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MBT Course Offerings

 

Course Structure


Students must pass the following core subjects:
  • MBT 500 DNA and Proteins
  • MBT 501 Cell Biology and Human Physiology
  • MBT 502 Immunology, Microbiology and Cell Therapy
  • MBT 503 Pharmacology, Toxicology and Clinical Trials
  • MBT 510 Ethics in Biotechnology
  • MBT 511 Seminars in Biotechnology
  • MBT 512 Biostatistics
  • MBT 513 Research Planning and Design
 
Students must select at least 6 credits from the following electives:
  • MBT 520 Biotechnology Product Development
  • MBT 521 Techniques and Processes in Biotechnology
  • MBT 522 Applied Medical Biotechnology
  • MBT 523 Biotechnology Engineering
  • MBT 591 Departmental Seminar in Biotechnology
  • MBT 594 Special Topics in Biotechnology
  • MBT 596 Independent Study
 
Students are to choose between the two master's research options:
  • MBT 597 Master of science Project Research
  • MBT 598 Master of science Thesis Research
Click here to see course descriptions.
 
Specialized Training
Various specialized training relevant to medical biotechnology will be offered to students via the Special Topics elective. Among the topics available are:
 
Molecular Biology
DNA Purification
Gene Cloning
PCR applications
siRNA based techniques
Antisense approaches
Bioinformatics
Recombinant Technology


Pharmaceutical Science

Clinical Trials
Cellular Therapy
Biopharmaceutical

Immunotechnology
Flow Cytometry
ELISA and Western Blotting
Antibody: Production, Purification and Application
Vaccines
Cell and Tissue Culture 


Project Management Practice

Product Development Practices
Project Management
Quality Systems Practices
Patent Law Basics