Biomanufacturing (MR): Industry Track
Degree Requirements
Students must complete a total of 36 credit hours to complete the degree. Students will choose a specialization area in either upstream or downstream. This subplan requires the completion of at least one co-op cycle.
Degrees earned will be distributed as: "Master of Biomanufacturing" without a subplan designation.
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | 18 | ||
| BEC 515 | Biopharmaceutical Product Characterization Techniques | 2 | |
| or BEC 588 | Animal Cell Culture Engineering | ||
| BEC 575 | Global Regulatory Affairs for Medical Products | 3 | |
| BEC 577 | Advanced Biomanufacturing and Biocatalysis | 3 | |
| BEC 590 | Industry Practicum in Biomanufacturing | 3 | |
| BEC 601 | Biomanufacturing Seminar 1 | 1 | |
| BEC 601 | Biomanufacturing Seminar | 1 | |
| BEC 620 | Leadership and Preparation for Industry Internship in Biomanufacturing | 2 | |
| ST 511 | Statistical Methods For Researchers I | 3 | |
| Specialization | 6 | ||
| Students will select an upstream or downstream specialization. | |||
| Upstream Specialization: | |||
| BEC 563 | Fermentation of Recombinant Microorganisms | 2 | |
| BEC 526 | Upstream Biomanufacturing Laboratory | 2 | |
| BEC 580 | cGMP Fermentation Operations | 2 | |
OR | |||
| Downstream Specialization: | |||
| BEC 532 | Foundations of Downstream Processing and Formulation 2 | 2 | |
| BEC 536 | Introduction to Downstream Process Development | 2 | |
| BEC 585 | cGMP Downstream Operations | 2 | |
| Cooperative Education Coursework | 3 | ||
| COP 500 | Co-Op Work Graduate Alt | 3 | |
| Professional Courses | 6 | ||
| BUS 554 | Project Management | 3 | |
| Select 3 credit hours from the following choices: | |||
| BUS 501 | Strategic Management Foundations | 3 | |
| MBA 585 | Current Topics in BioSciences Management | 3 | |
| MBA 586 | Legal, Regulatory and Ethical Issues in Life Science Industries | 3 | |
| MBA or BUS or COM 5xx Elective | |||
| Advised Elective | 3 | ||
| BEC 515 | Biopharmaceutical Product Characterization Techniques | 2 | |
| BEC 525 | Molecular Biology for Biomanufacturing | 2 | |
| BEC 526 | Upstream Biomanufacturing Laboratory | 2 | |
| BEC 532 | Foundations of Downstream Processing and Formulation 2 | 2 | |
| BEC 536 | Introduction to Downstream Process Development | 2 | |
| BEC 545 | Cell Line Development for Biomanufacturing | 2 | |
| BEC 562 | Fundamentals of Bio-Nanotechnology | 3 | |
| BEC 563 | Fermentation of Recombinant Microorganisms | 2 | |
| BEC 580 | cGMP Fermentation Operations | 2 | |
| BEC 583 | Tissue Engineering Technologies | 2 | |
| BEC 585 | cGMP Downstream Operations | 2 | |
| BEC 588 | Animal Cell Culture Engineering | 2 | |
| BEC 595 | Special Topics in Biomanufacturing | 1-6 | |
| BEC 669 | Biomanufacturing Research Projects | 1-4 | |
| BIT 501 | Ethical Issues in Biotechnology | 1 | |
| BIT 510 | Core Technologies in Molecular and Cellular Biology | 4 | |
| BIT 566 | Animal Cell Culture Techniques | 2 | |
| BEC or BIT or Advised (500-700) Elective | As Needed | ||
| Minimum Credit Hours: | 36 | ||
1 BEC 601 must be taken twice.
2 Students who took BEC 330 cannot take BEC 532. They will replace the course with a 2 hour Advised Elective.