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The biotechnology program prepares students for a laboratory research career in the biotechnology industry. Offered jointly by the Health Sciences Center and the general academic campus of Texas Tech University, students may pursue either of two tracks within the program, the Biomedical Track or the Science/Agriculture Track.
The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences administers the Biomedical Track, and the TTU Center for Biotechnology and Genomics administers the Science/Agriculture Track.
A 21 month curriculum consisting of two terms of coursework and 12 months of full time laboratory research, it is typically a non-thesis degree with an optional thesis at the end of the second year. The research component may be completed either at the HSC campus or at a biotechnology industry laboratory.
Another program in the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, the master’s degree program in Health Services Research, provides students an interdisciplinary training in health care organization, health economics, biostatistics, medical care and epidemiology.
Designed for students with various backgrounds who are interested in health care, clinical and public health related fields, both the thesis and non-thesis option programs can be finished either in one-year or two-year tracks.