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Department of Plant and Microbial Biology 
Master of Microbial Biotechnology

Industrial Biotechnology Concentration

The industrial biotechnology concentration is for students interested in the use of biological resources (i.e., micro and macro-organisms) for producing and processing materials, chemicals, and energy. Coursework for this track focuses on fundamentals and concepts in:

  • Principles of bioprocessing
  • Bioenergy
  • Bioremediation
  • Bioengineering

Recommended Elective Courses

  • BCH 553 – Biochemistry of Gene Expression (3 credits; offered fall and spring)
  • BAE 525 – Industrial Microbiology and Bioprocessing (3 credits; offered in spring only)
  • BAE 528 – Biomass to Renewable Energy Processes (3 credits; offered in fall only)
  • BBS – Upstream Biomanufacturing Lab (2 credits; offered fall and spring)
  • BEC 515 – Biopharmaceutical Product Characterization Techniques (2 credits; offered in fall only)
  • BEC 532 – Biological Processing Science (2 credits; offered fall and spring)
  • BEC 536 – Introduction to Downstream Process Development (2 credits; offered fall and spring)
  • BEC 575 – Global Regulatory Affairs for Medical Products (3 credits; offered fall and spring) 
  • BEC 577 – Advanced Biomanufacturing and Biocatalysis (3 credits; offered spring only)
  • BEC 580 – cGMP Fermentation Operations (2 credits; offered fall and spring)
  • BEC 583 – Tissue Engineering Technologies (2 credits; offered fall only; prerequisite: BIT 566 or instructor permission)
  • BEC 585 – cGMP Downstream Operations (2 credits; offered fall and spring)
  • BIT 563 – Fermentation of Recombinant Microorganisms (2 credits; offered fall and spring)
  • BIT 564 – Protein Purification (2 credits; offered spring only – alternate even years)
  • BIT 566 – Animal Cell Culture Techniques (2 credits; offered spring only)
  • BIT 572 – Proteomics (3 credits; offered spring only)
  • BIT 574 – Plant Genetic Engineering (2 credits; offered fall only – prerequisite: BIT 510) 
  • GN 513 – Advanced Genetics (3 credits; offered fall and spring)
  • GN 521 – Molecular Genetics (3 credits; offered fall and spring)
  • GN 701 – Molecular Genetics (3 credits; offered fall only)
  • GN 730 – Functional Genetics and Physiology (3 credits; offered spring only – alternate years)
  • GN 735 – Functional Genomics (3 credits; offered spring only; prerequisite: GN 701)
  • BUS 554 – Project Management (3 credit hours; offered fall and spring)
  • MBA 576 – Technology Evaluation and Commercialization Concepts (4 credits; offered fall only)
  • MBA 586 – Legal and Marketing Dynamics in Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology (3 credits; offered fall only)
  • MB 520 – Fundamentals of Microbial Cell Biotransformations (2 credits; offered fall only)
  • MB 555 – Microbial Biotechnology (3 credits; offered spring only)
  • ST 511 – Experimental Statistics in the Biological Sciences (3 credits; offered in fall and spring)
  • ST 513 – Statistics for Management I (3 credits; offered fall only)
  • TOX 725 – Pesticide Chemistry (1 credit; offered spring only; taught during first five weeks of semester)
  • TOX 727 – Pesticide Behavior and Fate in the Environment (2 credits; offered spring only; taught during last ten weeks of semester)
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