M.S. Degree or Graduate Certificate
The UAB Biotechnology Program admits students in the fall semester. The students may enroll either as Master of Science degree or graduate (post-baccalaureate) certificate students. The M.S. degree in Clinical Laboratory Sciences requires 34 credit hours while the Biotechnology certificate requires 23 credit hours, which must be selected from the following courses:
FALL SEMESTER: 12 semester hours (MS degree)/8 (Certicate) semester hours
| CLS 500 |
Health and Safety Management (1) |
| CLS 506 |
Laboratory Techniques (2) |
| CLS 545 |
Protein Chemistry (2) |
| CLS 565 |
Immunology (2) |
| CLS 686 |
Special Topics in CLS (1) |
| BST 600 |
Biostastics (4) |
SPRING SEMESTER: 15 semster hours (MS degree)/6 semester hours (Certificate)
| CLS 526 |
Instrumentation and Automation (3) |
| CLS 527 |
Instrumentation and Automation Laboratory (1) |
| CLS 542 |
Molecular Diagnostics (3) |
| CLS 543 |
Molecular Diagnostics Lab (1) |
| CLS 655 |
Recombinant DNA (3) |
| CLS 686 |
Special Topics in CLS (1) |
| CLS 693 |
Scientific Publications (3) |
SUMMER SEMESTER: 7 semester hours (MS)/3 semester hours (Certificate)
| CLS 637 |
Emerging Diagnostics Technology (2) |
| CLS 686 |
Special Topics in CLS (1) |
| CLS 698 |
Thesis/Non-Thesis Hours (4) |
Certificate (23 hours)
MS Degree (34 hours)
Courses in bold: additional courses required to earn a Master of Science degree