This track provides students with an in-depth knowledge of the processes involved in the use of technology and bioinformatics to design drugs. Science courses offered in this track focus on underlying disease mechanisms and the identification of drugs for biopharmaceutical targets. Students will enroll in courses covering regulatory affairs, the FDA approval process, intellectual property, and current good manufacturing procedures and commercialization of pharmaceuticals.
Possible career paths include research, regulatory affairs, and intellectual property management and licensing.
What You’ll Learn
Fall 2024 Admissions
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Courses
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 Name | Credit(s) |
|---|---|
| BCHB 5130 Core Concepts of Biochemistry | 4 |
| BCHB 5140 Introduction to Bioinformatics | 1 |
| BIOT 5007 Laboratory Applications of Biotechnology | 3 |
| BIOT 5009 Introduction to the Biotechnology Industry | 3 |
| BIOT 5230 Intellectual Property | 2 |
| BIOT 5310 DNA Damage, Repair & Human Therapy | 1 |
| BIOT 6590 Introduction to Biotechnology Internship | 0 |
| Elective 1 | 1 |
| 15 Credits |
- Students pay the per-semester rate.
- Apply for graduation in your second-to-last semester. Follow the Graduating Student Checklist.
Spring
| Course Name | Credit(s) |
|---|---|
| BCHB 5220 Drug Targets & Drug Design | 2 |
| BCHB 5540 Research Ethics & Integrity | 0 |
| BIOT 5100 Entrepreneurial Biotechnology | 3 |
| BIOT 5160 Molecular Medicine | 2 |
| BIOT 5430 Current Good Laboratory and Manufacturing Practices (cGLMP) for Biotechnology | 1 |
| BIOT 5660 Drug Development to Post Approval | 1 |
| BIOT 6430 FDA Case Studies | 1 |
| BIOT 7950 Biotechnology Capstone Internship | 4 |
| Elective 2 | 1 |
| 15 Credits |
- Students pay the per-semester rate.
- Follow the Graduating Student Checklist to receive your degree and attend Commencement with your class.