Course Requirements

Certificate requirements consist of five courses chosen from the list below. Students may take either two or three of the required courses listed below and then two to three of the elective courses listed below for a total of five courses. (While most courses have no science prerequisites, students should not enroll in 410.627 Product Development: From Intellectual Property to Licensing or 410.651 Clinical Development of Drugs and Biologics unless they have a strong background in molecular biology or have taken the core courses 410.601 Biochemistry and 410.602 Molecular Biology.)

Required Courses: pick two to three of the following:

410.643 Managing and Leading Biotechnology Professionals
410.644 Marketing Aspects of Biotechnology
410.680 Managerial Finance for Biotechnology

Pick two to three of the following electives (for a total of five courses):

410.627 Product Development: From Intellectial Property to Licensing
410.637 Bioethics
410.642 Economic Aspects of Biotechnology
410.645 Biostatistics
410.646 Creating a Biotechnology Enterprise
410.647 Research Ethics
410.649 Introduction to Regulatory Affairs (formerly Regulatory Processes for Domestic and Global Biotech Products)
410.650 Legal Aspects of Biotechnology
410.651 Clinical Development of Drugs and Biologics
410.665 Bioscience Communication
410.678 Marketing in a Regulated Environment
410.681 Commercializing Biotechnology
410.683 Introduction to cGMP Compliance
410.684 Technology Transfer and Commercialization
410.685 Emerging Issues in Biotechnology
410.687 Ethical, Legal, and Regulatory Aspects of Biotechnology Enterprise
410.688 Project Management
406.670 Crisis Management

Please note: This list is subject to change. Please contact the associate program chair to determine if an elective will count toward the certificate.