology, Process Sciences, Biopharmaceutical Analytical Sciences, Pharmaceutical Technologies, Biotechnology Enterprise, Agricultural Biotechnology Enterprise, Biodefense, Manufacturing and Quality Operations, Scientific Information Management Concentration, or Biotechnology Regulatory Science.
General Biotechnology
| BIOT 7245 | Biotechnology Applications Laboratory | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
Molecular Biotechnology
| BIOT 5810 | Cutting-Edge Applications in Molecular Biotechnology | 3 |
| BIOT 5850 | Higher Order Structure Analytics | 3 |
| BIOT 7245 | Biotechnology Applications Laboratory | 3 |
Process Sciences
| BIOT 5560 | Bioprocess Fundamentals | 3 |
| BIOT 5635 | Downstream Processess | 3 |
| BIOT 7245 | Biotechnology Applications Laboratory | 3 |
Biopharmaceutical Analytical Sciences
| CHEM 5550 | Intro to Glycobiology and Glycoprotein Analytics | 3 |
| BIOT 6320 | Quality Management Systems and Validation | 3 |
| BIOT 7245 | Biotechnology Applications Laboratory | 3 |
Pharmaceutical Technologies
| BIOT 5700 | Molecular Interactions of Proteins in Biopharma Form | 3 |
| BIOT 5640 | Drug Product Processes for Biopharma | 3 |
| BIOT 7245 | Biotechnology Applications Laboratory | 3 |
Biotechnology Enterprise
| BIOT 5225 | Managing and Leading a Biotech Company | 3 |
| BIOT 5227 | Launching your Science: Biotechnology Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
Agricultural Biotechnology
| BIOT 6100 | Agricultural Biotechnology | 3 |
| BIOT 5810 | Cutting-Edge Applications in Molecular Biotechnology | 3 |
| BIOT 7245 | Biotechnology Applications Laboratory | 3 |
Biodefense
| BIOT 6600 | Agents of Bioterrorism | 3 |
| BIOT 5810 | Cutting-Edge Application in Molecular Biotechnology | 4 |
| BIOT 6610 | Biosecurity and Bioterrorism | 3 |
| PPUA 6532 | Building Resilience into Local Government | 3 |
Manufacturing and Quality Operations
| BIOT 6300 | Pharmaceutical Microbiology | 3 |
| BIOT 6340 | Sterile Manufacturing Operations | 4 |
| BIOT 6320 | Quality Management Systems and Validation | 3 |
| BIOT 7245 | Biotechnology Applications Laboratory | 3 |
Scientific Information Management
Students pursuing the Scientific Information Management concentration must complete INSCH 5301, BIOT 7245, and either DA 5020 or DA 5020 for a total of 11 semester-hours.
| INSCH 5301 | Introduction to Computational Statistics | 4 |
| BIOT 7245 | Biotechnology Applications Laboratory | 3 |
| DA 5020 | Collecting, Storing, Retrieving Data | 4 |
| DA 5030 | Introduction to Data Mining/Machine Learning | 4 |
Biotechnology Regulatory Science
Students pursuing the Biotechnology Regulatory Science concentration must complete BIOT 5500, BIOT 5330, BIOT 7245, and either BIOT 6320 or BIOT 5340 for a total of 12 semester-hours.
| BIOT 5500 | Concepts in Regulatory Science | 3 |
| BIOT 5330 | Drug Safety and Immunogenicity | 3 |
| BIOT 7245 | Biotechnology Applications Laboratory | 3 |
| BIOT 6320 | Quality Mgt Systems and Validation | 3 |
| BIOT 5340 | Introduction to Biotherapeutic Approvals | 3 |
The above plans of study are for current students only. These plans are samples only- actual curriculum sequences may deviate from these samples. Programs of study are the responsibility of the student. The University Catalog provides a listing of degree requirements for each program, and the DARS system provides a degree audit utility for students.
