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Biotechnology
Bachelor of ScienceThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2024-2025 academic year.
With an online bachelor’s degree in biotechnology from University of Maryland Global Campus, you can help find solutions to global issues such as the SARS-COV-2 virus (COVID-19), food insecurity, and bioremediation. This program combines laboratory skills and applied coursework with a biotechnology internship experience and upper-level study. The curriculum, designed with input from employers, industry experts, and scholars, can prepare you for a career in multiple fields including pharmaceuticals, biomedical research, and more.
Program Highlights
- Put ethics into practice: Practice ethical standards of integrity, honesty, and fairness in scientific practices and professional conduct.
- Communicate effectively: Communicate orally and in writing in a clear, well-organized manner that effectively informs and clarifies scientific principles and lab techniques.
- Share expertise: Offer technical support, customer assistance, and cost/benefit analyses regarding biotechnical approaches to the development of products and services.
- Use emerging tech: Use scientific procedures and current and emerging technologies to conduct safe and hygienic laboratory experiments and collect validated and documented data.
- Manage protocols: Comply with and adhere to national, state, and local standards, policies, protocols, and regulations for laboratory and manufacturing activity.
- Apply knowledge: Apply scientific knowledge and principles, quantitative methods, and technology to think critically and solve complex problems in biotechnology.
Required Courses
You must have completed 11 credits of lower-level science coursework prior to starting the capstone — and to graduate from this program. You must have earned these credits at a community college or another appropriate institution:
- 4 credits in general genetics with genetics laboratory
- 7 credits in biotechnology applications and techniques with laboratory, chosen from biotechnology, biochemistry, cell biology, chemistry, genetics, immunology, microbiology, molecular biology, physics, and virology.
Take the following courses at t ºÚÁÏÉçÇø:
- (4 Credits, BIOL 230)
- (3 Credits, BIOL 325)
- (3 Credits, BIOL 350)
- (3 Credits, BIOL 357)
- (3 Credits, NSCI 301)
- Choose one of the following course options:
- Two (3 Credits, BIOL 486A) courses
- (6 Credits, BIOL 486B)
- (3 Credits, BIOL 495)
Related Required Courses
The following courses may fulfill 8 credits of general education requirements:
- (4 Credits, BIOL 105)
- (4 Credits, CHEM 103)
You will need to fulfill 9 credits of related required elective requirements. You can choose from the following course options:
- (4 Credits, CHEM 113)
- (4 Credits, PHYS 121)
- (4 Credits, PHYS 122)
- Approved science coursework in biotechnology, biochemistry, cell biology, chemistry, genetics, immunology, microbiology, molecular biology, physics, and virology.
Career Preparation
This program is designed to help you prepare to enter the pharmaceutical, agricultural, or biomedical research industries and organizations in the areas of laboratory technology, quality control, assay analysis, chemical technology, and bioinformatics.
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
We recommend a strong background in biology, chemistry, and math; an understanding of molecular biological techniques; and strong written and verbal communication skills.
Total Program Credits
120
Transfer Credits
Up to 90
Format
- All courses available online
- Workplace learning experience required
Tuition Per Credit
- $324 per credit (in-state)
- $499 per credit (out-of-state)
- $250 per credit (military)
- Other fees may apply
Admission Requirements
You must have completed 11 credits of lower-level science coursework prior to starting the capstone — and to graduate from this program. You must have earned these credits at a community college or another appropriate institution:
- 4 credits in general genetics with genetics laboratory
- 7 credits in biotechnology applications and techniques with laboratory, chosen from biotechnology, biochemistry, cell biology, chemistry, genetics, immunology, microbiology, molecular biology, physics, and virology
Military-Specific Details
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
State-Specific Details
This program does not have state-specific restrictions.
Health Services Management
Bachelor of ScienceThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2024-2025 academic year.
With an online bachelor’s degree in health services management from University of Maryland Global Campus, you’ll be provided with core knowledge and competencies for effective management in the dynamic healthcare environment. The curriculum, designed with input from employers, industry experts, and scholars, will teach you to think comprehensively and strategically about healthcare trends so you can lead innovation.
Program Highlights
- Gain business skills: Exercise sound business and financial management principles in healthcare settings through process mapping and strategic planning.
- Apply tech advances: Apply technological advances and emerging trends in the U.S. healthcare system to achieve organizational goals and practices.
- Analyze data: Identify, analyze, and evaluate quantitative and qualitative healthcare data and information for effective decision-making in various healthcare settings.
- Study legal issues: Evaluate legal and ethical issues associated with the planning and delivery of healthcare services.
- Review health policy: Analyze policies related to healthcare management.
Required Courses
- (3 Credits, HMGT 300)
- (3 Credits, HMGT 307)
- (3 Credits, HMGT 310)
- (3 Credits, HMGT 320)
- (3 Credits, HMGT 322)
- (3 Credits, HMGT 335)
- (3 Credits, HMGT 372)
- (3 Credits, HMGT 400)
- (3 Credits, HMGT 420)
- (3 Credits, HMGT 435)
- (3 Credits, HMGT 495)
Related Required Courses
The following may be applied to general education requirements:
- (3 Credits, IFSM 305)
- (3 Credits, STAT 200)
Career Preparation
This program is designed to help prepare you to work in the fast-growing field of health services management.
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
- This program is designed for entry-level and midcareer professionals.
- We recommend that you have an understanding of the healthcare system overall, as well as knowledge of its specific functions and operations.
Total Program Credits
120
Transfer Credits
Up to 90
Format
- All courses available online
- Select hybrid courses available
Tuition Per Credit
- $324 per credit (in-state)
- $499 per credit (out-of-state)
- $250 per credit (military)
- Other fees may apply
Admission Requirements
This program follows standard UMGC admission requirements.
Military-Specific Details
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
State-Specific Details
This program does not have state-specific restrictions.
Laboratory Management
Bachelor of ScienceThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2024-2025 academic year.
The online bachelor’s degree program in laboratory management at University of Maryland Global Campus is the only one of its kind in the state of Maryland. Developed with input from employers, industry experts, and scholars to meet growing demand in the industry, this program will help you prepare to coordinate the activities that contribute to a well-ordered laboratory by combining in-depth study of scientific concepts and procedures with hands-on laboratory management exercises.
Program Highlights
- Gain leadership skills: Create a healthy, safe, and productive workplace by appropriately hiring, training, supporting, and evaluating laboratory personnel.
- Manage a lab: Plan, organize, and direct the daily work activities of a laboratory setting by working independently and as a member of a team.
- Communicate effectively: Communicate in a clear, well-organized manner that effectively persuades, informs, and clarifies ideas, information, and laboratory techniques/procedures to staff, the scientific community, and the public.
- Put ethics into practice: Practice ethical standards of integrity, honesty, and fairness as a laboratory manager.
- Maintain inventory: Monitor and maintain laboratory-related documentation, equipment, and supplies necessary for conducting efficient, safe, cost-effective, and hygienic laboratory operations.
- Manage protocols: Manage scientific and laboratory practices and procedures by complying with and adhering to national, state, and local standards, policies, protocols, and regulations.
Required Courses
You must have completed 15 credits of lower-level coursework in biology, biochemistry, biotechnology, chemistry, microbiology, or molecular biology prior to starting the capstone — and to graduate from this program.
- You must have earned these credits at a community college or another appropriate institution.
- Of these 15 credits, 12 must be in lab science.
Take the following courses at t ºÚÁÏÉçÇø:
- (3 Credits, BIOL 325)
- (3 Credits, BMGT 364)
- (3 Credits, FINC 331)
- (3 Credits, NSCI 301)
- Choose one of the following course options:
- Two (3 Credits, BIOL 486A) courses
- (6 Credits, BIOL 486B)
- A Workplace Learning course, which must be taken concurrently with a new internship or work project related to your academic program. Prior program approval is required.
- (3 Credits, BIOL 495)
Related Required Courses
The following courses may fulfill 8 credits of general education requirements:
- (4 Credits, BIOL 105)
- (4 Credits, BIOL 230)
You will need to fulfill 6 credits of related required elective requirements. You can choose from the following course options:
- (4 Credits, CHEM 103)
- (4 Credits, CHEM 113)
- (4 Credits, PHYS 121)
- (4 Credits, PHYS 122)
- Approved science coursework in biotechnology, biochemistry, cell biology, chemistry, genetics, immunology, microbiology, molecular biology, physics, and virology.
Career Preparation
This program is designed to help prepare you for a career in biological or chemical technology, lab management, or project management.
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
No previous experience is needed.
Total Program Credits
120
Transfer Credits
Up to 90
Format
- All courses available online
- Workplace learning experience required
Tuition Per Credit
- $324 per credit (in-state)
- $499 per credit (out-of-state)
- $250 per credit (military)
- Other fees may apply
Admission Requirements
You must have completed 15 credits of lower-level coursework in biology, biochemistry, biotechnology, chemistry, microbiology, or molecular biology prior to starting the capstone — and to graduate from this program.
- You must have earned these credits at a community college or another appropriate institution.
- Of these 15 credits, 12 must be in lab science.
Military-Specific Details
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
State-Specific Details
This program does not have state-specific restrictions.
