Biology Core Courses (13 Credit Hours)

Students enrolled in the Biotechnology concentration must complete the Biology M.S. core courses.

Biotechnology Core Course (4 Credit Hours)

• BIOL 6696 - Laboratory in Molecular Biological Techniques 4 Credit Hours

Biotechnology Elective Courses (11 Credit Hours)

Students will select 11 credit hours from the following list of courses. 

• BIOL 6278 - Immunology 4 Credit Hours
• BIOL 6284 - Medical Biochemistry in Health and Disease 4 Credit Hours
• BIOL 6438 - Applied Microbiology 4 Credit Hours
• BIOL 6448 - Investigations into the Human Microbiome: Organisms and Impacts 4 Credit Hours
• BIOL 6458 - Microbial Ecology and Metabolism 4 Credit Hours
• BIOL 6640 - Fundamentals of Bioinformatics 4 Credit Hours
• BIOL 6744 - Biostatistics 3 Credit Hours
• BIOL 6905 - Theme-Based Biology Laboratory 2 to 4 Credit Hours
• BIOL 8008 - Concepts in Biology 2 Credit Hours

Non-Thesis Capstone Course (4 hours)

• BIOL 6996 - Non-Thesis Capstone Literature Review 4 Credit Hours
• BIOL 6997 - Non-Thesis Capstone Internship 4 Credit Hours
• BIOL 6998 - Non-Thesis Capstone Project 4 Credit Hours