. "Appendix G: Side-by-Side Comparison: Keck Graduate Institute of the Applied Life Sciences, Sloan Foundation Professional Science Master's Initiative, and America COMPETES Act, Section 7034 PSM Provisions." Science Professionals: Master's Education for a Competitive World . Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2008.
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Science Professionals: Master‘s Education for a Competitive World
Program Feature
Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences
Participating Institutions
KGI was established as an independent graduate institute within the Claremont Colleges Consortium.
Industry/EmployerInvolvement
The KGI Board of Trustees and Advisory Council includes representatives of industry, particularly in biotechnology.
One employer, Amgen, has hired about 20% of KGI graduates.
The MBS program includes a summer internship between the two years.
The curriculum also includes a team master’s project, typically funded on a project-by-project basis by private firms at $50,000 each.
Program Characteristics
The Master of Bioscience (MBS) program focuses on biosciences—more specifically biotechnology, pharmaceutical, healthcare product, and bioagricultural fields.
The MBS curriculum is approximately 2/3 science and engineering and 1/3 management and ethics. The program includes a Team Masters Project each funded by a private sponsor and focused on a real-world problem.
