BIOMEDDC 700 / Career Plan and Employability Preparation

1.5 unit(s)

Prerequisite(s): Must be enrolled in the Master of Biomedical Discovery and Commercialization Program

This course will provide students with pre-employment career skills and strategies for securing an internship within the health/life sciences, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology industries. Students will evaluate their personal strengths, values and goals to create a career plan. Employability strategies, including the creation of a targeted job application portfolio, active job search techniques, networking with industry, building interviewing skills and professional acumen, will establish career development skills. Students will directly apply the knowledge they gain to their interactions with Hiring Managers and Recruiters for the purposes of securing an internship.