University Catalog 2024-2025

Microbial Biotechnology (MR)

Master of Microbial Biotechnology Degree Requirements

MMB Core Courses15
Industry Case Studies in Microbial Biotechnology ( Students must take this course three times for 9 credits)
Master of Microbial Biotechnology Capstone
Special Problems
Life Science Foundational Course3
Students must select 3 credit hours from the list below
Biochemistry of Gene Expression
Molecular Genetics
Microbial Biotechnology
Microbiome Analysis
Microbial Metabolic Regulation
Introduction to Plant Biotechnology
STEM Foundational Electives 16
Students must take 6 credits from the STEM Foundational Electives below
Applied Science Foundational Courses4
Students can select option 1 or option 2 below
Option 1
Molecular Biology for Biomanufacturing
and Cell Line Development for Biomanufacturing
Option 2
Core Technologies in Molecular and Cellular Biology
Applied Science Electives4-6
Students must select 4 - 6 credits from the Applied Science Electives below
Business Core Course3
Current Topics in BioSciences Management
MBA Electives 26
Students must select 6 credits from the list below
Project Management
Enterprise Risk Management
Supply Management
Decision Making under Uncertainty
Product Design and Development
Business Analytics Practicum
Consumer Behavior
Research Methods In Marketing
Opportunity Evaluation and Value Creation
Venture Opportunity Analytics
Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialization I
Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialization II
B Corp Clinic Sustainability Practicum
Legal, Regulatory and Ethical Issues in Life Science Industries
Special Topics In Business Management (by permission of MMB advisor)
Total Hours41-43
1

Other relevant graduate STEM courses may be taken by permission of MMB advisor. Students pursuing the MMB/MBA dual degree may substitute 3 MBA credits in this category.

2

Students planning to enroll in the dual MMB/MBA Program may take an additional MBA course in lieu of one STEM Foundational Elective. Other relevant MBA courses may be taken by permission of MMB Advisor and MBA advisor.


STEM Foundational Electives

Select 6 credits from the list below
Biological and Agricultural Engineering (BAE)
BAE 525Industrial Microbiology and Bioprocessing3
BAE 528Biomass to Renewable Energy Processes3
Biochemistry (BCH)
BCH 553Biochemistry of Gene Expression3
BCH 555Proteins and Molecular Mechanisms3
BCH 571Regulation of Metabolism3
BCH 701Macromolecular Structure3
BCH 703Macromolecular Synthesis and Regulation3
BCH 705Molecular Biology Of the Cell3
Food Science (FS)
FS 502Chemistry of Food and Bioprocessed Materials4
FS 553Food Laws and Regulations3
Genetics (GN)
GN 521Molecular Genetics3
GN 541Human and Biomedical Genetics3
Microbiology (MB)
MB 501Biology of Plant Pathogens3
MB 505Food Microbiology3
MB 532Soil Microbiology4
MB 535Bacterial Pathogenesis3
MB 555Microbial Biotechnology3
MB 588Microbiome Analysis3
MB 714Microbial Metabolic Regulation3
MB 718Introductory Virology3
MB 725Fermentation Microbiology3
MB 751Immunology3
Plant Biology (PB)
PB 580Introduction to Plant Biotechnology3
Statistics (ST)
ST 513Statistics for Management and Social Sciences I3
ST 514Statistics For Management and Social Sciences II3
ST 554Analysis of Big Data3
ST 555Statistical Programming I3
ST 556Statistical Programming II3

Applied Science Electives

Biotechnology (BIT)
BIT 564Protein Purification2
BIT 571RNA Interference and Model Organisms2
BIT 573Protein Interactions2
BIT 574Plant Genetic Engineering2
BIT 577Metagenomics2
BIT 579High-Throughput Discovery2
BIT 580Yeast Metabolic Engineering2
BIT 582Virus Biotechnology: Pathogens to Therapeutics2
BIT 595Special Topics (by permission of MMB advisor)1-6
BEC 515Biopharmaceutical Product Characterization Techniques2
BEC 526Upstream Biomanufacturing Laboratory2
BEC 532Foundations of Downstream Processing and Formulation2
BEC 536Introduction to Downstream Process Development2
BEC 548Bioreactor Design2
BEC 562Fundamentals of Bio-Nanotechnology3
BEC 563Fermentation of Recombinant Microorganisms2
BEC 575Global Regulatory Affairs for Medical Products3
BEC 577Advanced Biomanufacturing and Biocatalysis3
BEC 580cGMP Fermentation Operations2
BEC 583Tissue Engineering Technologies2
BEC 585cGMP Downstream Operations2
BEC 588Animal Cell Culture Engineering2
BEC 595Special Topics in Biomanufacturing1-6
BEC 595Special Topics in Biomanufacturing (by permission of MMB advisor)1-6
MB 520Fundamentals of Microbial Cell Biotransformations2
ST 555Statistical Programming I3
ST 556Statistical Programming II3
Up to 2 Applied Science Elective credits may be taken from the below list *
DSC 405Data Wrangling and Web Scraping1
DSC 406Exploratory Data Analysis for Big Data1
DSC 495Special Topics in Data Science (by permission of MMB advisor)1-3
DSC 595Graduate Special Topics in Data Science (by permission of MMB advisor)1-3
*

Students may take or audit lower-level DSC courses, but they will not count toward degree. In particular DSC 201 Introduction to R/Python for Data Science may be helpful to take higher-level courses and DSC 202 Introduction to Data Visualization could also be helpful.


Accelerated Bachelor's/Master's Degree Requirements

The Accelerated Bachelors/Master’s (ABM) degree program allows exceptional undergraduate students at NC State an opportunity to complete the requirements for both the Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees at an accelerated pace. These undergraduate students may double count up to 12 credits and obtain a non-thesis Master’s degree in the same field within 12 months of completing the Bachelor’s degree, or obtain a thesis-based Master’s degree in the same field within 18 months of completing the Bachelor’s degree.

This degree program also provides an opportunity for the Directors of Graduate Programs (DGPs) at NC State to recruit rising juniors in their major to their graduate programs. However, permission to pursue an ABM degree program does not guarantee admission to the Graduate School. Admission is contingent on meeting eligibility requirements at the time of entering the graduate program.

Faculty

Full Professors

  • Jose Bruno-Barcena
  • Susan Carson
  • Amy Michele Grunden
  • Christine Hawkes
  • Michael Hyman

Associate Professor

  • Manuel Kleiner

Adjunct Faculty

  • Jason Caplan