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Master of Science in Biotechnology Global Capstone Course
Gail Robertson, director, M.S. in Biotechnology Program, UW-Madison
Unlike most commercial products, biotechnology innovations are born into the global marketplace with immediate application to international communities. With this immediacy and potential solvency in mind, leaders in the biotechnology industry must be equipped to face the regulatory, scientific, business and cultural implications inherent to the global distribution and accessibility of biotechnology products. Providing this opportunity to students in the Master of Science in Biotechnology program contributes to Wisconsin’s stable of biotechnology leaders active in evolving markets and global trends. The M.S. in Biotechnology was conceived to provide professionals in the biotechnology industry with an overarching view of biotechnology. To this end the curriculum meshes the study of science, business and law. A capstone course focusing on global biotechnology issues provides students with an opportunity to test and cross-apply this knowledge to environments that are highly variable and far-removed from those in which they most commonly operate. The nature of the curriculum is then extended beyond the linking of academic disciplines to include the examination of global boundaries, cultures and policies.