The Department of Biology
Master of Biotechnology Degree Requirements
The Master of Biotechnology offers students who are fundamentally educated in varied scientific disciplines the opportunities to advance their scientific skills. It allows them to acquire the business knowledge and skills necessary to commercialize emerging technologies or their products. Offered as a two-year program, it is representative of a unique interdisciplinary degree concept. The Professional Science Master’s (PSM) degree is designed for students interested in entering the workforce in leadership roles to promote the development and production of new products and processes.
Admission Requirements for the M.Bt.
Students must complete University Graduate Division admission requirements and must possess an appropriate four-year undergraduate science degree with a minimum 3.0 GPA. There are six categories of specific course prerequisites; completion of three categories constitutes the minimum for classification, but five categories must be completed prior to award of degree. Fresno State equivalent courses are indicated in parentheses.
Prerequisite courses are as follows:
General Genetics (BIOL 102 , BIOL 103 ) Microbiology with Lab - BIOL 120 and BIOL 120L ) Biochemistry with Lab (CHEM 150 /CHEM 155A and CHEM 156 ) Immunology with Lab (BIOL 157 and BIOL 157L ) Analytical Chemistry (CHEM 102 /CHEM 105 ) Statistics (MATH 101 )
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