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. 

The list of graduate and professional course offerings is available in the GRADUATE CATALOG and COURSE LISTINGS. Biotechnology class descriptions are available at Biotechnology descriptions.

Students may EITHER complete any four business classes (accounting, management, marketing, finance, etc.) OR by selecting a specific set of business courses, students may earn the Certificate of Entrepreneurship in addition to the MBIOT degree. 

The comprehensive final exam is taken the last semester of the student’s program, usually the second fall semester after entering the program.

  

Below is a table of required courses for the MBIOT degree, listing the course prefix, name, and number of credit hours.
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