capstone

In place of a traditional master’s thesis, students in the Professional Science Master’s program end their academic journey with us by completing a Capstone project.

Since our program’s inception in 2010, all MBS students have finished their degree by completing our Capstone. In this distinctive course, students work in teams to choose an emerging science-derived intellectual property (IP) and develop a business plan to take this IP to market. Capstone allows students to practice skills learned throughout the MBS education, using knowledge of both science and business to commercialize successfully and manage the development of science-intensive enterprises.

At the Rutgers Professional Science Master’s (PSM) program, we encourage students to explore innovation. Recently, we were invited to share our knowledge at the Midwest Engineering Entrepreneurship Network (MEEN) Conference.

Students in the Professional Science Master’s program end their journey by completing a capstone project. In this project, students choose a science-derived intellectual property (IP) and develop a business plan to take this IP to market. The capstone serves as a reflection of the MBS degree, requiring students to use both the science and business skills that they have learned throughout the course of the program.

To facilitate experiential learning, Master of Business and Science (MBS) students finish their degrees by completing a Capstone. This project-based course serves as a culmination of skills learned throughout a student’s time in the Professional Science Master’s (PSM) program. 

In this course, students demonstrate their ability to combine science and business thinking. They: 

• Identify a patented technology 

• Determine a novel use