The Master of Professional Studies (M.P.S.): Biotechnology is a 30-credit graduate program that provides an advanced-level of education to professionals working or interested in the region's biotechnology industry. This program was designed to prepare science professionals to fill management and leadership roles in biotechnology-related companies or agencies. The program curriculum provides advanced instruction in the life sciences, along with coursework in regulatory affairs, leadership, management, and financial management in a life science-oriented business.