Curriculum
Required Courses
The Master of Biotechnology (MBIOT) degree requires the completion of 39 credit hours and the satisfactory completion of a comprehensive final exam. The curriculum has recently been revised to include more elective courses and a choice of business certificates.
* By choosing a particular set of business courses, students may earn the Certificate of Entrepreneurship in addition to the MBIOT degree:
Certificate of Entrepreneurship–take 12 hours of the following:
For more information about the Certificate in Entrepreneurship, please click here https://mcferrin.tamu.edu/
The comprehensive final exam is taken the last semester of the student’s program, usually the second fall semester after entering the program.
The Master of Biotechnology (MBIOT) degree requires the completion of 39 credit hours and the satisfactory completion of a comprehensive final exam. The curriculum has recently been revised to include more elective courses and a choice of business certificates.
Course Prefix | Course Name | Credit Hours |
BIOT 601 | Biotechnology Principles and Techniques I | 4 |
BIOT 635 | Molecular Biotechnology | 3 |
BIOT 645 | Biotechnology Writing | 3 |
BIOT 681 | Biotechnology Seminar | 1 |
BIOT 684 | Directed Professional Internship | 4 |
BIOT 685 | Directed Studies | 3 |
N/A | Online CITI Responsible Conduct of Research course | N/A |
600 level | Business courses* | 12 |
Elective hours | Business, science or technology courses | 9 |
* By choosing a particular set of business courses, students may earn the Certificate of Entrepreneurship in addition to the MBIOT degree:
Certificate of Entrepreneurship–take 12 hours of the following:
Course Prefix | Course Name | Credit Hours |
MGMT 632 | Technology Commercialization | 3 |
MGMT 637 | Foundations of Entrepreneurship | 3 |
MGMT 638 | Strategic Entrepreneurship | 3 |
MGMT 639 | Negotiations | 3 |
MGMT 640 | Managing for Creativity and Innovation | 3 |
MGMT 658 | Managing Projects | 3 |
MGMT 675 | Leadership in Organizations | 3 |
FINC 644 | Funding New Ventures | 3 |
For more information about the Certificate in Entrepreneurship, please click here https://mcferrin.tamu.edu/
The comprehensive final exam is taken the last semester of the student’s program, usually the second fall semester after entering the program.