<p>I've noticed that there are very few biotechnology undergraduate programs. So, I'm wondering, what would I exactly do to pursue a masters in biotechnology? I am planning on double majoring, and getting a BBA in Entrepreneurship side by side, and while Cal Tech looks great for biology, the business side doesn't look all too well. So, I've basically got my sights set on Berkeley at the moment. As for my masters, I want to head over to Sweden to complete that, and hopefully get a job there. Still, I'm quite confused on the entire majoring in biotechnology thing as it doesn't seem to be an option in many schools.</p>
<p>A cursory search indicated that there seem to be quite a few undergrad biotechnology programs, e.g., Indiana U. It’s very likely that many of them are tracks within a biology major rather than a separately-listed major. Check for programs under genetics/cell biology majors, too, as well as programs in ag schools. Another option might be a undergrad research program, e.g., [Home</a> - Amgen Scholars](<a href=“http://www.amgenscholars.com/web/guest]Home”>http://www.amgenscholars.com/web/guest)</p>
<p>People enter the biotech field from lots of different backgrounds. An important distinction to make is that preparing for a career in pharma or biotech is not like preparing to be an electrician, there are many different roles to be filled in a company. You might be interested in research, intellectual property law, process engineering, business administration, healthcare policy, regulatory issues. In one biotech company that I worked for, we had forty scientists, ten executives, ten manufacturing people, a handful of quality control/quality assurance people, a handful of regulatory affairs poeple, a team of lawyers, dozens of project managers etc. So you see, there are a lot of different jobs within biotech.</p>
<p>Rutgers has a good biotech program to my knowledge. I’m also very interested in dual majoring between something like business and a science major, and I’m also heavily considering getting into the management side of biotech when I graduate. I think a biotech undergrad major would probably be similar to a lot of biology majors like molecular biology, biochemistry, etc. so you should look at schools for those majors as well. Just my 2 cents though.</p>