生物技术理学硕士学位为生物技术的严格，进阶的研究和研究提供了机会，以使学生为在这个迅速发展和扩展的领域中的就业和研究做好准备。硕士学位通过全面的核心课程提供了广泛的生物技术知识基础，其中包括生物化学，细胞和分子生物学以及免疫学的关键领域。从实验室课程列表（需要一些课程）和广泛主题的认可选修课中选择其他课程。也可以通过在基于生物技术的公司中进行实习来获得发展其他技术专长的机会。通常，硕士学位学习课程将由学士学位后的36个学期学分组成。本科课程，通识教育课程和研究生课程的前提条件不能计入此总数。
The graduate plan in biotechnology leads to the Master of Science degree. This innovative and interdisciplinary master's degree program offers an industry focus on a comprehensive exploration of basic science, applied science, and lab science. The biotechnology graduate program at UHCL provides a solid foundation in biochemistry, molecular biology, cell biology, genomics and proteomics. The student's course of study qualifies them for careers in research and development, teaching or private industry. Students must specialize in one of the following areas:<br>Molecular Biotechnology<br>Bioinformatics/Computational Biology<br>Biotechnology Management.