BioBusiness Track

What You’ll Learn

The BioBusiness Track is designed for those pursuing careers in business aspects of the biotech/biopharma industries. The track covers skills required for a successful business career in these industries, with its unique combination of business and bioscience courses. Core business courses can also satisfy the admission requirements for an advanced degree such as an MBA or J.D.

Fall 2024 Admissions

Review our program prerequisites and begin your online application.

Courses

BioBusiness students must complete these required courses:

  • BCHB 5130 Core Concepts of Biochemistry (3 credits) or BIOT 7130 Principles of Biochemistry (4 credits)
  • BCHB 5140 or 5150 Introduction to Bioinformatics (1 credit)
  • BIOT 5007 or 5008 Laboratory Applications of Biotechnology (3 credits)
  • BIOT 5009 Introduction to the Biotechnology Industry (3 credits)
  • BIOT 5100 Entrepreneurial Biotechnology (3 credits)
  • BIOT 5200 Financial Matrix in Biotechnology (1 credit)
  • BIOT 5230 Intellectual Property (2 credits)
  • BIOT 5430 Current Good Laboratory and Manufacturing Practices (cGLMP) for Biotechnology (1 credit)
  • BIOT 5700 Gene & Cell Strategy Therapies (1 credit)
  • BIOT 7950 Biotechnology Capstone Internship (4 credits)

Students must also complete these non-credit courses:

  • BCHB 5540 Research Ethics & Integrity
  • BIOT 6590 Introduction to Biotechnology Internship

For more information, please contact us.

BioBusiness students must complete 8 credits of electives.

Fall Electives

  • BIOT 5190 Medical Toxicology (2 credits)
  • BIOT 5520 Marketing Applications in Biotechnology (1 credit)
  • BIOT 5590 New Frontiers of Biotechnology (1 credit)

Spring Electives

  • BIOT 5160 Molecular Medicine (2 credits)
  • BIOT 5220 Drug Targets & Drug Design (2 credits)
  • BIOT 5270 Food Biotechnology (2 credits)
  • BIOT 5500 Management Strategies for Biotech Companies (1 credit)
  • BIOT 5510 Commercialization for the Biotechnology Industry (1 credit)
  • BIOT 5550 Government, Science & Technology Management (1 credit)
  • BIOT 5570 Strategic Leadership in Science & Tech (1 credit)
  • BIOT 5660 Drug Development to Post Approval (1 credit)
  • BIOT 6430 FDA Case Studies (1 credit)
  • BIOT 8001 Portfolio & Project Management (1 credit)

Summer Internships

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These courses do not count toward the degree requirements, but students may find them beneficial.

  • BIOT 7000 Scientific & Presentation English (1 credit, offered in Fall and Spring)
  • BIOT 7003 Conversational English for International Students (1 credit, offered in Fall and Spring)

Capstone Internships

Students gain real-world experience at biotech companies, agencies and other institutions through our capstone course.

Example Degree Plan

The following is an example degree plan for full-time students, who finish the program in 10 months (two semesters). Our program charges a full-time, per-semester flat rate for students taking 12 credits or more in a semester and a part-time, per-credit rate for students taking fewer than 12 credits.

Fall

Course NameCredit(s)
BCHB 5130 Core Concepts of Biochemistry4
BCHB 5140 Introduction to Bioinformatics1
BIOT 5007 Laboratory Applications of Biotechnology3
BIOT 5009 Introduction to the Biotechnology Industry3
BIOT 5200 Financial Matrix in Biotechnology1
BIOT 5230 Intellectual Property2
BIOT 6590 Introduction to Biotechnology Internship0
Elective1
15 Credits

Spring

Course NameCredit(s)
BCHB 5540 Research Ethics & Integrity0
BIOT 5100 Entrepreneurial Biotechnology3
BIOT 5430 Current Good Laboratory and Manufacturing Practices (cGLMP) for Biotechnology1
BIOT 7950 Biotechnology Capstone Internship4
Elective 22
Elective 32
Elective 43
15 Credits

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