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Master of Biotechnology

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Elective Descriptions
  • Advanced Microbial Pathogenesis (IGP 433)
  • Biochemical Sensors (BME 317)
  • Chemistry and Biology of Molecular Machines (BIOL SCI361)
  • Drug Development (MSIC 303)
  • Endocrinology (BIOL SCI 356)
  • Fundamentals of Neurobiology I (BIOL SCI 302)
  • Fundamentals of Neurobiology II (BIOL SCI 306)
  • Physical Biochemistry (BIOL SCI 321)
  • Protein Structure and Function (BIOL SCI 361)
  • Biomaterials and Medical Devices (BME 343)
  • Biological Performance of Materials (BME 344)
  • Cell Materials Interactions (ChE 475)
  • Tissue Engineering (BME 346)
  • Advances in Biotechnology (ChE 478)
  • Artificial Organs (BME 379)
  • Cell Culture and ExVivo Tissue Engineering (ChE 479)
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging (BME 327)
  • Mechanics of Biological Tissue (BME 371)
  • Transport Fundamentals (BME 350)
  • Transport Phenomena in Living Systems (ChE 371)
  • Algorithmic Techniques in Bioinformatics (CS 395)
  • Bioinformatics: Sequence and Structure (BIOL SCI 323)
  • Computational Biology: Principles and Applications (ChE 379)
  • Biophysics of Living Organisms (BIOL SCI 360)
  • Chemistry and Biology of Molecular Machines (IBIS 405)
  • Mechanics of Biological Tissue (BME 371)
  • Molecular Biophysics (IBIS 401)
  • Molecular Machines (BIOL SCI 362)
  • Molecular Machines in Biology (MECH ENG 389)
  • Modern Microscopy and Optical Imaging (BME 333)
  • Protein Structure and Function (BIOL SCI 361)
  • Physical Biochemistry (BIOL SCI 321)
  • Biology of Animal Viruses (BIOL SCI 319 or IBIS 419)
  • Cell Culture and ExVivo Tissue Engineering (ChE 479)
  • Cell and Structural Biology of Alzheimer’s Disease (BIOL SCI 405)
  • Tumor Cell Biology (IGP 450)
  • Virology (IGP 475)
  • Genetics (IGP 430)
  • Genetics and Genomics (BIOL SCI 403)
  • Genome Scale Science (BIOL SCI 407)
  • Functional Genomics (BIOL SCI 378)
  • Plant Conservation Genetics (BIOL SCI 332)
  • Population Genetics (BIOL SCI 341)
  • Molecular Genetics (BIOL SCI 395)

Management Sciences
*MBP students can take multiple management courses, but only one will count towards graduation requirements; the rest will be considered as an overload.

  • Advanced Strategic Management in Healthcare (HIMT 452-B)
  • Dynamics of the Biotechnology and Life Science Industry (BIOT 911)
  • Healthcare Economics and Strategy (MGMT 444)
  • Management Challenges in Pharma and Biotech  (HIMT 453)
  • Personal and Organizational Effectiveness (CHE 390)
  • Project Management (OPNS 917)
  • Quantitative Methods for Decision Making (IEMS 407)
  • Special Topics in Health Industry Management (HIMT 455)
  • Strategic Management for Engineers (IEMS 437)
  • Chemistry and Biology of Molecular Machines (IBIS 405)
  • Developmental Biology (BIOL SCI 391)
  • Eukaryotic Molecular Biology (IGP 462)
  • Molecular Biophysics (IBIS 401)
  • Molecular Biology Laboratory (BIOL SCI 353)
  • Molecular Machines in Biology (MECH ENG 389)
  • Molecular Mechanisms of Carcinogens (IGP 480)
  • Molecular Genetics (BIOL SCI 395)
  • Molecular Neurobiology (BIOL SCI 303)
  • Immunology (IGP 440)
  • Advanced immunology (IGP 472)
  • Artificial Organs (BME 379)
  • Biological Performance of Materials (BME 344)
  • Cell Culture and ExVivo Tissue Engineering (ChE 479)
  • Cell Materials Interactions (ChE 475)
  • Tissue Engineering (BME 346)
  • Applied Statistics for Research I (STAT 330-1)
  • Applied Statistics for Research II (STAT 330-2)
  • Biostatistics for Experimenters (BME 420)
  • Regression Analysis (STAT 350)
  • Statistics I (IEMS 303)
  • Statistics II (IEMS 304)
  • Applied Quality and Regulatory Practice (QARS 421)
  • Crystallography (MAT SCI 361)
  • Electron Microscopy (MAT SCI 460)
  • Science and Society (IGP 495)
  • Soft Materials (MAT SCI 331)
  • Sustainability, Technology and Society (CHE 365)

 

 





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