Spring 2027

Biotechnology Regulation and Ethics

Explores political, legal, and ethical issues driving biotechnology product development, focusing on regulation of drugs, devices, and biologics by local, national, and global agencies.

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 3.43 GPA, 68.2% A/AB (n=22 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Examine the structure of the US legal and regulatory system.

  • Explore ethical concerns regarding research on biotechnology and applications of biotechnology.

  • Investigate content of key laws and regulations governing biotechnology research and its medical applications.

  • Deliver an ethical argument that justifies a regulatory position.

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Declared in Biotechnology MS

  • Declared in Biotechnology MS
BIOMDSCI 801

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 3.43 GPA, 68.2% A/AB (n=22 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Regulations and ethics of human subjects' research
  • Influence of ethics and regulatory policy on bringing biotechnology products to market
  • Structure of the US legal and regulatory system
  • Ethical concerns regarding biotechnology research and applications

Skills

  • Analyze how regulation and politics interact with business and finance to influence biotechnology company formation and growth
  • Deliver an ethical argument justifying a regulatory position
  • Investigate key laws and regulations governing biotechnology research and medical applications

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