MSBTM Course Requirements

To earn the MSBTM degree, you'll need to:

  • Begin the program in the Fall semester (late August).
  • Complete a total of 198 units with a cumulative QPA of 3.0.
  • Complete the core curriculum in:
    • General Policy and Management
    • Biotechnology Industry
    • Biotechnology Science
  • Undertake an internship in the summer between the first and second years.
  • Satisfy the elective course distribution requirement: Electives must include a minimum of 12 units from each school and a maximum of 12 units from the Tepper School. Tepper, Heinz and MCS electives must be approved by the MSBTM Program Director.



Electives (18 units)*
Electives (27 units)*

Year One

Fall Semester

Applied Cell and Molecular Biology
Financial Accounting
Managing Organization
Finance
Managerial Economics
Health Policy I
Marketing Management
Biotechnology Regulation, Policy & Compliance

Spring Semester

Principles of Biotechnology
Biotechnology Industry, Structure & Strategy
Management Science I
Management Science II
Manufacturing and Lab Practices
Electives (18 units)

     

Year Two

Fall Semester

Upper Level Biology or Chemistry Lab - Immunology
Electives (45 units)*

Spring Semester

Healthcare Ethics
Risk Analysis - Behavioral Decision Making
Electives (27 units)

*Elective Course Distribution: Tepper, Heinz and MCS electives must be approved by the Program Director. Distribution must include a minimum of 12 units from each school and a maximum of 12 units from the Tepper School. Suggested electives include:

Business to Business Marketing
New Product Management
Entrepreneural Thought and Action
Cross Cultural Management
Corporate Finance
Health Law
Money & Politics
Health Care Marketing
Negotiation
Project Management
Women and Public Policy
Strategic Human Resources
Molecular Biology
Green Chemistry
Advanced Negotiation in Complex Environments
Bioinformatics/Computational Biology
Biotechnology & Environmental Process

Please note: Course schedules are subject to change.