Project Management, Biotechnology Concentration, M.S.

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Project Management Requirements

Master of Science in Project Management program is a 36-semester hour program that consists of required core courses (18 semester hours), required project or thesis courses (6 semester hours), and electives from a wide range of management and technology courses (12 semester hours). The semester hour value of each course appears in parentheses ( ).

Complete all of the following Core courses -18 semester hours:

MGMT 520 - Professional Communication (3 semester hours)
MGMT 560 - Organizational Leadership (3 semester hours)
PMGT 510 - Principles of Project Management (3 semester hours)
PMGT 530 - Procurement, Contracts, and Risk Management (3 semester hours)
PMGT 540 - Planning and Executing Projects (3 semester hours)
PMGT 570 - Agile Project Management with Scrum Methodology (3 semester hours)

Complete the following Experiential courses - 6 semester hours:

GRAD 695 - Research Methodology and Writing (3 semester hours)
GRAD 699 - Graduate Thesis (3 semester hours)
or
PMGT 699 - Applied Project in Project Management (3 semester hours)

Complete 12 semester hours from the following courses:

BTEC 502 - Biomaterials (3 semester hours)
BTEC 508 - Omics for Life Sciences (3 semester hours)
BTEC 522 - Graduate Biotechnology Seminar (3 semester hours)
BTEC 540 - Biostatistics (3 semester hours)
BTEC 550 - Instrumentation in Biotechnology Industry (3 semester hours)
BTEC 560 - Design of Experiment (3 semester hours)
BTEC 610 - Advanced Topics in Drug Discovery and Delivery (3 semester hours)
BTEC 612 - Regulatory Affairs in Life Science Industries (3 semester hours)
BTEC 615 - Biomedical Devices and Prototyping (3 semester hours)
BTEC 618 - Principles of Bioprocessing (3 semester hours)
BTEC 620 - Emerging Trends in Diagnostics (3 semester hours)
BTEC 622 - Principles of Accounting and Finance (3 semester hours)
BTEC 625 - Pharmacogenomics (3 semester hours)
BTEC 630 - Cancer Biotechnology (3 semester hours)
BTEC 634 - Healthcare Economics: Fundamentals for Providers and Biotech Professionals (3 semester hours)
BTEC 635 - Clinical Pharmacology (3 semester hours)
BTEC 640 - Trends in Regenerative Medicine (3 semester hours)
BTEC 650 - Fermentation Technologies (3 semester hours)
BTEC 655 - Industrial Enzymes and Proteins (3 semester hours)
BTEC 672 - Legal Affairs and Policies for Life Science Industry (3 semester hours)
BTEC 675 - Innovation and Improvisation in Research and Development (3 semester hours)
BTEC 698 - Biotechnology Graduate Internship (3 semester hours)

Recommended Sequence for the Two-Year Master of Science in Project Management Program with a Biotechnology Concentration

The sequence that appears below is based upon the availability of specific courses in each semester and the successful completion of course prerequisites.

First Year

Fall

PMGT 510 - Principles of Project Management (3 semester hours)
Biotechnology Concentration Elective (3 semester hours)

Total Semester Hours: 6

Spring

PMGT 540 - Planning and Executing Projects (3 semester hours)
Biotechnology Concentration Elective (3 semester hours)

Total Semester Hours: 6

Summer

MGMT 520 - Professional Communication (3 semester hours)
PMGT 530 - Procurement, Contracts, and Risk Management (3 semester hours)

Total Semester Hours: 6

Second Year

Fall

PMGT 570 - Agile Project Management with Scrum Methodology (3 semester hours)
Biotechnology Concentration Elective (3 semester hours)

Total Semester Hours: 6

Spring

GRAD 695 - Research Methodology and Writing (3 semester hours)
MGMT 560 - Organizational Leadership (3 semester hours)

Total Semester Hours: 6

Summer

GRAD 699 - Graduate Thesis (3 semester hours)
or
PMGT 699 - Applied Project in Project Management (3 semester hours)
Biotechnology Concentration Elective (3 semester hours)