Curriculum
Students are required to complete 8.5 graduate credits over a 24 month period:
7 Science courses (3.5 credits) (includes credits for seminar series)
4 Business courses (2.0 credits)
2 Work Term courses (2.0 credits)
1 Elective credit (can be another Work Term or graduate level science or business courses)
First Year
Commences in May
Summer Courses
Business course - Effective Management Practices (formerly Organizational Skills). Students learn how to work in teams and gain organizational behaviour skills.
Science lab courses - Molecular Biology lab; Biomaterials & Protein Chemistry Lab. Intensive all day lab based courses that teach common and current techniques in biotechnology.
Fall Courses
Science courses - Biotechnology in Medicine; Biotechnology in Corporations, Biotechnology in Agriculture & Natural Products. These lecture courses deal with academic, applied and business perspectives of biotechnology.
Business courses - Fundamentals of Managerial Concepts; Science Technology, Organization and Society. These courses introduce some basic concepts in the area of accounting, finance and marketing as examine the economic and business environment in which the biotechnology industry operates.
Seminar course - (runs from September-December) Seminar in Bioscience/Biotechnology. Involves both guest speakers from companies, government or academia and student presentations in scientific and/or business-orientated issues related to biotechnology.
Spring Courses
Work Term - Students begin a four month (minimum) placement in industry or university-based biotechnology laboratory.
Seminar course - (runs from January-April) Seminar in Bioscience/Biotechnology. Involves both guest speakers from companies, government or academia and student presentations in scientific and/or business-orientated issues related to biotechnology.
Second Year
Summer Course
Work Term - Students continue initial placement or begin a new four month (minimum) placement.
Fall & Spring Courses
Seminar course - (runs from September-April). Seminar in Bioscience/Biotechnology.
Business course - Management of Technological Innovation.
Elective course(s) - Either a third four-month Work Term or two science and/or business graduate courses offered at U of T.