Fall Semester

• Bioprocess Engineering for Scientists (3 Credits)

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• Basic Life Sciences for Engineers (3 Credits)
• Principles of Biopharmaceutical Process Engineering (3 Credits)
• Business and Entrepreneurship in Life Sciences (1.5 Credits)
• Biopharmaceutical Process Operations (3 Credits)
• Applied Mathematical and Statistical Methods in Biomanufacturing (1.5 Credits)
• Bioanalytical/Regulatory/Quality Principles (3 Credits)

Spring Semester

• Intro to Upstream Unit Operations (3 Credits)
• Intro to Downstream Unit Operations (3 Credits)
• Quality by Design (QbD), Process Selection and Optimization (1.5 Credits)
• Process Characterization and Validation (1.5 Credits)
• Concentration Coursework (6 Credits)

Summer Semester

• Capstone Project (6 Credits)

Concentration

Option 1: Protein Replacement Therapies (36 credits)

This option includes all of the courses listed above for Fall and Spring in conjunction with the following:

• Vector and Cell Line Design (3 Credits)
• Emerging Therapeutics (1.5 Credits)
• Drug Product Development and Formulation (1.5 Credits)

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Option2: Analytical Techniques and Regulatory Principles

This option also includes all of the courses listed for Fall and Spring in conjunction with the following:

• Pharmaceutical Good Manufacturing Practices (1.5 Credits)
• Analytical Quality by Design and Method Validation (1.5 Credits)
• Biologics and Biosimilars: Regulatory Overview (1.5 Credits)
• Quality Systems for Regulatory Compliance (1.5 Credits)

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Option 3: Advanced Vaccine Manufacture

• Vector and Cell Line Design (3 Credits)
• Emerging Therapeutics (1.5 Credits)
• Vaccine Formulation (1.5 Credits)

Total Credits: 36

* Courses are delivered in an immersive format
** The required course is dictated by the nature of your Bachelor’s Degree. (i.e. Life Scientists will take the Bioprocess Engineering for Scientists course)