Curriculum

Students in the MS program are required to complete 48.0 credits over two years of study

  • 15.0 credits of Core Science/Professional Development courses
  • 33.0 credits of Elective courses

Six concentrations are available to MS in Applied Life Sciences students. They are Translational Research (TR), Clinical Research (CR), Public Health Research (PHR), Infectious Diseases Research (IDR), Bioprocessing Research (BPR), and Team Master’s Project (TMP). Each concentration requires the completion of 15.0 credits comprised of a capstone project (12.0 or 6.0 credits depending on the concentration option selected) plus concentration-required course(s).

Program Requirements

Core Requirements
Credits
Core Science & Professional Development Courses
15.0
Electives (Including the following intersecting requirements)

  Advanced Technical and General Electives (including Concentration-Required Courses)

  Capstone Project (Research Thesis/TMP)

33.0
Subtotal
15.0

Core Science and Professional Development Courses – 15.0-18.0 Credits

All students must complete the Core Science and Professional Development courses to complete the MS in Applied Life Sciences. Students who have taken PDEV 5400 as part of their PPC/PPA program are not required to take PDEV 5100.

Course Number
Course Name
Credit(s)
Instructor(s)
MATH 5020
Clinical Biostatistics
3.0
Nicholas Gorman
PDEV 5100
Professional Skills Development
0.0
PDEV 5220
Healthcare and Life Sciences Industry Ethics
1.5
SCI 5000
Molecular Biotechnology
1.5
Animesh Ray
SCI 5100
Molecular Basis of Disease
1.5
Animesh Ray
SCI 5300
Pharmaceutical Discovery
1.5
Derick Han
SCI 5310
Pharmaceutical Development
1.5
Larry Grill
SCI 6000
Advanced Molecular Biotechnology
1.5
Anastasia Levitin
SCI 6100
Pharmacogenomics and Precision Medicine
1.5
Raluca Kurz
SCI 6110
Advanced Pharmacogenomics and Precision Medicine
1.5
Anastasia Levitin
PDEV 5300 and/or MATH 5000 (Contingent on placement exams)
(1.5)

 

Advanced and General Technical Electives

All MS students are required to complete additional credits of any KGI courses to achieve the required 48.0 credit total. Students are encouraged to consult with the MS program director for course selection. Not all electives are offered every year. Refer to the Henry E. Riggs School of Applied Life Science course list for course designation information.

Concentrations

Six concentrations are available to MS in Applied Life Sciences students. They are Translational Research Thesis, Clinical Research Thesis, Public Health Research, Infectious Diseases Research, Bioprocessing Research, and Team Master’s Project. Each concentration requires completion of 15.0 credits comprised of a capstone project (12.0 or 6.0 credits depending on the concentration option selected), plus concentration-required course(s).

Capstone Projects: Each concentration requires completion of 12.0 units of a capstone project which can be a research thesis or a TMP.