Curriculum - Biotechnology and Entrepreneurship, MS

Degree Requirements

The 30-credit curriculum of this program comprises 3 parts:

1. 4 required courses offering a broad overview of cutting-edge areas of biotechnology: biocatalysis and biomaterials, biotechnology and health care, biosensors and biochips, biotechnology, and the pharmaceuticals industry (12 credits)
2. 1 required and a wide choice of elective 1.5- and 3-credit courses on technology innovation, intellectual-property management, finances, marketing, business-plan preparation, and fund-raising (12 credits)
3. 2 more electives up to 6 credits or an optional project involving either technology-competition analysis and business-plan preparation or a placement in an early-stage start-up company (6 credits)

Required Courses (15 Credits)

BTE 6013 Biotechnology and the Pharmaceutical Industry, Credits: 3.00
BTE 6023 Biotechnology and Health Care, Credits: 3.00
BTE 6033 Biosensors and Biochips, Credits: 3.00
BTE 6043 Biocatalysis in Industry, Credits: 3.00
MG 7703 Entrepreneurship, Credits: 3.00

Elective Courses (6-15 Credits)

You must take courses from the list below, which will amount to at least 6 credits in total, e.g., two 3-credit or four 1.5-credit courses:

MG 6093 Accounting & Finance, Credits: 3.00
MG 7871 Introduction to Managing Intellectual Property, Credits: 1.50
MG 7873 Manging Intellectual Property & Intellectual Capital, Credits: 3.00
MG 8203 Project Management, Credits: 3.00
MG 8653 Managing Technological Change & Innovation, Credits: 3.00
MG 8711 Intro to Entrepreneurial Finance, Credits: 1.50
MG 8713 Entrepreneurial Finance, Credits: 3.00
MG 8721 Introduction to Managing Growing Enterprises, Credits: 1.50
MG 8731 Intro to Corporate Entrepreneurship, Credits: 1.50
MG 8741 Introduction to Entrepreneurial Marketing & Sales, Credits: 1.50
MG 8743 Entrepreneurial Marketing & Sales, Credits: 3.00
JW 6003 Introduction to Technical Communication, Credits: 3.00
BT 9433 Protein Engineering, Credits: 3.00
BT 9442 Please Refer to Catalog
BE 6703 Materials in Medicine, Credits: 3.00
CM 7923 Natural Polymers and Materials, Credits: 3.00
CM 8213 Bioanalytical Chemistry, Credits: 3.00
BE 6013 Molecular Immunology, Credits: 3.00
CM 9423 Biochemistry II, Credits: 3.00
BE 6023 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Credits: 3.00
BT 7013 Special Topics in Biotechnology, Credits: 3.00

Projects

You may take up to 3 Projects in Biotechnology and Entrepreneurship:

BTE 9503 Project in Biotechnology and Entrepreneurship I, Credits: 3.00
BTE 9513 Project in Biotechnology and Entrepreneurship II, Credits: 3.00
BTE 9523 Project in Biotechnology and Entrepreneurship III, Credits: 3.00