UMA Undergraduate Guide 2019-2020 Academic Departments and Programs Chemical Engineering Concentration in Biochemical Engineering
Concentration in Biochemical EngineeringThe concentration in Biochemical Engineering is open to students majoring in Chemical Engineering. It provides students with specialized coursework and training to better prepare them for engineering careers in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. The courses for this program fit into the required Advanced Chemistry Elective and Technical Electives that all Chemical Engineering students are required to take. Students must take a total of 15 credits. The following nine credits are required:
Students must also take an additional six credits of advanced coursework or research in special topics in bioengineering. These six credits must be engineering courses. Approved courses are:
Additional courses may be used to meet this requirement, but advance approval by the advisor for the Concentration is required. Students wishing to fulfill this requirement with an independent study or thesis must gain approval of the topic by the Concentration advisor before enrolling for credit. Only three-credit independent study courses may be used to fulfill this requirement. A typical sequence of courses for students in the program is listed below. Students are encouraged to take BIOCHEM 275 during a fall semester. (Please check course offering & availability first) FreshmanFallENGLWP 112 College Writing SpringCHEM-ENG 120 Chemical Engineering Fundamentals SophomoreFallPHYSICS 152 General Physics II SpringCHEM-ENG 325 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics II JuniorFallBIOCHEM 275 Cell and Molecular Biology or BIOCHEM 285 Cellular and Molecular Biology SpringSocial World Elective SeniorFallCHEM-ENG 401 Chemical Engineering Laboratory I SpringCHEM-ENG 402 Chemical Engineering Lab II |