Chemical Engineering (BS): Biomanufacturing Sciences Concentration
The Biomanufacturing Sciences Concentration provides students with the knowledge base and hands-on skills that prepare them to quickly contribute to a biomanufacturing operation. Pharmaceuticals, vaccines, enzymes, and bio-fuels are example products. Students completing this concentration also fulfill the requirements for a Minor in Biomanufacturing.
Plan Requirements
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | |
| CH 101 or CH 103 | Chemistry - A Molecular Science 1 or General Chemistry I for Students in Chemical Sciences | 3 |
| CH 102 or CH 104 | General Chemistry Laboratory 1 or General Chemistry Laboratory I for Students in Chemical Sciences | 1 |
| E 101 | Introduction to Engineering & Problem Solving 2 | 1 |
| E 115 | Introduction to Computing Environments | 1 |
| MA 141 | Calculus I 1 | 4 |
| ENG 101 | Academic Writing and Research 2 | 4 |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| CH 201 or CH 203 | Chemistry - A Quantitative Science 2 or General Chemistry II for Students in Chemical Sciences | 3 |
| CH 202 or CH 204 | Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory 2 or General Chemistry Laboratory II for Students in Chemical Sciences | 1 |
| MA 241 | Calculus II | 4 |
| PY 205 & PY 206 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists I and Physics for Engineers and Scientists I Laboratory 1 | 4 |
| Select one of the following Economics Courses: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics | ||
| Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics | ||
| Principles of Microeconomics | ||
| Fundamentals of Economics | ||
| E 102 | Engineering in the 21st Century | 2 |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| CH 221 or CH 225 | Organic Chemistry I 2 or Organic Chemistry I for Students in Chemical Sciences | 3 |
| CH 222 or CH 226 | Organic Chemistry I Lab 2 or Organic Chemistry Laboratory I for Students in Chemical Sciences | 1 |
| CHE 205 | Chemical Process Principles 2 | 4 |
| MA 242 | Calculus III 2 | 4 |
| PY 208 & PY 209 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists II and Physics for Engineers and Scientists II Laboratory | 4 |
| BEC 220 | Introduction to Drug Development and Careers in Biomanufacturing | 1 |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| CH 223 or CH 227 | Organic Chemistry II or Organic Chemistry II for Students in Chemical Sciences | 3 |
| CH 224 or CH 228 | Organic Chemistry II Lab or Organic Chemistry Laboratory II for Students in Chemical Sciences | 1 |
| CHE 225 | Introduction to Chemical Engineering Analysis 2 | 3 |
| MA 341 | Applied Differential Equations I 2 | 3 |
| BIO 183 | Introductory Biology: Cellular and Molecular Biology | 4 |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| CHE 311 | Transport Processes I 2 | 3 |
| CHE 315 | Chemical Process Thermodynamics 2 | 3 |
| BCH 451 | Principles of Biochemistry | 4 |
| BEC 425 | Molecular Biology for Biomanufacturing | 2 |
| BEC 463 or BEC 330 | Fermentation of Recombinant Microorganisms or Principles and Applications of Bioseparations | 2 |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| CHE 312 | Transport Processes II | 3 |
| CHE 316 | Thermodynamics of Chemical and Phase Equilibria | 3 |
| BEC 330 or BEC 463 | Principles and Applications of Bioseparations or Fermentation of Recombinant Microorganisms | 2 |
| Biomanufacturing Elective | 2 | |
| Hours | 10 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| CHE 446 | Design and Analysis of Chemical Reactors | 3 |
| CHE 450 or ECE 482 | Chemical Engineering Design I or Engineering Entrepreneurship Senior Design I | 3 |
| CHE 395 | Professional Development Seminar | 1 |
| Select one of the following sequences: | 4 | |
| cGMP Fermentation Operations and Upstream Biomanufacturing Laboratory | ||
| cGMP Downstream Operations and Introduction to Downstream Process Development | ||
| Hours | 11 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| CHE 448 | Bioreactor Design | 2 |
| CHE 435 | Process Systems Analysis and Control | 3 |
| CHE 451 or ECE 483 | Chemical Engineering Design II or Engineering Entrepreneurship Senior Design II | 3 |
| Biomanufacturing Elective | 2 | |
| Bioethics Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Total Hours | 110 | |
- 1
A grade of C or higher is required.
- 2
A grade of C- or higher is required.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| GEP Courses | ||
| GEP Humanities | 6 | |
| GEP Social Sciences | 3 | |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 2 | |
| GEP Elective | 3 | |
| GEP Global Knowledge (verify requirement) | ||
| GEP Foundations of American Democracy (verify requirement) | ||
| World Language Proficiency (verify requirement) | ||
| Free Electives | ||
| Free Electives (12 Hr S/U Lmt) 1 | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 17 | |
- 1
Students should consult their academic advisors to determine which courses fill this requirement.
Biomanufacturing Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BBS 325 | Introduction to Brewing Science and Technology | 3 |
| BBS 326 | Brewing Practices and Analyses | 3 |
| BBS 427 | Brewing Equipment, Controls and Operations | 3 |
| BEC 426 | Upstream Biomanufacturing Laboratory | 2 |
| BEC 436 | Introduction to Downstream Process Development | 2 |
| BEC 445 | Cell Line Development for Biomanufacturing | 2 |
| or BEC 545 | Cell Line Development for Biomanufacturing | |
| BEC 462 | Fundamentals of Bio-Nanotechnology | 3 |
| BEC 472 | Drug Delivery - Theory and Modern Practices | 3 |
| BEC 475 | Global Regulatory Affairs for Medical Products | 3 |
| or BEC 575 | Global Regulatory Affairs for Medical Products | |
| BEC 480 | cGMP Fermentation Operations | 2 |
| or BEC 580 | cGMP Fermentation Operations | |
| BEC 485 | cGMP Downstream Operations | 2 |
| or BEC 585 | cGMP Downstream Operations | |
| BEC 488 | Animal Cell Culture Engineering | 2 |
| BEC 495 | Special Topics in Biomanufacturing | 1-4 |
| BEC 497 | Biomanufacturing Research Projects | 1-3 |
| BEC 545 | Cell Line Development for Biomanufacturing | 2 |
| BEC 585 | cGMP Downstream Operations | 2 |
| BEC 526 | Upstream Biomanufacturing Laboratory | 2 |
| BEC 562 | Fundamentals of Bio-Nanotechnology | 3 |
| BEC 572 | Drug Delivery - Theory and Modern Practices | 3 |
| BEC 575 | Global Regulatory Affairs for Medical Products | 3 |
| BEC 580 | cGMP Fermentation Operations | 2 |
| BEC 588 | Animal Cell Culture Engineering | 2 |
| BEC 595 | Special Topics in Biomanufacturing | 1-6 |
| BME 483 | Tissue Engineering Technologies | 2 |
| CHE 452 | Biomolecular Engineering | 2 |
| CHE 552 | Biomolecular Engineering | 2 |
Bioethics Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CS 224 | Seeds, Biotechnology and Societies | 3 |
| IDS 201 | Environmental Ethics | 3 |
| IDS 303 | Humans and the Environment | 3 |
| NR 303 | Humans and the Environment | 3 |
| PHI 325 | Bio-Medical Ethics | 3 |
| STS 302 | Contemporary Science, Technology and Human Values | 3 |
| STS 304 | Ethical Dimensions of Progress | 3 |
| STS 325 | Bio-Medical Ethics | 3 |
Semester Sequence
This is a sample.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | |
| CH 101 or CH 103 | Chemistry - A Molecular Science 1 or General Chemistry I for Students in Chemical Sciences | 3 |
| CH 102 or CH 104 | General Chemistry Laboratory 1 or General Chemistry Laboratory I for Students in Chemical Sciences | 1 |
| E 101 | Introduction to Engineering & Problem Solving 1 | 1 |
| E 115 | Introduction to Computing Environments | 1 |
| ENG 101 | Academic Writing and Research 1 | 4 |
| MA 141 | Calculus I | 4 |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| CH 201 or CH 203 | Chemistry - A Quantitative Science 2 or General Chemistry II for Students in Chemical Sciences | 3 |
| CH 202 or CH 204 | Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory or General Chemistry Laboratory II for Students in Chemical Sciences | 1 |
| MA 241 | Calculus II 1 | 4 |
| PY 205 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists I 1 | 3 |
| PY 206 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists I Laboratory 1 | 1 |
| E 102 | Engineering in the 21st Century | 2 |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| BEC 220 | Introduction to Drug Development and Careers in Biomanufacturing | 1 |
| CH 221 or CH 225 | Organic Chemistry I 2 or Organic Chemistry I for Students in Chemical Sciences | 3 |
| CH 222 or CH 226 | Organic Chemistry I Lab or Organic Chemistry Laboratory I for Students in Chemical Sciences | 1 |
| CHE 205 | Chemical Process Principles | 4 |
| MA 242 | Calculus III | 4 |
| PY 208 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists II | 3 |
| PY 209 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists II Laboratory | 1 |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| BIO 183 | Introductory Biology: Cellular and Molecular Biology | 4 |
| CH 223 or CH 227 | Organic Chemistry II or Organic Chemistry II for Students in Chemical Sciences | 3 |
| CH 224 or CH 228 | Organic Chemistry II Lab or Organic Chemistry Laboratory II for Students in Chemical Sciences | 1 |
| CHE 225 | Introduction to Chemical Engineering Analysis 2 | 3 |
| MA 341 | Applied Differential Equations I 2 | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Fundamentals of Economics | ||
| Principles of Microeconomics | ||
| Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics | ||
| Hours | 17 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| BCH 451 | Principles of Biochemistry | 4 |
| BEC 425 | Molecular Biology for Biomanufacturing | 2 |
| BEC 463 or BEC 330 | Fermentation of Recombinant Microorganisms or Principles and Applications of Bioseparations | 2 |
| CHE 311 | Transport Processes I 1 | 3 |
| CHE 315 | Chemical Process Thermodynamics 1 | 3 |
| GEP Requirement | 3 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| BEC 330 or BEC 463 | Principles and Applications of Bioseparations or Fermentation of Recombinant Microorganisms | 2 |
| CHE 312 | Transport Processes II | 3 |
| CHE 316 | Thermodynamics of Chemical and Phase Equilibria (Bioethics Elective ) | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Biomanufacturing Elective | 2 | |
| GEP Requirement | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| CHE 446 | Design and Analysis of Chemical Reactors | 3 |
| CHE 450 or ECE 482 | Chemical Engineering Design I or Engineering Entrepreneurship Senior Design I | 3 |
| CHE 395 | Professional Development Seminar | 1 |
| GEP Requirement | 3 | |
| Select one of the following sequences: | 4 | |
| cGMP Fermentation Operations and Upstream Biomanufacturing Laboratory | ||
| Introduction to Downstream Process Development and cGMP Downstream Operations | ||
| Hours | 14 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| Biomanufacturing Elective | 2 | |
| CHE 448 | Bioreactor Design | 2 |
| CHE 435 | Process Systems Analysis and Control | 3 |
| CHE 451 or ECE 483 | Chemical Engineering Design II or Engineering Entrepreneurship Senior Design II | 3 |
| Bioethics Elective | 3 | |
| GEP Requirement | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Total Hours | 127 | |
- 1
A grade of C or higher is required.
- 2
A grade of C- or higher is required.
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