Chemical Engineering (BS): Biomanufacturing Sciences Concentration
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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 | |
| 颁贬听101 or 颁贬听103 | Chemistry - A Molecular Science 1 or General Chemistry I for Students in Chemical Sciences | 3 |
| 颁贬听102 or 颁贬听104 | General Chemistry Laboratory 1 or General Chemistry Laboratory I for Students in Chemical Sciences | 1 |
| 贰听101 | Introduction to Engineering & Problem Solving 2 | 1 |
| 贰听115 | Introduction to Computing Environments | 1 |
| 惭础听141 | Calculus I 1 | 4 |
| 贰狈骋听101 | Academic Writing and Research 2 | 4 |
| 听 | Hours | 14 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| CH听201 or CH听203 | Chemistry - A Quantitative Science 2 or General Chemistry II for Students in Chemical Sciences | 3 |
| CH听202 or CH听204 | Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory 2 or General Chemistry Laboratory II for Students in Chemical Sciences | 1 |
| MA听241 | Calculus II | 4 |
| PY听205 &听PY听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 | 听 | |
| Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics | 听 | |
| Principles of Microeconomics | 听 | |
| Fundamentals of Economics | 听 | |
| E听102 | Engineering in the 21st Century | 2 |
| 听 | Hours | 17 |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| CH听221 or CH听225 | Organic Chemistry I 2 or Organic Chemistry I for Students in Chemical Sciences | 3 |
| CH听222 or CH听226 | Organic Chemistry I Lab 2 or Organic Chemistry Laboratory I for Students in Chemical Sciences | 1 |
| CHE听205 | Chemical Process Principles 2 | 4 |
| MA听242 | Calculus III 2 | 4 |
| PY听208 &听PY听209 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists II and Physics for Engineers and Scientists II Laboratory | 4 |
| BEC听220 | Introduction to Drug Development and Careers in Biomanufacturing | 1 |
| 听 | Hours | 17 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| CH听223 or CH听227 | Organic Chemistry II or Organic Chemistry II for Students in Chemical Sciences | 3 |
| CH听224 or CH听228 | Organic Chemistry II Lab or Organic Chemistry Laboratory II for Students in Chemical Sciences | 1 |
| CHE听225 | Introduction to Chemical Engineering Analysis 2 | 3 |
| MA听341 | Applied Differential Equations I 2 | 3 |
| BIO听183 | Introductory Biology: Cellular and Molecular Biology | 4 |
| 听 | Hours | 14 |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| CHE听311 | Transport Processes I 2 | 3 |
| CHE听315 | Chemical Process Thermodynamics 2 | 3 |
| BCH听451 | Principles of Biochemistry | 4 |
| BEC听425 | Molecular Biology for Biomanufacturing | 2 |
| BEC听463 | Fermentation of Recombinant Microorganisms | 2 |
| 听 | Hours | 14 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| CHE听312 | Transport Processes II | 3 |
| CHE听316 | Thermodynamics of Chemical and Phase Equilibria | 3 |
| BBS听426 | Upstream Biomanufacturing Laboratory | 2 |
| BEC听330 | Principles and Applications of Bioseparations | 2 |
| 听 | Hours | 10 |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| CHE听395 | Professional Development Seminar | 1 |
| CHE听446 | Design and Analysis of Chemical Reactors | 3 |
| CHE听450 | Chemical Engineering Design I | 3 |
| BEC听436 | Introduction to Downstream Process Development | 2 |
| BEC听480 or BEC听485 | cGMP Fermentation Operations or cGMP Downstream Operations | 2 |
| 听 | Hours | 11 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| CHE听448 | Bioreactor Design | 2 |
| CHE听435 | Process Systems Analysis and Control | 3 |
| CHE听451 | Chemical Engineering Design II | 3 |
| Biomanufacturing Elective | 2 | |
| Bioethics Elective | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 13 |
| 听 | Total Hours | 110 |
| 1 | A grade of C or higher is required. |
| 2 | A grade of C- or higher is required. |
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEP Courses | |||
| GEP Humanities | 6 | ||
| GEP Social Sciences | 3 | ||
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 2 | ||
| GEP Additional Breadth (Humanities/Social Sciences/Visual and Performing Arts) | 3 | ||
| GEP U.S. Diversity (verify requirement) | |||
| GEP Global Knowledge (verify requirement) | |||
| Foreign 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 | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEC听445 | Cell Line Development for Biomanufacturing | 2 | |
| or听BEC听545 | Cell Line Development for Biomanufacturing | ||
| BEC听462 | Fundamentals of Bio-Nanotechnology | 3 | |
| BEC听475 | Global Regulatory Affairs for Medical Products | 3 | |
| or听BEC听575 | Global Regulatory Affairs for Medical Products | ||
| BEC听480 | cGMP Fermentation Operations | 2 | |
| or听BEC听580 | cGMP Fermentation Operations | ||
| BEC听483 | Tissue Engineering Technologies | 2 | |
| or听BME听483 | Tissue Engineering Technologies | ||
| BEC听485 | cGMP Downstream Operations | 2 | |
| or听BEC听585 | cGMP Downstream Operations | ||
| BEC听488 | Animal Cell Culture Engineering | 2 | |
| BEC听497 | Biomanufacturing Research Projects | 1-3 | |
Bioethics Electives听
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| IDS听201 | Environmental Ethics | 3 | |
| IDS听303 | Humans and the Environment | 3 | |
| NR听303 | Humans and the Environment | 3 | |
| PHI听325 | Bio-Medical Ethics | 3 | |
| STS听302 | Contemporary Science, Technology and Human Values | 3 | |
| STS听304 | Ethical Dimensions of Progress | 3 | |
| STS听325 | Bio-Medical Ethics | 3 |
Semester Sequence
This is a sample.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | |
| 颁贬听101 or 颁贬听103 | Chemistry - A Molecular Science 1 or General Chemistry I for Students in Chemical Sciences | 3 |
| 颁贬听102 or 颁贬听104 | General Chemistry Laboratory 1 or General Chemistry Laboratory I for Students in Chemical Sciences | 1 |
| 贰听101 | Introduction to Engineering & Problem Solving 1 | 1 |
| 贰听115 | Introduction to Computing Environments | 1 |
| 贰狈骋听101 | Academic Writing and Research 1 | 4 |
| 惭础听141 | Calculus I | 4 |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| CH听201 or CH听203 | Chemistry - A Quantitative Science 2 or General Chemistry II for Students in Chemical Sciences | 3 |
| CH听202 or CH听204 | Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory or General Chemistry Laboratory II for Students in Chemical Sciences | 1 |
| MA听241 | Calculus II 1 | 4 |
| PY听205 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists I 1 | 3 |
| PY听206 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists I Laboratory 1 | 1 |
| E听102 | Engineering in the 21st Century | 2 |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| BEC听220 | Introduction to Drug Development and Careers in Biomanufacturing | 1 |
| CH听221 or CH听225 | Organic Chemistry I 2 or Organic Chemistry I for Students in Chemical Sciences | 3 |
| CH听222 or CH听226 | Organic Chemistry I Lab or Organic Chemistry Laboratory I for Students in Chemical Sciences | 1 |
| CHE听205 | Chemical Process Principles | 4 |
| MA听242 | Calculus III | 4 |
| PY听208 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists II | 3 |
| PY听209 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists II Laboratory | 1 |
| 听 | Hours | 17 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| BIO听183 | Introductory Biology: Cellular and Molecular Biology | 4 |
| CH听223 or CH听227 | Organic Chemistry II or Organic Chemistry II for Students in Chemical Sciences | 3 |
| CH听224 or CH听228 | Organic Chemistry II Lab or Organic Chemistry Laboratory II for Students in Chemical Sciences | 1 |
| CHE听225 | Introduction to Chemical Engineering Analysis 2 | 3 |
| MA听341 | Applied Differential Equations I 2 | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Fundamentals of Economics | 听 | |
| Principles of Microeconomics | 听 | |
| Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics | 听 | |
| 听 | Hours | 17 |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| BCH听451 | Principles of Biochemistry | 4 |
| BEC听425 | Molecular Biology for Biomanufacturing | 2 |
| BEC听463 | Fermentation of Recombinant Microorganisms | 2 |
| CHE听311 | Transport Processes I 1 | 3 |
| CHE听315 | Chemical Process Thermodynamics 1 | 3 |
| GEP Requirement | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 17 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| BEC听426 | Upstream Biomanufacturing Laboratory | 2 |
| BEC听330 | Principles and Applications of Bioseparations | 2 |
| CHE听312 | Transport Processes II | 3 |
| CHE听316 | Thermodynamics of Chemical and Phase Equilibria | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| GEP Requirement | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 16 |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| BEC听436 | Introduction to Downstream Process Development | 2 |
| BEC听480 or BEC听485 | cGMP Fermentation Operations or cGMP Downstream Operations | 2 |
| CHE听395 | Professional Development Seminar | 1 |
| CHE听446 | Design and Analysis of Chemical Reactors | 3 |
| CHE听450 | Chemical Engineering Design I | 3 |
| GEP Requirement | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 14 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| Biomanufacturing Elective | 2 | |
| CHE听448 | Bioreactor Design | 2 |
| CHE听435 | Process Systems Analysis and Control | 3 |
| CHE听451 | Chemical Engineering Design II | 3 |
| Bioethics Elective | 3 | |
| GEP Requirement | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 16 |
| 听 | Total Hours | 127 |
| 1 | A grade of C or higher is required. |
| 2 | A grade of C- or higher is required. |
Career Opportunities
Careers in chemical engineering are sometimes exciting, always demanding, and ultimately provide a sense of accomplishment and achievement. Graduates find employment in sub-disciplines such as production, technical service, sales, management and administration; research and development; and consulting and teaching. Students desiring careers in teaching, research, or consulting are encouraged to continue their education and pursue a graduate degree (consult the Graduate Catalog). The undergraduate curriculum also provides strong preparation for graduate study in a wide range of professional specialties, and chemical engineering graduates often pursue careers in the medical sciences, business management, and law.