Master of Science in Professional Science
Biotechnology
Business Core (15 hours)
Concentration Core Requirements (5 hours)
Course
BIOL 6050*
BIOL 6770
Title
Advanced Biotechnology; 3 credit hours
Issues in Biotechnology; 2 credit hours
Semester Offered
Fall
Fall
Notes
Take your first fall semester
Take your second fall semester
* Previously BIOL 5550 Biotechnology
Concentration Electives (16 hours)
Course
BIOL 5460/61
BIOL 5510
BIOL 6350/51
BIOL 6380/81
BIOL 6390/91
BIOL 6410
BIOL 6430
BIOL 6440
BIOL 6450
BIOL 6500
BIOL 6550
BIOL 6590
BIOL 6650
BIOL 6660
BIOL 6720/21
BIOL 6730
BIOL 6760
CHEM 6530
Title
Human Genetics Lecture/Lab; 3 credit hours
Food and Industrial Microbiology; 4 credit hours
Biostatistical Analysis Lecture/Lab; 4 credit hours
Experimental Immunology Lecture/Lab; 4 credit hours
Advanced Cell and Molecular Biology Lecture/Lab; 3 credit hours
Advanced Transmitting Electron Microscopy; 4 credit hours
Clinical and Pathogenic Microbiology; 4 credit hours
Advanced Virology; 4 credit hours
Advancements in Molecular Genetics; 4 credit hours
Special Problems in Biology; 1-4 credit hours
Genetic Engineering; 4 credit hours
Environmental Toxicology; 4 credit hours
Seminar; 1 credit hour**
Seminar; 2 credit hours
Advanced Animal Development Lecture/Lab; 4 credit hours
Advanced Microbial Physiology and Biochemistry; 4 credit hours
Bioinformatics; 4 credit hours
Biochemical Techniques; 2 credit hours
Semester Offered
Spring
Fall
Spring
Fall, Spring, & Summer
Fall
Spring
Fall & Spring
Fall
Fall & Spring
Permission from Instructor
NEW Summer 2022!
Fall; Odd Years
Fall
Spring
Spring
Spring; Even Years
Spring; Odd Years
Spring
**Only take if you need 1 credit hour
NOTE: This information is based on previous semester offerings. Scheduling is subject to change.



Dr. Saeed Foroudastan, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, CBAS
Director, MSPS
SCI 1026
For more information on our program, please make an appointment with Suzanne Hicks.
Contact Us

Suzanne Hicks
MSPS Graduate Coordinator
Internships and Recruitment
SCI 1013
615-904-8581
Suzanne.Hicks


Bethany Lawson
MSPS Executive Assistant
MSPS Graduate Assistantships
SCI 1024
615-494-7618
Bethany.Lawson@mtsu.edu