Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering

Professional Science Masters of Biomanufacturing and Biotechnology graphic

Masters of Biomanufacturing and Biotechnology:
Curriculum

The PSM curriculum requires 33 credits of coursework and seven credits of internship. Review the details below by semester, including electives.

Graduate-level prerequisites for each course are listed. All of the courses with the BUS prefix are online courses. 

Overall curriculum

Semester 1 (Fall) 10 credits:

  • Credits: 4
  • Offered: Fall
  • Credits: 4
  • Offered: Fall
  • Credits: 2
  • Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

Semester 2 (Spring) 10 credits:

  • Credits: 1
  • Offered: Spring
  • Credits: 2
  • Offered: Spring
  • Prerequisite: BUS 500

Semester 3 (Fall) 9-11 credits:

  • Credits: 1
  • Offered: Fall
  • Prerequisite: CBE 504, may be taken concurrently
  • Credits: 3
  • Offered: Fall
  • Credits: 2
  • Offered: Fall
  • Prerequisite: BUS 500 or BUS 601 to 655
  • Credits: 2 (either in semester 3 or semester 4)

Semester 4 (Spring) 9-11 credits:

  • Credits: 2
  • Offered: Fall, Spring
  • Prerequisite: BUS 500
  • Credits: 2 (either in semester 3 or semester 4)
  • Credits: Variable
  • Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

Electives

Please review noted symbols in the previous section.

*Choose an elective from among:

  • CBE 570 Biomolecular Engineering/Synthetic Biology
    • Credits: 3
    • Offered: Spring
  • GES 542 Biobased Fuels Energy and Chemicals
    • Credits: 3
    • Offered: Spring
  • BIOM 525 Cell and Tissue Engineering
    • Credits: 3
    • Offered: Spring

†Choose an elective to take in either semester 3 or semester 4 from among:

  • BUS 626 Managing Human Capital
    • Credits: 2
    • Offered: Spring
  • BUS 640 Financial Principles and Practice
    • Credits: 2
    • Offered: Fall
    • Prerequisite: BUS 601 and 614. Note, this option requires moving BUS 614 to Semester 2, or to the summer between semesters 2 and 3.
  • BUS 655 Marketing Management
    • Credits: 2
    • Offered: Fall
    • Prerequisite: BUS 500, may be taken concurrently

‡Students must take a minimum of 7 credits of CBE 687