MA/MS in Biotechnology

The Master of Science in Biotechnology at the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences is taught in person and can be taken in Abilene or Lubbock. It pairs entrepreneurial science with laboratory training, aiming at graduates who move into research posts, biotech leadership, patent-law preparation or doctoral study. Students pick between two tracks. A one-year non-thesis route packs thirty credit hours into three semesters and adds a summer research or internship placement in a university lab or an outside company. A longer research route combines two semesters of coursework with a year of full-time lab work. Applicants need a bachelor's degree in a natural science. Fall admission opens in September, closes in May and classes begin in mid-August. The program belongs to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, a health sciences institution in Texas. Prospective students can ask for information or arrange a conversation with an advisor, and should read the admissions and cost sections of the program page for current details before applying.