The Minor in Biomanufacturing is intended to provide new graduates with the knowledge base and hands-on skills that will prepare them to quickly contribute to a cGMP biomanufacturing operation in significant ways and should reduce the time needed for on-the-job training in those operations. Interested students should contact the representatives listed below.

Administration of the Minor in Biomanufacturing

The BTEC staff will hold primary responsibility for administration of the Minor in Biomanufacturing Information about the Minor and application materials will be handled by an Administrative Assistant and the Assistant Director for Student Coordination will be the primary contact and academic advisor for the students who elect to enroll in the Minor.

Contacts

For additional information about the Minor in Biomanufacturing contact:

Pa Nhia Moore
195 BTEC Bldg
Centennial Campus
919.515.0213
Pa_Moore@ncsu.edu

SIS Code: 14BTECM

Plan Requirements

Requirements for the undergraduate Minor in Biomanufacturing include a minimum of 15 credit hours as specified below. All courses must be completed with a grade of “C-” or higher.

Prerequisite Courses to Enter the Minor: All students must complete both CH 101 Chemistry - A Molecular Science and BIO 183 Introductory Biology: Cellular and Molecular Biology. 

Additional prerequisite courses in CH 221 Organic Chemistry I and CH 223 Organic Chemistry II will be required to complete the minor.  Courses must be completed with a grade of C- or better.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours	Counts towards
Required Courses
Introductory Seminar:		1
BEC 220	Introduction to Drug Development and Careers in Biomanufacturing
Basic Microbiology Laboratory Course:		1-4
Select one of the following:
BEC 425	Molecular Biology for Biomanufacturing
BIT 410	Manipulation of Recombinant DNA
MB 352	General Microbiology Laboratory
or MB 354	Inquiry-Guided Microbiology Lab
Base Biomanufacturing Sequence:		4
BEC/CHE 463	Fermentation of Recombinant Microorganisms
BEC 330	Principles and Applications of Bioseparations
Biomanufacturing Specialization:		4
Select one specialization area:
Upstream Operations:
BEC 426 & BEC 480	Upstream Biomanufacturing Laboratory and cGMP Fermentation Operations
Downstream Operations:
BEC 436 & BEC 485	Introduction to Downstream Process Development and cGMP Downstream Operations
Elective Courses:		5
Select 5 credits of the following:
Any 4** or 5** Level BEC course
BEC/BBS 426	Upstream Biomanufacturing Laboratory
BEC 436	Introduction to Downstream Process Development
BEC 445	Cell Line Development for Biomanufacturing
BEC/CHE 448	Bioreactor Design
BEC/CHE 462	Fundamentals of Bio-Nanotechnology
BEC 475	Global Regulatory Affairs for Medical Products
BEC 480	cGMP Fermentation Operations
BEC/BME 483	Tissue Engineering Technologies
BEC 485	cGMP Downstream Operations
BEC/CHE 488	Animal Cell Culture Engineering
BEC 495	Special Topics in Biomanufacturing
BEC 497	Biomanufacturing Research Projects
BEC 515	Biopharmaceutical Product Characterization Techniques
BAE 425	Industrial Microbiology and Bioprocessing
BCH 351	General Biochemistry
or BCH 451	Principles of Biochemistry
BIT 410	Manipulation of Recombinant DNA
BIT 466	Animal Cell Culture Techniques
GN 311	Principles of Genetics
MB 455	Microbial Biotechnology
Total Hours		15-18