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Graduate Programs in Biotechnology
Earn your Master of Science in Applied Biotechnology or Graduate Certificate in Applied Bioinformatics from the University of Wisconsin.
Courses are completed entirely online—an ideal format for busy professionals.
Aptitude tests, such as the GMAT or GRE, are not required for admission.
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Be part of the exciting growth in biotechnology.
Every day, biotechnology is working to solve some of the world’s most pressing problems and moving forward with revolutionary solutions. The value biotechnology offers to the world through its continual development of useful products has fueled its growth, and employment and wage growth consistently exceeds other occupations.
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Applied Biotechnology—Master of Science
Core curriculum + Specialization tracks
With a Master of Science in Applied Biotechnology, you’ll have the skills and knowledge to bring the best of biotech innovation to market, where it can do the most good. Learn the principles and techniques of biotechnology with a core curriculum comprised of six courses. Add one or more specialization tracks to finish your degree.
- ABT 700 Principles of Biotechnology
- ABT 705 Ethics, Safety, and Regulatory Environments
- ABT 710 Professional and Technical Communication in Biotechnology
- ABT 715 Techniques in Biotechnology
- ABT 720 Experimental Design and Analysis in Biotechnology
- ABT 725 Leadership in Organizations
Ensure quality standards are met, from discovery to production. Focus on quality control and validation in product design, development, and manufacturing. You’ll examine key regulatory agencies and practices within the highly-regulated and diverse biotechnology industry; learn how to read an SOP, deal with automation in QC, and navigate FDA and ICH regulations.
- ABT 735 Quality Control and Validation
- ABT 740 Regulatory Practice and Compliance
- ABT 745 Industrial Applications in Regulatory Affairs
Learn marketing and commercialization strategies while exploring supply and distribution, sustainability, and project management in biotechnology from a global perspective. Areas of focus include pharmaceutical marketing, B2B marketing, and Six Sigma methodologies.
- ABT 750 Biotechnology Marketing and Entrepreneurship
- ABT 755 Global Operations and Supply Chain Management
- ABT 760 Quality and Project Management
R&D—where innovation begins. Evaluate scientific discovery and market value, navigate patent, intellectual property, and licensing requirements, and balance business growth with innovation. You’ll explore strategies in evaluating and implementing new products within diverse areas of biotechnology including agriculture, industrial, medical, and environmental.
- ABT 765 Assessing Innovation in Biotechnology
- ABT 770 Product Development
- ABT 775 Tools for Data Analysis
Applied Bioinformatics—Graduate Certificate
Make the connection between the life sciences and data science.
4 courses. 12 credits. 100% online.
Learn how to process biological data from scientific research, such as large-scale genomics and other molecular and biological datasets, using computation and analysis tools. Gain proficiency in applied statistics, machine learning, data visualization, programming, and other techniques.
- ABT 720 Experimental Design and Analysis in Biotechnology
- ABT 730 Python for Bioinformatics
- ABT 780 Bioinformatic Inquiry
- ABT 785 Applications of Bioinformatics
It is possible to complete a certificate in one year; however, based on work and life commitments, you may decide to take longer. Degree-seeking students in the Master of Science in Applied Biotechnology may choose to earn the certificate as an additional credential.
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Universities of Wisconsin is one of the largest and most widely respected public higher education systems in the country. By partnering with all UW campuses to offer online degrees and certificates, students of UW Extended Campus programs receive a quality University of Wisconsin education—no matter where they live and work.
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University of Wisconsin institutions offering the online Master of Science in Applied Biotechnology and Graduate Certificate in Applied Bioinformatics are fully accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The programs have been approved by the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents.