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Curriculum Overview

The 36-credit M.S. in Biotechnology Management and Entrepreneurship curriculum bridges cutting-edge life science and real-world business strategy, preparing graduates to lead across the full arc of the biotech industry. Students build a rigorous scientific foundation, spanning genomics, proteomics, computational biology, and molecular biology, then apply that knowledge to the commercial realities of drug development, from bench-to-bedside pipeline development to health technology assessment and pharmacogenomics-driven personalized medicine. Courses in Applied Biologics and Clinical Trials Management bring students into direct contact with the tools and methods shaping cutting edge medicine today, while Biostatistics and Informatics equips them to design and interpret the data-driven studies that underpin regulatory submissions and clinical decisions.

Equally distinctive is the program's emphasis on entrepreneurship and commercialization. Students learn to navigate intellectual property law, FDA and EMA regulatory compliance, and reimbursement strategy, then augment their background in courses on startup finance, venture capital, and technology entrepreneurship that cover everything from term sheet negotiation to innovation ecosystem dynamics. A capstone project synthesizes it all into a portfolio-ready deliverable spanning operations, product development, and commercialization strategy. With Special Topics courses keeping pace with emerging breakthroughs in areas like applications of generative AI in development approaches in drug development, graduates are equipped not just to enter the biotech industry — but to help shape its next chapter.

The 36-credit master's in biotech can be completed full time in just 21 months or part time at a pace that makes sense for you. View a typical course sequence for full-time students; part-time students select 1-2 courses per semester in consultation with their program director. Review degree requirements below, and download course descriptions here. 

Course Descriptions

Typical Program Sequence

Degree Requirements

To earn the M.S. in Biotechnology Management and Entrepreneurship, you must complete 18 credits of required courses, including a capstone project, as well as 18 credits of elective courses, which may include an internship. Courses are 3 credits, unless otherwise noted. 

Core Requirements (18 credits) 

• BTM 5100 Foundations of Biotechnology 
• BTM 5200 Biotechnology Management  
• BTM 5300 Pharmacology Product Development and Commercialization 
• BTM 5400 Applications of Biotechnology 
• BTM 5500 Intellectual Property, Regulation and Compliance for Biotechnology 
• BTM 6500 Capstone in Biotechnology Management and Entrepreneurship 

Electives (18 credits) 

• BTM 5000 Survey of Life Sciences 
• BTM 5600 Applied Biologics 
• BTM 6000 Biostatistics and Informatics 
• BTM 6100 Clinical Trials and Research Management 
• BME 5800 Technology Entrepreneurship 
• BTM 5700 Finance for Startups and Entrepreneurial Ventures 
• MAN 5580 Project Management 
• MAN 5815 Marketing Management 
• BTM 6450 Internship in Biotechnology Management and Entrepreneurship (1-3 credits) 
• BTM 6900 Special Topics in Biotechnology Management and Entrepreneurship (1-3 credits) 
• BTM 6999 Independent Study in Biotechnology Management and Entrepreneurship (1-3 credits) 

Note: Electives offerings will vary each semester. Therefore, some choices will not be available for a particular cohort.