The M.S./M.B.A. is offered jointly by the Graduate School of
Biomedical Sciences (GSBS) of the University of Medicine and Dentistry
of New Jersey (UMDNJ) and Rutgers Business School: Graduate
Programs-Newark and New Brunswick (RBS). The program is designed for
students interested in management careers in pharmaceutical,
biotechnology, or related industries. It covers science and business
concepts necessary for managers within the pharmaceutical or
biotechnology industry, allowing graduates to communicate effectively
throughout their organization. The dual-degree program can be completed
in two and one-half years as opposed to four years for separate
programs.
The program is directed toward individuals with a
science background (e.g., bachelor`s degree in biology) and an interest
in a management career at a biotechnical or pharmaceutical company.
This may include people in the following positions: lab technicians,
medical technicians, nurses, scientists who do not have a strong
background in molecular biology, and undergraduates poised to complete
their baccalaureate degree in biology or biochemistry.
Current
entry-level managers may have limited experience in the biological
sciences or may have M.P.H. or medical degrees. The program addresses
the need on a more fundamental level, training students in both
management and biomedical principles. Positions that would find such a
dual degree of benefit include: department or group manager at
biotechnical/pharmaceutical company; director of operations, marketing
manager, product manager, field manager, or sales representative at
biotechnical/ pharmaceutical company; director of materials management
at biotechnical/pharmaceutical company or at an integrated health care
network; manager in a public policy department at a state or federal
government agency.
Program Description
Individually, the M.B.A. degree program requires a minimum of 60
credits and the M.S. degree program requires 26 credits. Because some
courses are acceptable to each program, completion of the dual-degree
program requires a minimum of 68 credits.
The M.B.A. portion
requires the 36-credit core curriculum and 12 elective credits from
RBS. Twelve credits in biomedical sciences from GSBS are accepted as
the M.B.A. area of concentration. The M.S. portion requires 20 credits
in the biomedical sciences. Four credits of Interfunctional Team
Consulting and 2 credits of statistics are accepted from the M.B.A.
program. The consulting project report will serve as the M.S. thesis
requirement. The core requirements for the dual-degree programs are
illustrated below.
The core M.B.A. curriculum is completed
full time during the first year, with the exception of the
Interfunctional Team Consulting. The latter occurs during the second or
third year, following initial exposure to the biomedical curriculum.
The remaining M.B.A. elective courses and the M.S. biomedical science
courses can be completed during the second and third years. Specific
M.S. courses depend upon the interests and background of the student.
The program is offered on a full-time basis and can be completed in as
little as 30 months.
Curriculum
Students must take each of the core courses listed below:
M.B.A. Core Requirements
Please see sequence on page 30.
Sample M.S. Core Requirements
Biomedical Techniques
Cellular Pathology
Ethics in Science, Research, and Scholarship
Genetic Code
Immunology
Introductory Toxicology
Principles of Drug Discovery and Federal Regulations
Principles of Pharmacology
Protein Biochemistry
Seminar
Admission
Applicants can apply to the dual-degree program through either
institution. Each school determines the applicability to its program
and then forwards the application to the other institution. Both
programs must agree for the applicant to be accepted into the
dual-degree program, but either institution may accept the student into
its own program if dual acceptance is declined. A single application
fee to either program is acceptable.
Admission into the dual
M.S./M.B.A. program requires a score on the Graduate Management
Admissions Test (GMAT) or Graduate Record Examination (GRE) that falls
among the top third of grades, and a superior undergraduate grade-point
average (GPA). Management experience is encouraged. Strong performance
in one area can offset weak performance in another. GSBS requires that
applicants have a basic background in biology and chemistry.
Applications and course catalogs are available through the schools. For
an application or further information, contact Nicholas A. Ingoglia,
Ph.D., Associate Dean, GSBS, Director of the Master`s in Biomedical
Sciences Program, UMDNJ-NJMS, 185 South Orange Avenue, Newark, NJ 07103
(973/972-4776, 973/972-7950 fax, ingoglia@umdnj.edu) or Office of
Admissions, RBS (973/353-1234).
Tuition
Students in the dual-degree program spend the majority of the first
year in the M.B.A. component of the program and pay full-time tuition
to RBS. During the second year, students complete the M.S. portion of
their program and tuition is collected by GSBS. Student fees in the
first year will be paid to RBS. Student fees during the second year
will be paid to GSBS, except career services fees incurred at RBS,
which are paid to RBS.
