MSBTM Course Requirements

To earn the MSBTM degree, you'll need to:

• Begin the program in the Fall semester (late August).
• Complete a total of 198 units with a cumulative QPA of 3.0.
• Complete the core curriculum in:
  • General Policy and Management
  • Biotechnology Industry
  • Biotechnology Science
• Undertake an internship in the summer between the first and second years.
• Satisfy the elective course distribution requirement: Electives must include a minimum of 12 units from each school and a maximum of 12 units from the Tepper School. Tepper, Heinz and MCS electives must be approved by the MSBTM Program Director.

*Elective Course Distribution: Tepper, Heinz and MCS electives must be approved by the Program Director. Distribution must include a minimum of 12 units from each school and a maximum of 12 units from the Tepper School. Suggested electives include:

Business to Business Marketing
New Product Management
Entrepreneural Thought and Action
Managing In a Multicultural Society
Corporate Finance
Health Law
Health Policy
Money & Politics
Health Care Marketing
Negotiation
Women and Public Policy
Intro. to Computer and Communications Security
Strategic Human Resources
Molecular Biology
Green Chemistry
Advanced Negotiation in Complex Environments
Bioinformatics/Computational Biology
Intro. to Computer and Communications Security
Biotechnology & Environmental Process

Please note: Course schedules are subject to change.

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Carnegie Mellon University
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