Master's Program Curriculum
Students are required to complete 11 course units* (cu's) for the degree. There are 6 required areas in the core curriculum and 5 electives for each track.
Core Curriculum
Molecular Biotechnology Track
Biopharmaceutical/Engineering Biotechnology Track
Computational
Biology / Bioinformatics Track
Biomedical Technologies Track
CORE CURRICULUM
Each student must take one course from each of the following 6 core areas.
- Biochemistry: (Biol 402) or equivalent.
- Biotechnology I: (Biol 526) Molecular biology, recombinant
DNA technology, transgenic organisms, protein engineering, combinatorial
chemistry, molecular modeling.
- Biotechnology II: Engineering Biotechnology (CBE/BE
554): Production of biological molecules using cell culture technologies.
Introduction to bioreactor design and control, to molecular and
cellular bioseparations, and to tissue and cellular engineering.
- Laboratory in Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering:
(CBE 580, Biol 425, or equivalent).
- Statistics: (Biol 446, ENM 503, Stat 510 or equivalent).
- Seminar/Free Elective: Wharton Course, Engineering Entrepreneurship,
CAMB 610, CELL 620, Seminar Course (eg BIOT 700), etc.
TRACK CURRICULA
Each student is required to select one of the following tracks and select their 5 electives according to the respective requirements.
Molecular Biotechnology Track
Advanced Biology Electives.
Each student must
take three advanced biology electives, including at least two from
the following list.
- Molecular Genetics (Biol 421)
- Experimental Principles in Molecular Biology (Biol 526)
- Advanced Cell Biology (Biol 480)
- Advanced Developmental Biology (Biol 481)
- Genetic Systems (Biol 540)
- Immunobiology (Biol 404)
- Current Topics in Plant Molecular Biology (Biol 482)
Research.
Students in the Molecular Biotechnology Track are REQUIRED to complete two terms of independent
study - no exceptions.
Biopharmaceutical/Engineering
Biotechnology Track
Quantitative Electives
Each student must choose at least
two of the following quantitative electives.
- Quantitative Human Physiology (BE 505)
- Biomechanics and Transport (BE 510)
- Cell Biology and Molecular Structure (BE 513)
- Foundations of Engineering Mathematics I (ENM 510)
- Foundations of Engineering Mathematics II (ENM 511)
- Nanoscale Systems Biology (CBE/BE 555)
- Transport Processes I (CBE 640)
- Transport Processes II (CBE 641)
- Any advanced course in Mathematics or Transport Phenomena.
Advanced Electives
Each student must choose two advanced
electives in one of the relevant disciplines. This requirement can
also be satisfied with an internship.
- Biomaterials (BE 512)
- Tissue Engineering (BE 553)
- Molecular Biophysics (BMB 508)
- Molecular Genetics (BIOL 421)
- Microbiol. & Biotechnol. and Lab (BIOL 475,476)
- Advanced Cell Biology (BIOL 480)
- Computational Biology (BIOL 536, 537)
- Cellular Bioengineering (CBE 552)
- Fundamentals of Pharmacology (PHRM 623)
Computational Biology/Bioinformatics
Track
Required Courses
Statistics II: Biol 556 or an appropriate graduate
course in mathematics, computer science, or statistics, approved
by the student's advisor.
Computational Biology: Biol 536 of GCB 531
Electives
Each student must choose at least two of the following courses.
- Programming Languages (CIT 591 or CIS 500)
- Mathematical Foundations (CIT 592)
- Programming Languages and Techniques II
(CIT 594 or CIS 502)
- Databases (CIS 550)
- Advanced Databases (CIS 650)
- An Advanced Elective (at the 500 level or higher) in one of
the relevant disciplines. This requirement can also be satisfied
with an internship.
Biomedical Technologies Track
Quantitative Electives
Each student must
choose at least two of the following quantitative electives.
- Quantitative Human Physiology (BE 505)
- Cellular Engineering (BE 552)
- Nanoscale Systems Biology (BE 555)
- Drug Discovery & Development (BE 562)
- Modeling Biological Systems (BE 567)
Advanced Electives
Each student must choose at least
two advanced electives in one of the relevant disciplines. This requirement
can also be satisfied with an internship.
- Modeling and Simulation (BE 511)
- Molecular and Cell Biology (BE 513)
- An Advanced Elective (at the 500 level or higher) in one of
the relevant disciplines.
Course Descriptions
Course Schedules (Timetables)
*In most cases 1 course is equivalent to 1 course unit. However, there are some .5cu courses available that fufill requirments of the degree. Students in the program are responsible for making sure they not only meet the course requirements but the 11cu requirement as well - in some cases that may mean taking additional classes.
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