Biochemistry and Biotechnology MS, Professional Emphasis
This track requires a total of 32 graduate credit hours, of which at least half must be at the 5000-level or above. Students take 21 credit hours of science courses (Biology and Chemistry) and 9 hours in business courses. In addition, each student is required to take 2 credit hours of either an on-campus practicum course or an off-campus internship.
| Required Courses in Biology and Chemistry | ||
| CHEM 5722 | Advanced Graduate Biochemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 5774 | Bioinformatics | 3 |
| or BIOL 5436 | Applied Bioinformatics | |
| BIOL 6615 | Advanced Biotechnology Laboratory II | 4 |
| BIOL 6602 | Advanced Molecular Biology | 3 |
| or BIOL 6608 | Advanced Synthetic Biology | |
| BIOL 6889 | Graduate Seminar | 2 |
| Required Internship or Practicum | 2 | |
| Choose one of the following: | ||
| Professional Science Business Electives | 9 | |
| Industrial and Organizational Psychology | ||
| Economics for Managers | ||
| Managerial Communication | ||
| Managing People in Organizations | ||
| Contemporary Marketing Concepts | ||
| Law, Ethics and Business | ||
| Elective Courses in Biology and Chemistry | 6 | |
| Biochemistry Laboratory | ||
| Foundations of Physical Chemistry | ||
| Special Topics in Organic Chemistry | ||
| Advanced Physical Biochemistry | ||
| Special Topics in Biochemistry | ||
| Problem Seminar in Biochemistry 1 | ||
| Graduate Research in Chemistry 2 | ||
or BIOL 6905 | Graduate Research in Biology | |
| Immunobiology | ||
| Advanced Genetics | ||
| Topics in Cellular and Molecular Biology 1 | ||
| Biology Colloquium 1 | ||
| Advanced Molecular Biology | ||
| Advanced Synthetic Biology | ||
| Advanced Cellular Basis of Disease | ||
| Advanced Nucleic Acid Structure and Function | ||
| Advanced Plant Biology and Biotechnology | ||
| Advanced Virology | ||
| Advanced Topics in Biology | ||
| Total Hours | 32 | |
| 1 | Maximum of 2 credit hours between BIOL 5069, BIOL 5099 and CHEM 6787. |
| 2 | Can be taken for up to 2 credit hours in either CHEM 6905 or BIOL 6905. Students must have a 3.0 GPA in non-research courses. |