Azusa Pacific’s Master of Science in Biotechnology prepares graduates for success in this rapidly growing field, providing training in key areas, including molecular and cellular biology, mathematical modeling, mining of biological databases, regulatory affairs, clinical trials, project management, and biomedical products manufacturing.

APU’s biotech degree program, an applied science master’s degree, is designed for individuals (preprofessionals and industry professionals) with bachelor’s degrees in molecular or cellular biology, biochemistry, applied mathematics, statistics, engineering, or computer science and an interest in working for companies immersed in these fields.

Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Units
Course Requirements
BIOT 500	Biotechnology Internship	3
BIOT 510	Commercialization of Technology	3
BIOT 511	Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, and Toxicology of Biopharmaceutics	3
BIOT 512	Bioinformatics	3
BIOT 513	Regulatory Affairs for the Biotechnology Industry	3
BIOT 514	Probability and Statistics for the Biotechnology Industry	3
BIOT 515	Project Management for the Biotechnology Industry	3
BIOT 516	Ethics for Biomedical Products Industries	3
BIOT 517	Clinical Trials	3
Project
BIOT 600A	Master's Degree Project I 1	3
BIOT 600B	Master's Degree Project II	9
Total Units		39

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BIOT 600A is taken for 3 units in the fall semester of the student’s second year, and BIOT 600B for 9 units in the spring semester of the second year.

Admission

University graduate admission and program-specific requirements must be met before an application is complete (see Admission to the University). Program-specific application requirements are available online.

International students should contact Graduate and Professional Admissions for application procedures.

Program Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete this program shall be able to:

1. Demonstrate a broad knowledge in the field of biopharmaceutics product development.
2. Appropriately discriminate and implement technical knowledge in professional settings.
3. Demonstrate the ability to coordinate and collaborate with multidisciplinary team professionals.
4. Effectively communicate key concepts in pharmaceutics development orally.
5. Effectively communicate key concepts in pharmaceutics development in writing.
6. Implement specialized skills in field based practice.
7. Evaluate normative biopharmaceutics business ethical challenges through a Christian worldview.