Curriculum

Course Schedules

The MBP curriculum consists of 13 units of coursework, which need to be completed in the first three quarters (1st fall - 1st winter - 1st spring), and 8 units of full-time contiguous research (approximately 6 months of full-time research), which need to be completed in the subsequent two quarters.

Many students choose to enroll in an optional industrial or academic tuition-free internship, which extends the duration of the program from 15 to 21 months (7 quarters). The internship can precede the research and occur in the 1st summer - 2nd fall quarters, or it can follow the research and occur in the 2nd winter-2nd spring quarters.

1^st Fall (4.0 Units)

• MBiotech 303: Principles of Chemical Engineering (1.0 unit) Engineering majors may be able to replace MB 303 with an elective.
• MBiotech 420: Critical Thinking and Communication (1.0 unit)
• MBiotech 506: Topics in Professional Development (0 units)
• Elective (1.0 unit)
• Elective (1.0 unit)

1^st Winter (5.0 Units)

• MBiotech 476-1: Kinetics, Energetics and Bioreactor Design (1.0 unit)
• MBiotech 410: Technology Commercialization Fundamentals (1.0 unit)
• MBiotech 482: Regulatory Sciences in Biotechnology (1.0 unit)
• Elective (1.0 unit)
• Elective (1.0 unit)

1^st Spring (4.5 Units)

• MBiotech 402: Bioprocess Engineering Laboratory (1.0 unit)
• Chem Eng 477: Bioseparations (1.0 unit)
• MBiotech 501: MBP Research Seminar (0.5 unit)
• MBiotech 507: Team Dynamics and Leadership (0 units)
• MBiotech 508: Responsible Conduct of Research (0 units)
• Elective (1.0 unit)
• Elective (1.0 unit)

1^st Summer & 2^nd Fall (7.5 Units)

• MBiotech 510-1,2: Biotechnology Research (7.5 units = 1,000 hours).

If the optional internship is chosen for the 1st summer-2nd fall quarters, then the research is delayed until during the 2nd winter-2nd spring quarters. Alternatively, the optional internship can be completed after the research, during the 2nd winter-2nd spring quarters.