The undergraduate certificate in biomanufacturing is a great option for students who want the flexibility to explore the biomanufacturing field. The certificate requires an introduction to biomanufacturing course and one course in either upstream or downstream processing. Afterwards, students can choose from a list of courses that complement biomanufacturing, including over 15 unique BTEC courses that offer students a wide range of expertise and experiences related to the industry. Students will work with BTEC’s manager of student programs to develop a cohesive set of courses that suited to their interests and which will help them gain key skills valuable for their intended career goals. 

Below are examples of topic areas students may pursue.

• Cell Line Development
• Cell and Gene Therapy
• Upstream Processing
• Downstream Processing
• Quality Assurance

The undergraduate certificate is open to degree seeking students who are not pursuing the undergraduate minor in biomanufacturing.

Requirements

Prerequisites

Students interested in adding our certificate should have a background in biology and chemistry.

Course #	Course Title	Credit Hours
BIO 183	Introductory Biology: Cellular and Molecular Biology	4
CH 101 or CH 103	Chemistry – A Molecular Science	3
CH 221 or CH 225	Organic Chemistry I	3

Additional prerequisites may be required depending on the student’s area of interest and the courses they would like to take as part of the certificate.

To be eligible to apply for the certificate, students must have:

• Completed BIO 183 AND CH 101 (or 103) AND CH 221 (or CH 225) or equivalent courses with a C- or better.

Certificate Requirements

A minimum of 12 credit hours is required to earn the undergraduate certificate. Review the four categories below to see how hours are allocated. 

1. Introductory Seminar Pertaining to Biomanufacturing (1 Credit)

Course #	Course Title	Credit Hours
BEC 220	Introduction to Drug Development and Careers in Biomanufacturing	1

2. Base Biomanufacturing Sequence (2 Credits)

Students will choose one of the following base sequence courses:

Upstream Operations

Course #	Course Title	Credit Hours
BEC/CHE 463	Fermentation of Recombinant Microorganisms	2

Dowstream Operations

Course #	Course Title	Credit Hours
BEC 330	Principles and Applications of Bioseparations	2

3. Biomanufacturing Elective Courses (4 Credits)

To advance their biomanufacturing knowledge in their area of interest, students will work with the manager of student programs to select four credit hours from the following list. Courses used in other areas of this certificate may not be counted twice.

Course #	Course Title	Credit Hours
BEC 330	Principles and Applications of Bioseparations	2
BEC 425	Molecular Biology for Biomanufacturing	2
BBS/BEC 426	Upstream Biomanufacturing Laboratory	2
BEC 436	Introduction to Downstream Process Development	2
BEC 445	Cell Line Development for Biomanufacturing	2
BEC/CHE 463	Fermentation of Recombinant Microorganisms	2
BEC 475	Global Regulatory Affairs for Medical Products	3
BEC 480	cGMP Fermentation Operations	2
BEC/BME 483	Tissue Engineering Technologies	2
BEC 485	cGMP Downstream Operations	2
BEC 488	Animal Cell Culture Engineering	2
BEC 515	Biopharmaceutical Product Characterization Techniques	2

4. Electives (5 Credits)

Students may select five electives hours from the following list, including any 400 or 500 level BEC course. Courses used in other areas of this certificate may not be counted twice.

Course #	Course Title	Credit Hours
BAE/BBS 425	Industrial Microbiology and Bioprocessing	3
BCH 351 or BCH 451	General Biochemistry Principles of Biochemistry	3 4
BEC 448	Bioreactor Design	2
BEC 462	Fundamentals of Bio-Nanotechnology	3
BEC 495	Special Topics Course in Biomanufacturing	Varies
BEC 497	Biomanufacturing Research Projects	2 maximum
BEC 4**	Any 400 Level BEC course	Varies
BEC 5**	Any 500 Level BEC course	Varies
BIT 410	Manipulation of Recombinant DNA	4
BIT 466	Animal Cell Culture Techniques Operations	2
GN 311	Principles of Genetics	4
MB 455	Microbial Biotechnology	3

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Contact and Declaring Certificate

For additional information about the BTEC undergraduate certificate and to request adding the undergraduate certificate, contact the manager of student programs.