MBT Curriculum
The medical biotechnology program curriculum is designed to allow schedule flexibility to meet the needs of a wide range of students.
Course Duration
While the program is designed for completion in two calendar years (24 months) by a full time student, students may decide to pursue an accelerated schedule and complete the required courses and research in one-and-a-half calendar years (including summers). The maximum lapsed time allowed for MS degree completion is five years.
Course Organization
In the first year of the program, students will take core courses in subjects such as protein biochemistry, molecular biology, cell biology, immunology, bioethics and statistics. The second year will include more theoretical and practical training in a selection of techniques and processes common to biotechnology research along with research project activities. The student-driven, on-site research project, or an externship project with one of our affiliated industrial partners, will culminate the degree, giving each student personal experience in planning, budgeting, marketing, execution and reporting on a research project.
Course Requirements
Minimum number of credit hours required: 34
Core subjects: 20 credits
Elective subjects: Minimum of 6 credits
Master’s Project:
Credit hour requirement - at least 8 credits
Total effort – the equivalent of 4-6 months of full time effort on proposal preparation and defense, research execution and project reporting and defense. This effort maybe distributed over up to 18 months lapsed time.
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