The Certificate in Biomanufacturing provides graduates with the knowledge base and hands-on skills that will prepare them to quickly contribute to a cGMP biomanufacturing operation in significant ways and should reduce the time needed for on-the-job training in those operations.

Program Coordinator

Pa Nhia Moore
195 BTEC Bldg.
Centennial Campus
Raleigh, NC 27695-7928
919.515.0213
pa_moore@ncsu.edu
Website

Academic Structure

Term Effective: 1/2009
Plan Code: 32BTECCTU
CIP Code: 26.1201
Description: Undergraduate Certificate in Biomanufacturing
Offered: On-campus format

Plan Requirements

Prerequisite: In order to enroll in the first course in the program, applicants must have earned a bachelor’s level degree, and have completed CH 223 Organic Chemistry II (or equivalent) and BIO 183 Introductory Biology: Cellular and Molecular Biology.  Interested graduates should contact the BTEC's manager of student programs.

Credits earned toward a bachelor's degree will not count for credit in the post-baccalaureate certificate.  

Requirements for the Post-Baccalaureate Undergraduate Certificate in Biomanufacturing include a minimum of 13 credit hours as specified below. All courses must be completed with a grade of ‘C-‘ or higher:

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses:		6
BEC 425	Molecular Biology for Biomanufacturing
or BEC 445	Cell Line Development for Biomanufacturing
BEC 330	Principles and Applications of Bioseparations
BEC/CHE 463	Fermentation of Recombinant Microorganisms
Biomanufacturing Specialization:		4
Select one specialization area:
Upstream Operations:
BEC 426 & BEC 480	Upstream Biomanufacturing Laboratory and cGMP Fermentation Operations
Downstream Operations:
BEC 436 & BEC 485	Introduction to Downstream Process Development and cGMP Downstream Operations
Elective Courses:		3
Select three credits of the following:
Any 4** or 5** Level BEC Course
BEC/BBS 426	Upstream Biomanufacturing Laboratory
BEC 436	Introduction to Downstream Process Development
BEC 445	Cell Line Development for Biomanufacturing
BEC/CHE 448	Bioreactor Design
BEC/CHE 462	Fundamentals of Bio-Nanotechnology
BEC 475	Global Regulatory Affairs for Medical Products
BEC 480	cGMP Fermentation Operations
BEC/BME 483
BEC 485	cGMP Downstream Operations
BEC/CHE 488	Animal Cell Culture Engineering
BEC 495	Special Topics in Biomanufacturing
BCH 351	General Biochemistry
or BCH 451	Principles of Biochemistry
BIT 410	Manipulation of Recombinant DNA
BIT 466	Animal Cell Culture Techniques
GN 311	Principles of Genetics
MB 455	Microbial Biotechnology
Total Hours		13