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Master
of Science degree:
Students must complete the 6 core courses
and 
3 track specific course for a total of 30 credit hours
Core Curriculum (six courses for all
tracks)
1. Genetic Engineering I, BTEC
501. Molecular biology, recombinant DNA technology, transgenic
organisms, cloning vectors, molecular modeling. Three hours.
2. Genetic Engineering II, BTEC
502. Prerequisite: BTEC 501 Production of biological molecules
using cell culture technologies. Introduction to bioreactor design and
control, to molecular and cellular bioseparations,
and to tissue and cellular engineering. An overview of current scientific,
regulatory and ethical issues in biotechnology. Drug discovery; elements
of pharmaceutical patent law; design of clinical trials; FDA approval
process. Developments in computational biology. Introduction to and
practical aspects of clinical pharmacology. Contemporary issues in bioethics,
scientific misconduct. Three hours.
3. Laboratory in Genetic Engineering,
BTEC 511 and 512. Laboratory applications of theoretical concepts
taught in BTEC 501 and 502. Allows hands-on integration of diverse Biotechnical
applications as a cohesive synthesis to answer research questions via
laboratory investigation. Two hours.
4. Pathobiology, BTEC 521.
Mechanism of Disease will be presented along with basic concepts of
pathobiology. This course will prepare students for their future professional
careers in biotechnology related fields, including Biomedical Research,
Forensics Research, Pharmacology, Genetic Engineering, Recombinant DNA
Technology, as well as other Biomedically related fields. Three hours.
5. Research Ethics, BTEC 531.
Ethical issues in research including, but not limited to: Human subjects
research, animal care, conduct of responsible research and requirements
of regulatory agencies. Three hours.
6. Research I, BTEC 599.
Mentored original research in molecular biotechnology, plant biotechnology
or Bioinformatics. Two hours per semester
Track
Specific Curricula: Students must complete at least two track-specific
electives, two track specific required courses plus Research II (BTEC
699)
1)
Molcular Biotechnology Track
Required Courses:
- Advanced
Immunobiology, BTEC 621. Prerequisite, Biol 321. Advanced covereage
of topics to include: molecular basis of generation of diversity,
antigen recognition, cytokines and chemokines biology, xenotransplantation,
vaccination, evolution of immune system, allergies and therapeutics,
gene therapy, immunodeficiency, Also to be discussed is the development
of recombinant antibodies in vitro, in plants,
in bacteria and animals. Three hours.
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Forensic DNA Analyses, BTEC 630. Instruction in DNA fingerprinting,
paternity identification, mitochondrial sequencing, Restriction Fragment
Length Polymorphism analysis, Polymerase Chain Reaction, HLA-DQA1,
DNA databases searches, Forensic laws. Three hours.
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Research II, BTEC 699. Mentored original research in molecular biotechnology,
plant biotechnology or Bioinformatics culminating with the production
of a Master’s Thesis. Two hours per semester.
2)
Plant Biotechnology Track
Required Courses
- Plant
Tissue Culture, propagation and transformation. BTEC 640. Methods
and research applications of plant tissue culture followed by principles
and methods of propagation and transformation. Three hours
Plant Cell Biology, BTEC 640. Advanced study of plant cell responsesto
environmental stresses such as pollutants, parasites, viruses and
insecticides. Three hours
- Research
II, BTEC 699. Mentored original research in molecular biotechnology,
plant biotechnology or Bioinformatics culminating with the production
of a Master’s Thesis. Two hours per semester
3)
Computational Biology/Bioinformatics Track
Required Courses
- Statistics
I, BTEC 660. Graduate course in mathematics, computer science, or
statistics, approved by the student's advisor.
Advanced Computational Biology, BTEC 665. Molecular modeling and its
applications.
- Research
II, BTEC 699. Mentored original research in molecular biotechnology,
plant biotechnology or Bioinformatics culminating with the production
of a Master’s Thesis.
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