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Scientific Frontiers
Biotech is an evolving field. Earn a master’s to build science, business and technology skills.
Harvard Faculty & Labs
Work with world-class labs
Management Principles
Science and business
Explore the life sciences
Delve deeper into biological systems
Bioinformatics
Study the algorithms behind the many ‘omics’
Bioengineering & Nanotechnologies
Explore where engineering meets biology

Biotechnology Graduate Program

Biotechnology is the science of the twenty-first century—a journey into undiscovered and constantly evolving territory. This Master of Liberal Arts degree ensures that your knowledge is as broad as the problems and puzzles you face.

Study biotechnology: degree program benefits

  • Balance your career and your studies through evening and online biotechnology courses.
  • Increase your marketability through advanced skills in science, nanotechnology, management, or information technology.
  • Gain biotech training from industry leaders, including researchers from Harvard Medical School.
  • Conduct independent research in a specialized area for your thesis.
  • Accelerate your degree by taking January session or Harvard Summer School courses.

Learn more

Read all about the concentrations in biotechnology, degree requirements, and more. See the biotech overview.

Interested in simply taking courses? See our biotechnology courses, engineering sciences courses, and biological sciences courses.