Graduate Certificate: Bioinnovation
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Learn more about the graduate certificate in Bioinnovation.
About the Program
The primary objective of the Bioinnovation graduate certificate program is to develop a portfolio of knowledge and experience that allows individuals with a background in science, business, communication, law, and policy and regulation to pursue careers in such fast-growing fields as bioinformation, the environment, global health, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, technology transfer, and trade. The certificate program provides:
- extensive biotechnology and biomedical background to challenge and complement traditional thinking and applications;
- review of the translational nature of biodiscoveries through classroom instruction and direct interaction with different bioindustry professionals, including scientists, lawyers, journalists, and others; and
- development of team and matrix work routines and effective communication skills.
The Bioinnovation certificate program is designed to help recent graduates obtain relevant employment or to accelerate career advancement and/or allow a career shift for currently employed professionals. The certificate is a shorter, transcripted program taken from the core requirements of the Bioinnovation P.S.M. program. Certificate students take the same core courses as P.S.M. students but without committing to a capstone project or the full 30 credits needed to earn a graduate degree. The classes are taught by the same faculty as those for the Bioinnovation P.S.M. program.
Time Limit for Certificate Completion: 2 years
Campus Location: Main
Full-Time/Part-Time Status: The certificate program can be completed on a full- or part-time basis.
Non-Matriculated Student Policy: Non-matriculated students may take up to 9 credits of coursework before applying to the graduate certificate program.
Admission Requirements and Deadlines
Application Deadline:
Fall: March 1
Applications are processed on a continual basis. Ordinarily, the applicant is informed of an admissions decision within four to six weeks of receipt of all supporting application documents. Late applications may be considered for admission.
International students should note that the certificate does not fulfill the F-1 visa requirement for full-time coursework. International students already enrolled in a P.S.M. or other graduate program at Temple may enroll in the certificate program, in addition to their current program, with approval from their program's graduate advisor.
Letters of Reference:
Number Required: 3
From Whom: Letters should be obtained from college/university faculty or faculty who are familiar with the applicant's competency. If the applicant has an established career in a related field, the applicant’s immediate supervisor should provide one of the letters.
Coursework Required for Admission Consideration: Applicants should have a strong background in one or more of the following fields: science, business, communication, law, or policy and regulation. Upon review, the P.S.M. in Bioinnovation Steering Committee may allow departures from course requirements.
Bachelor's Degree in Discipline/Related Discipline: A baccalaureate degree in Biology, Chemistry, Business, or Communication, or a Juris Doctor in Law (or foreign equivalent) is required. Non-STEM graduates are required to enroll in at least two Biology foundation courses, as recommended by the P.S.M. in Bioinnovation Steering Committee, on a non-matriculated basis.
Statement of Goals: In approximately 500 to 1,000 words, specify your interest in the Bioinnovation certificate, your career goals, and your academic and professional achievements.
Standardized Test Scores:
GRE: Required. A combined minimum score of 305 on the quantitative and verbal reasoning sections of the new test is expected.
Interview: An in-person or Skype interview is required.
Transfer Credit: Graduate credits from an accredited institution may be transferred into the Bioinnovation graduate certificate program. The credits must be equivalent to coursework offered by the Biology Department at Temple University. A grade of "B" or better must have been earned for the credits to transfer. The P.S.M. in Bioinnovation Steering Committee makes recommendations to the Department Chair for transferring credit on an individual basis. The maximum number of credits a student may transfer is 6.
Certificate Requirements
Number of Credits Required to Complete the Certificate: 12
Required Courses:
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
Select four courses from the following: | 12 | |
Innovative Biomodels and Concepts | ||
Biomarkers and Biotargets: Research and Commercialization | ||
Epigenetics, Genetics: Applications in Drug Design and Drug Response | ||
Systems Biology: Principles and Applications | ||
Ethics Regulation and Policy in Biotechnology | ||
Dissemination of Biodiscoveries and Virtual Reality in Medicine | ||
Principles of Strategy and Management | ||
Total Credit Hours | 12 |
Courses
BIOL 5101. Evolution. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
BIOL 5111. Genomics in Medicine. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
BIOL 5112. Fundamentals of Genomic Evolutionary Medicine. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
College Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Colleges: Engineering, College of Public Health, Medicine, Lewis Katz School, Science & Technology.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
BIOL 5114. Evolutionary Ecology. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
BIOL 5128. Genomics and Infectious Disease Dynamics. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
BIOL 5225. Evolutionary Genetics Genomics. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
BIOL 5226. Innovative Biomodels and Concepts. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
BIOL 5227. Biomarkers and Biotargets: Research and Commercialization. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
BIOL 5228. Epigenetics, Genetics: Applications in Drug Design and Drug Response. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
BIOL 5229. Systems Biology: Principles and Applications. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
BIOL 5232. Behavioral Genetics. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
BIOL 5233. Effective Dissemination of Bio-discoveries through Traditional and New Media. 1.5 Credit Hour.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
BIOL 5234. Bioinnovation Seminar. 1.5 Credit Hour.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
BIOL 5235. Milestones in Clinical Translation of Biodiscoveries. 1.5 Credit Hour.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
BIOL 5236. Bioadvanced Screening in Health Disparity. 1.5 Credit Hour.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
BIOL 5237. Virtual Reality in Bioindustry and Medicine. 1.5 Credit Hour.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
BIOL 5239. Dissemination of Biodiscoveries and Virtual Reality in Medicine. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: May not be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Undergraduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
BIOL 5241. Genomics and Evolutionary Biology of Parasites and Other Dependent Species. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
BIOL 5254. Animal Behavior. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
BIOL 5275. Ecology of Invasive Species. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
BIOL 5301. Cell Biology. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
BIOL 5307. Conservation Biology. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
BIOL 5311. Herpetology. 4 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
BIOL 5312. Biostatistics. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
BIOL 5321. Plant Community Ecology. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
BIOL 5322. Biology of Plants. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
BIOL 5325. Research Techniques in Molecular Biology. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
BIOL 5335. Polar Biology - Life at the Extremes. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
BIOL 5337. Comparative Biomechanics. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
BIOL 5338. Epigenetics. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
BIOL 5358. Cellular/Molecular Neuroscience. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
BIOL 5366. Stem Cell Biology. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
BIOL 5403. Genomics. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
BIOL 5411. Structural Bioinformatics I. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
BIOL 5416. Tropical Marine Biology: Belize. 4 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
BIOL 5427. Immunology. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
BIOL 5428. Virology. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
BIOL 5429. Developmental Genetics. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
BIOL 5433. Advanced Techniques in Microscopy. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
BIOL 5436. Freshwater Ecology. 4 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
BIOL 5452. Systems Neuroscience. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
BIOL 5454. Neurological Basis of Animal Behavior. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
BIOL 5456. Organization and Development of the Nervous System. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
BIOL 5464. Biochemistry of Embryogenesis. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
BIOL 5465. Mammalian Development. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
BIOL 5466. Contemporary Biology. 3 Credit Hours.
Advanced discussion of selected topics.
This course is repeatable for credit.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
BIOL 5467. Endocrinology. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
BIOL 5469. Molecular Biology. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
BIOL 5471. Cell Proliferation. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
BIOL 5474. Physical Biochemistry. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
BIOL 5475. General Biochemistry I. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
BIOL 5476. General Biochemistry II. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
BIOL 5479. Biotechnology. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
BIOL 5501. Analytical Biotechnology. 1.5 Credit Hour.
Level Registration Restrictions: May not be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Undergraduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
BIOL 5502. Microbial Biotechnology. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: May not be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Undergraduate.
College Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Colleges: Engineering, Medicine, Lewis Katz School, Pharmacy, Science & Technology.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
BIOL 5503. Biotechnology Laboratory I. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: May not be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Undergraduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
BIOL 5504. Biotechnology Laboratory II. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: May not be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Undergraduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
BIOL 5505. Ethics Regulation and Policy in Biotechnology. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
BIOL 5506. Professional Development Seminar for PSM in Biotechnology. 1 Credit Hour.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
(BIOL 5501|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently)
AND (BIOL 5503|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently)
AND (BIOL 5505|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently)
BIOL 5509. Computational Genomics. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
BIOL 5403|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently.
BIOL 5511. Ethics in Bioinformatics. 2 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
BIOL 5521. Nucleic Acid Technologies. 1.5 Credit Hour.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
BIOL 5522. Introduction to Scientific and Regulatory Writing. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
BIOL 5532. Introduction to Grant Writing. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
BIOL 5533. Communicating Science to a Broader Audience / Non-Scientists. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
BIOL 5582. Graduate Independent Study. 1 to 3 Credit Hour.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
BIOL 8001. Teaching of Biology. 2 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
BIOL 8002. Teaching of Biology. 2 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
BIOL 8003. Introduction to Graduate Research. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
BIOL 8210. Seminar. 1 Credit Hour.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
BIOL 8220. Seminar. 1 to 4 Credit Hour.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
BIOL 8250. Seminar. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
BIOL 8260. Seminar. 2 to 4 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
BIOL 8450. Seminar. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
BIOL 8510. Seminar in Neuroscience. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
BIOL 8802. Research Techniques. 4 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
BIOL 8985. Teaching in Higher Education: Life Sciences. 1 to 3 Credit Hour.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
BIOL 9283. Directed Readings. 1 to 9 Credit Hour.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
BIOL 9991. Master's Research Projects. 1 to 6 Credit Hour.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
BIOL 9994. Preliminary Examination Preparation. 1 to 6 Credit Hour.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
BIOL 9995. Capstone Project. 1 to 6 Credit Hour.
Level Registration Restrictions: May not be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Undergraduate.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
BIOL 9996. Master's Thesis Research. 1 to 6 Credit Hour.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
BIOL 9998. Pre-Dissertation Research / Elevation to Candidacy. 1 to 6 Credit Hour.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
BIOL 9999. Dissertation Research. 1 to 6 Credit Hour.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Student Attribute Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Student Attributes: Dissertation Writing Student.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
Contacts
Program Web Address:
http://bioinnopsm.cst.temple.edu
Department Information:
Dept. of Biology
255 Biology-Life Sciences Building
1900 N. 12th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122-6078
215-204-0306
Submission Address for Application Materials:
Department Contacts:
Academic Advisor, Bioinnovation P.S.M. Program:
Marcella Macaluso
Associate Professor of Biology
215-204-9523
Assistant Director, P.S.M. Programs:
Seema Freer
Associate Professor of Biology
215-204-8842