DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

All students pursuing a master’s degree in Biochemical Engineering are required to take the following for a total of 30 credits with a minimum GPA of 3.0

Two (2) core courses in Biochemical Engineering (3 credits per course, 6 credits total)
Minimum of three (3) additional courses in Biochemical Engineering (3 credits per course, 9 credits total)
Maximum two (2) courses in Bioengineering (3 credits per course)
PLUS, the following based on whether the student is pursuing a thesis:

Thesis Option

Maximum three (3) bio-science courses (3 credits per course)
Maximum three (3) courses in Chemical Engineering (3 credits per course)
M.S. Thesis (6 credits)

Total Credits: 6 (core) + 9 (Biochemical Engineering) + 9 (Bio-science, Bioengineering and/or Chemical Engineering) + 6 (thesis) = 30

Non-Thesis Option

Maximum two (2) courses in Bioengineering (3 credits per course)
Maximum four (4) bio-science courses (3 credits per course)
Maximum four (4) courses in chemical engineering (3 credits per course)

Total Credits: 6 (core) + 9 (Biochemical Engineering) + 15 (Bio-science, Bioengineering and/or Chemical Engineering) = 30

Available courses for a master’s degree in Biochemical Engineering are listed below. Students may take courses not listed below, but they should get approved by the program director.

Required Courses (offered annually)

CHE 8588 - Biochemical Engineering I
CHE 8589 - Biochemical Engineering II

Elective Courses (biochemical)

CHE 7005 - Global Pharmaceutical Business
CHE 7587 - Biopharm Facility Design
CHE 7651 - Survey of Biomass Conversion
CHE 8586 - Biomaterials & Drug Delivery
CHE 8591 - Gene & Cell Therapy
CHE 8592 - Protein Engineering
CHE 8663 - Systems Biology

Elective Courses (biochemical and chemical)

CHE 7002 - Quantitative Safety Tech
CHE 7570 - Polymer Science & Engineering
CHE 7580 - CHE Economics
CHE 8550 - Chem Eng Reactors
CHE 8551 - Chem Kinetics and Catalysis
CHE 8558 - Process Design I
CHE 8563 - Transport Phenomena
CHE 8565 - Heat Transfer
CHE 8572 - Separation Processes II
CHE 8575 - Thermodynamics
CHE 8579 - Adv Process Modeling/Analysis
ME 8010 - Special Topics in ME

Bioscience Courses

Graduate courses that are provided by Department of Biology and approved by the program director

Thesis

CHE 9024 - CHE Thesis I
CHE 9025 - CHE Thesis II

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STUDENT PERSPECTIVES

Evan Kurt, graduate of Villanova's Master's in Biochemical Engineering program.

"As a full-time student, I enjoyed the independence I had on my research project, but also appreciated the support of Dr. Bill Kelly who provided guidance and connected me with people in industry for further discussion on the topic.”

Evan Kurt, PhD student and graduate researcher, Biomedical Engineering, Duke University

Emily Harris, Master’s in Biochemical Engineering.

“I'm grateful to have been part of a graduate program that was small enough to allow me to interact with all of the other graduate students and all of the faculty. It helped me develop a really well-rounded approach to my research.”

Emily Harris ’20 MSBChE, Associate CAR T Cell Scientist, Janssen Pharmaceuticals

“There were a lot of pharmaceutical courses throughout the program that were in line with what I do every day. The combination of theory and the practical application in the classroom helped me to apply what I learned to what I do in the lab at work.”

Mike Weiss ’09 ChE, ’16 MSBChE, Senior Supply Execution Manager, Janssen Pharmaceuticals.