• The Biotechnology Graduate Program at Brown offers a collaborative learning environment that empowers students to explore their interests while engaging in rigorous scholarship alongside industry partners, peers from a range of backgrounds in the biological and physical sciences, and faculty who are at the very top of their fields. 
  • The master's degree program prepares students to be leaders in a range of fields including academia, public policy, pharmaceutical, device, healthcare, and more.
  • Brown students may enter via the Fifth-Year Master’s Program or as outside students into the standard master’s degree track.
  • The Program offers students maximum flexibility including thesis (Sc.M.) and non-thesis degree options (A.M.), a part-time track, a management track option, and a co-op program.
  • The Biotechnology Graduate Program offers students hands-on experience to dive deeper into the science and industry of biotech, expanding their knowledge to make breakthroughs alongside diverse faculty with a wide range of experience. 
  • A minimum of 8 tuition units are required.
    •  At least five of the required eight courses must be structured, advanced level courses in biology or the sciences.
    •  Must receive a grade of B or better, courses must be taken for a grade rather than credit/no credit.
    •  No more than three of the required eight courses are to be used for thesis research (Graduate Independent Study).
  • Students pick a research mentor by the beginning of their first semester in the program and do research for the duration of their time in the program. 
  • Students prepare a written thesis and present their work as a seminar for the final defense.
  • Submit final thesis, present work as a seminar and pass final oral examination by Thesis Committee.