MS/JD: Master's in Biotechnology and Law Degree
Admission Requirements:
- 3.0 GPA : Students must apply to the College of Law first before you can be admitted to the MSJD program
- GRE scores (LSAT scores may substitute GRE scores)
- Bachelor's degree in science, with at least one semester of Organic Chemistry
- Program Requirements:
- 78 Hours toward JD Degree
- 24 Hours toward MS Degree
- 12 Hour credit from Law School
- 12 Hour credit from Center for Biotechnology & Genomics
- The M.S degree in Biotechnology requires the following class, but the School of Law does not give credit for it.
Course | Code | Credit Hours |
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Internship | GBTC/BTEC 6001 | 4-6 Hours |
- 12 Hour Credit from Law School: The TTU Law School credits a maximum of 12 hours for the completion of the following MS courses:
Course | Code | Credit Hours |
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Biochemistry I* | CHEM 5330 | 3 |
Introduction to Biotechnology* | GBTC/BTEC 6301 | 3 |
Biotechnology | GBTC/BTEC 6101 | 1 |
Seminar* | 2 Semesters | |
Biochemistry III* | CHEM 5332 | 3 |
Responsible Conduct of Research* | GSBS 5101 | 1 |
Biomedical Informatics* | GBTC 6202 | 2 |
Advanced Cell Biology | BIOL/BTEC 5302 | 3 |
Microbial Genetics | BTEC/MBIO 5408 | 4 (3 hours lab/week) |
Nucleic Acids | BTEC/CHEM 5339 | 3 |
Regulation of Gene Expression | BIOL 6315 | 3 |
Molecular Genetics and Genomics | PSS 6324 | 3 |
Microbe-Plant Interactions | MBIO 5303 | 3 |
- 12 Hour credit from Center for Biotechnology & Genomics: The TTU Center for Biotechnology & Genomics credits a maximum of 12 hours for the completion of the following JD courses:
Course | Code | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
Law and Biotechnology** | 6245 | 2 |
Law and Science** | 6238 | 2 |
Law and Bioterrorism | 6244 | 2 |
Introduction to Intellectual Property | 6231 | 2 |
International Business Transactions | 6306 | 3 |
Environmental Law | 6023 | 3 |
Agricultural Law | 6021 | 2 |
Patent Law | 6294 | 2 |
Public Health Law | 6305 | 3 |
Administrative Law | 6303 | 3 |
*Joint MS/JD Biotechnology candidates must take these courses as requirements for
the MS degree.
**Joint MS/JD Biotechnology candidates must take these courses as additional law
school requirements for the program.
Center for Biotechnology & Genomics
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Address
Texas Tech University, Canton & Main Experimental Sciences Building, Room 101, Lubbock, TX 79409, Mail Stop 3132 -
Phone
806.742.6927 | Fax: 806.742.3788 -
Email
chiquito.crasto@ttu.edu