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Intensive
Post-Baccalaureate
Certificate Program

Intensive One Semester

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This certificate program was designed in collaboration with industry partners for individuals who already have a Bachelor's Degree in a biological science and want to improve their employability in the biotechnology industry. The intensive program is offered in the spring semester and provides practical, advanced laboratory skills and an introduction to the business of biotechnology. Admission is competitive and participants must agree to participate fully in all team activities and field trips. The curriculum is project-based and team oriented to simulate a biotechnology company environment. Each student will also complete an independent project that is presented in a poster fair to colleagues and potential employers.

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Prerequisites:

  • Bachelor's degree in a biological science or equivalent academic experience
  • Consent of program director
  • Two semesters of college chemistry
  • Microbiology course with laboratory
  • Two semesters of general biology
  • Cell biology or genetics course within the last 7 years

Participants will learn:

  • Basic lab skills for a regulated workplace
  • The requirements of a cGMP/cGLP environment
  • Recombinant DNA methodologies
  • Mammalian cell culture
  • Bioprocessing
  • Bioseparations
  • Bioinformatics (survey)
  • Microarrays (survey)
  • Maintaining and studying cultured embryonic stem cells

For more information, visit MATC's website or contact us.

"The availability of a skilled workforce is essential for the continued growth and success of our company. We have hired MATC program graduates in the past and have been very pleased. This Intensive Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Program is a way to increase the number of well prepared individuals who are ready for the biotechnology workplace."

Dr. Paul Weiss, President of the Gala
Biotechnology Business Unit of Cardinal Health
Middleton, Wisconsin

 

 
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Contact Us:

Lisa Seidman
lseidman@matcmadison.edu
(608) 246-6204

Jeanette Mowery
jmowery@matcmadison.edu
(608) 243-4307

Updated: November 19, 2007

Maintained by Joan Millard