Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.

Required Core
BIOL 5543Stem Cells and Regeneration4
BIOL 5583Immunology4
BIOL 5821Cell and Gene Therapies4
BIOL 6216Applied Bioinformatics4
BIOL 6381Ethics in Biological Research2
BIOT 5830Regulatory Landscape of Cell and Gene Therapies2
BIOT 5840Cell and Gene Therapy Lab3
PMST 6254Advanced Drug Delivery Systems3
Experiential Learning
EESC 6500Pathways to Professional Success1
Complete at least one of the following (credit-bearing courses chosen to fulfill this requirement will also be applied to the elective requirements of this program):
Co-op Work Experience
Co-op Work Experience - Half-Time
Co-op Work Experience Abroad
Practicum
Directed Study
Experiential AI Capstone
Elective
Complete a minimum of 5 semester hours from the following to meet the 32 total hours for the program:5
Principles of Bioengineering
Biology Colloquium
Inventions in Microbial Biotechnology
Medical Microbiology
Advanced Genomics
Cell and Molecular Neuroscience
Immunotherapies of Cancer and Infectious Disease
CRISPR: Gene Editing Fundamentals
Molecular Cell Biology
Biotechnology Lab Skills
The Biotechnology Enterprise
The Role of Patents in the Biotechnology Industry, Past and Future
Drug Safety and Immunogenicity
Introduction to Biotherapeutic Approvals
Scientific Communication and Problem Solving in Biotechnology
Bioprocess Fundamentals
Cell Culture Applications for Biopharmaceuticals
Downstream Processes for Biopharmaceutical Production
Higher-Order Structure Analytics
Emerging Innovations in Biotechnology and Pharma
Pharmaceutical Microbiology
Design and Development of Biopharmaceuticals
Sterile Manufacturing Operations
AI-Powered Biotech Workflows: From Discovery to Clinic
Fundamentals of Chemical Engineering: Fluid, Heat, and Mass Transfer
Drug Delivery: Engineering Analysis
Biomaterials Principles and Applications
Advanced Topics in Biomaterials
Foundations in Nanomedicine: Therapeutics
Foundations in Nanomedicine: Diagnostics
Nanomedicine Seminar
Bioethics in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Project Management in Public Health
Budget Principles in Public Health
Repurposing Drugs for Cancer Immunotherapies

Program Credit/GPA Requirements

32 semester hours required
Minimum 3.000 GPA required