23 courses
Survey of classical and emerging biotechnology techniques, principles, and societal applications, including genes, genomes, and industrial uses.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.81 GPA, 90.5% A/AB (n=21 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.75 GPA, 86.4% A/AB (n=22 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.88 GPA, 91.7% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).
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Fall 2022–Spring 2025Covers ethical and safety concerns, socioeconomic impacts, data integrity, and risk assessment in biotechnology regulatory environments.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.63 GPA, 80.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.58 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=24 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.79 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).
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Fall 2022–Spring 2025 · limited sampleThis course applies and analyzes professional scientific communication in biotechnology, focusing on designing written and oral documents like reports and presentations for complex, data-rich content.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.94 GPA, 93.8% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.88 GPA, 94.1% A/AB (n=17 letter grades).
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Fall 2022–Spring 2025 · limited sampleCovers biotechnological product development using biological and chemical methods, analyzing techniques for characterizing products and evaluating quality, safety, and the pipeline from conception to market.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.26 GPA, 73.7% A/AB (n=19 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.67 GPA, 66.7% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.92 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sampleCovers descriptive and inferential statistics applied to biotechnology, focusing on experimental design, quantitative data analysis, and bioinformatic evaluation of molecular data sets.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
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Spring 2023–Spring 2025 · limited sampleThe course examines leadership strategies, organizational change, and ethical decision-making in biotechnology settings.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.79 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.86 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades).
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sampleExamines regulatory environments in risk-based assessment of biotechnological developments in industry, agriculture, and probiotics, highlighting stakeholder roles in oversight and policy through case studies.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.43 GPA, 85.7% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.75 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.58 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).
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Spring 2024–Spring 2026 · limited sampleGlobal Operations and Supply Chain Management focuses on the strategic importance of operations and supply chains to business performance in biotechnology.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.73 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.72 GPA, 77.8% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.58 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).
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Spring 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sampleCovers quality and project management in biotechnology from R&D to market, including IQ/OQ/PQ validation, project phases, schedule/time tools, and quality assurance.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2023: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.77 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.67 GPA, 88.9% A/AB (n=9 letter grades).
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Spring 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sampleTools for Data Analysis uses bioinformatics tools and computational methods for hands-on analysis of large datasets like genomic and proteomic data to solve biotechnology problems.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.89 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.90 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=21 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.90 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades).
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Spring 2024–Spring 2026 · limited sampleBioinformatic Inquiry advances competencies for analyzing biological data by balancing existing software with de novo development using advanced Python, R, algorithmics, machine learning, and simulations.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).
No recorded grade history
PRE-CAPSTONE prepares students for an applied self-directed capstone by addressing problem identification, research, and project formulation, culminating in an oral and written proposal with a project schedule.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.86 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades).
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Spring 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sampleCapstone course requiring a project in quality assurance, business management, or R&D, culminating in a substantive report, executive summary, and professional networking.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=19 letter grades).
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sampleSurvey of techniques in the biotechnology industry for complying with quality and regulatory requirements from professional and governmental agencies to develop, manufacture, and commercialize products safely.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Case-study course on applying QA and regulatory compliance systems to bring medical devices to market within the biotechnology industry.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Explores six biotechnology product development specialties including regulatory, quality, and clinical aspects, while focusing on leadership and implementation plans to bring products to market.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2026: 3.61 GPA, 91.3% A/AB (n=23 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
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Spring 2026–Spring 2026 · limited sampleProject Management and Leadership for biotechnology and medical device industries, focusing on plan development and leading diverse teams.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2026: 3.61 GPA, 87.0% A/AB (n=23 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
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Spring 2026–Spring 2026 · limited sampleMolecular Technologies II: Biomanufacturing covers nucleic acid/protein analysis, purification strategies, and batch record development for biotech manufacturing.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2026: 3.98 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=23 letter grades).
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Spring 2026–Spring 2026 · limited sampleProfessional Development and Effective Management focuses on management techniques, career success, leading biotech teams, and developing resumes and interviewing skills.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Advanced course investigating global biotechnology topics like stem cells, metagenomics, and biomanufacturing, focusing on scientific, ethical, and regulatory standards.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Explores how biotech firms gain competitive advantage using business tools and critiques leadership decision-making under uncertainty to develop company-wide strategy.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
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Students identify a global biotechnology problem, develop a novel technical solution, analyze it from business, regulatory, and IP perspectives, and write a final capstone thesis.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Students conduct independent research using a variety of approaches as part of a Research and Thesis course.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history