Applied Molecular Biology and Biotechnology - Non-Thesis (MS)

Program Educational Goals:

Outcomes for the MS-AMBB include the expectation that students will be able to:

• Apply the advanced knowledge and technical skills needed to serve as active contributors and/or leaders in the laboratory science professions;
• Demonstrate entry-level technical competency in laboratory and computational procedures routinely performed in the fields of applied molecular biology and biotechnology.
• Critically review, appraise, and synthesize the biomedical sciences literature.
• Identify and systematically investigate research questions pertinent to laboratory practice; 
• Synthesize new concepts, models and theories through the appropriate application of empirical knowledge and the scientific method to help resolve biomedical laboratory and health sciences issues or problems;
• Apply current knowledge to evaluate or design more effective ways to deliver clinical laboratory and health-related services; 
• Use a variety of information technologies to address both theoretical and practical problems, enhance communication, and disseminate knowledge to applicable audiences and interest groups; 
• Demonstrate proficiency in both oral and written communication, using both scholarly and technical formats;
• Work collaboratively with others to advance the scientific bases of knowledge in laboratory science via ongoing scholarship; 
• Integrate basic principles of ethics and cultural sensitivity within all interpersonal and professional activities.