Curriculum

Students in the MS program are required to complete a total of 54.0 units comprised of:

  • 12.0 units of core science courses
  • 3.0 units of professional development
  • 39.0 units of electives (including the following intersection requirements):
    • 27.0 units of Advanced Technical and General 
    • 12.0 units of Capstone (thesis or TMP)

Core Science Courses – 12.0 units are offered in the following formats:

Course Number
Course Name
Units
ALS 300
Molecular Biology
1.5
ALS 330
Pharmaceutical Discovery
1.5
ALS 333
Pharmaceutical Development
1.5
ALS 342
Applications of Statistics
1.5
ALS 402
Molecular Basis of Disease
3.0
ALS 407
Pharmacogenomics and Precision Medicine
3.0

 

Professional Development Courses – 3.0 units

Course Number
Course Name
Units
ALS 341
Bioindustry Ethics and Society
1.5
ALS 360
Business Science Communications
1.5
 
MS professional mentorship program
0.0

 

Advanced and General Technical Electives

All MS students are required to complete additional units of any KGI courses, 300-level or 400-level to achieve the required 54.0 unit total.

Concentrations

MS students have an option of selecting one of five concentrations offered as part of the program

Capstone Projects: Each concentration requires completion of 12.0 units of a capstone project which can be a Thesis in Translational Research, Thesis in Clinical Research, or a TMP.