Overview

Combine your interest in science, business and technology for a rewarding career in the growing biotechnology industry.

This Biotechnology: Bioinformatics specialization at University of Maryland Global Campus covers a broad range of subjects (for example, biostatistics, databases and data structures, algorithms, gene expression analysis, and PERL) at the interface of molecular biology and computational science.

Program Objectives

The graduates of this program will be able to:

Have a greater grasp of the technologies currently in use in the biotechnology industry.

Gain an understanding of the regulatory role of federal and state governmental agencies as well as international bodies and professional groups.

Understand the "business of biotechnology," including financial, strategic, and human resource management in the industry.

Have increased knowledge of bioinformatics.

Career Path

The Master of Science program in biotechnology serves a number of careers at the entry-, mid-, or high-level positions, depending on the prior level of experience of the candidate.

Graduates of the bioinformatics specialization, depending on their background, can find positions such as:

Bioinformatics Analyst

Bioinformatics Specialist

Computational Biologist

Biological Database Specialist

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Societal Issues in Biotechnology
Bioinformatics
Bioprocessing and the Business of Biotechnology
Techniques of Biotechnology
Foundations of Project Management

Statistical Processes for Biotechnology
Advanced Bioinformatics
Relational Database Systems
Java for Biotechnology Applications
Systems Level Approaches in Bioinformatics
Data Structures and Algorithms

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-05-15 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-01-10 00:00:00

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Language

English

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Credits

36 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Maryland City, United States

Disciplines

Biotechnology Bioinformatics & Biostatistics View 36 other Masters in Biotechnology in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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General requirements

Official documentation indicating successful completion of the equivalent of a U.S. baccalaureate degree: If you were educated in a country other than the United States, you must have your official transcripts evaluated by an independent credit evaluation service. The evaluation company will send a copy of the evaluation to both you and UMUC. However, providing your transcript does not ensure admission to the Graduate School.

English language proficiency: If you were educated outside of the U.S., you need to demonstrate college-level proficiency in written English to UMUC.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

23724 USD / year

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Out-of-State

23724 USD / year

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In-State

19584 USD / year

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Funding

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