This program is no longer accepting students pending approval by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.
Overview
Students can pursue a joint Master of Science in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Master of Business Administration degree program. Students will complete a total of 74 credit hours: 30 credit hours in the M.S. in BMB program and 44 credit hours in the M.B.A. program.
Admission Requirements
M.S. Admission Requirements and Process
- In order to be admitted to this program, eligible students must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a basic science or related discipline.
- A cumulative grade point average of 3.0.
- Applicants must submit scores of their Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT). Competitive score is required with a minimum score of 50 percentile.
- Additionally, the applicants will be required to submit two letters of recommendation and a personal statement.
- Applicants who have not received a degree from a university in the United States should also satisfy the English proficiency requirements by submitting TOEFL scores.
- The applications will be evaluated by the MS Admission committee.
M.B.A. Admission Requirements and Process
- BMB MS program director will prescreen MS students to verify their good academic standing. A cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 is generally required. The names of approved students will be communicated to the Director of Graduate Business Full-Time Programs at the Miami Business School.
- Applicants must obtain a combined GMAT score of at least 660 prior to admission to the MBA program.
- Application process. The logistics of the application process will follow the same process as that of MD-MBA and PhD-MBA program and is outlined below.
- The first step is to submit an application via our application portal: https://www .applyweb.com/miamibus/index. ftl
- Documents to submit:
- Online application
- Official transcripts
- GMAT scores (a minimum of 660 score is required)
- Resume
- 3 letters of recommendation
- TOELF/IELTS for international students
- Once the application is submitted and the supporting documents are attached the candidate is contacted for an interview with an admission advisor.
- The file is then submitted for decision by the committee.
- The candidate is notified of the decision via email and a mailed letter.
- Students must apply to the MBA program by March 15 each year.
Curriculum Requirements
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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M.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (30 credit hours) | ||
Required Courses | 24 | |
Research Journal Club | ||
Principles of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | ||
Molecular Genetics | ||
Research in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology I | ||
Responsible Conduct of Research | ||
Electives | 6 | |
Advanced Topics in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | ||
Structural Biology and Applications to Drug Discovery (Masters) | ||
Essentials of Biotechniques I II | ||
Essentials of Biotechniques II | ||
M.B.A. (44 credit hours) | ||
Required Courses | ||
ACC 670 | Financial Reporting and Analysis | 2 |
ACC 671 | Accounting for Decision Making | 2 |
BUS 610 | Communicating for Career Success | 2 |
BTE 610 | Digital Transformation | 2 |
ECO 685 | Managerial Decisions in a Global Economy | 2 |
FIN 641 | Valuation and Financial Decision Making | 2 |
FIN 642 | The Financial Environment | 2 |
MAS 631 | Statistics for Managerial Decision Making | 2 |
MAS 632 | Management Science Models for Decision Making | 2 |
MGT 620 | Managing Through People | 2 |
MGT 643 | Principles of Operations Management | 2 |
MGT 675 | Business Policy and Strategy | 2 |
MGT 677 | Corporate Strategy and Organization | 2 |
MKT 640 | Foundations of Marketing Management | 2 |
MKT 650 | Strategic Marketing | 2 |
Electives | 14 | |
Total Credit Hours | 74 |
Plan of Study
Year One | ||
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Fall | Credit Hours | |
BMB 680 | Responsible Conduct of Research | 1 |
BMB 601 | Research Journal Club | 1 |
BMB 605 | Principles of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 3 |
BMB 614 | Molecular Genetics | 3 |
BMB 630 | Research in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology I | 4 |
Credit Hours | 12 | |
Spring | ||
BMB 601 | Research Journal Club | 1 |
BMB 615 | Structural Biology and Applications to Drug Discovery (Masters) | 3 |
BMB 610 | Advanced Topics in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 3 |
BMB 630 | Research in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology I | 5 |
Credit Hours | 12 | |
Summer | ||
BMB 630 | Research in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology I | 6 |
Credit Hours | 6 | |
Year Two | ||
Fall | ||
SESSION 1 | ||
ACC 670 | Financial Reporting and Analysis | 2 |
BUS 610 | Communicating for Career Success | 2 |
ECO 685 | Managerial Decisions in a Global Economy | 2 |
MGT 675 | Business Policy and Strategy | 2 |
Elective | 2 | |
Elective | 2 | |
SESSION 2 | ||
ACC 671 | Accounting for Decision Making | 2 |
MAS 631 | Statistics for Managerial Decision Making | 2 |
MGT 620 | Managing Through People | 2 |
MKT 640 | Foundations of Marketing Management | 2 |
Elective | 2 | |
Elective | 2 | |
Credit Hours | 24 | |
Spring | ||
SESSION 1 | ||
BTE 610 | Digital Transformation | 2 |
FIN 641 | Valuation and Financial Decision Making | 2 |
MAS 632 | Management Science Models for Decision Making | 2 |
Elective | 2 | |
Elective | 2 | |
SESSION 2 | ||
FIN 642 | The Financial Environment | 2 |
MGT 643 | Principles of Operations Management | 2 |
MGT 677 | Corporate Strategy and Organization | 2 |
MKT 650 | Strategic Marketing | 2 |
Elective | 2 | |
Credit Hours | 20 | |
Total Credit Hours | 74 |