Cell and Gene Therapies, MS (Primarily Online)

Graduatemajor2027 catalogSciencePrimarily Online32 semester hours totalverified parse

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Required Core

• BIOL 5543 — Stem Cells and Regeneration
• BIOL 5583 — Immunology
• BIOL 5821 — Cell and Gene Therapies
• BIOL 6216 — Applied Bioinformatics
• BIOL 6381 — Ethics in Biological Research
• BIOT 5830 — Regulatory Landscape of Cell and Gene Therapies
• BIOT 5840 — Cell and Gene Therapy Lab
• PMST 6254 — Advanced Drug Delivery Systems

Experiential Learning

• EESC 6500 — Pathways to Professional Success

• From the catalog

  Complete at least one of the following (credit-bearing courses chosen to fulfill this requirement will also be applied to the elective requirements of this program):

• One of:
  • EESC 6964 — Co-op Work Experience
  • EESC 6954 — Co-op Work Experience - Half-Time
  • EESC 6965 — Co-op Work Experience Abroad
  • BIOL 6966 — Practicum
  • BIOL 6976 — Directed Study
  • NNMD 6390 — Experiential AI Capstone

Elective

From the catalog

Complete a minimum of 5 semester hours from the following to meet the 32 total hours for the program:

• Choose 5 semester hours from:
  • BIOE 6000 — Principles of Bioengineering
  • BIOL 5100 — Biology Colloquium
  • BIOL 5549 — Inventions in Microbial Biotechnology
  • BIOL 5573 — Medical Microbiology
  • BIOL 5591 — Advanced Genomics
  • BIOL 5595 — Cell and Molecular Neuroscience
  • BIOL 5597 — Immunotherapies of Cancer and Infectious Disease
  • BIOL 6131 — CRISPR: Gene Editing Fundamentals
  • BIOL 6301 — Molecular Cell Biology
  • BIOT 5145 — Biotechnology Lab Skills
  • BIOT 5219 — The Biotechnology Enterprise
  • BIOT 5220 — The Role of Patents in the Biotechnology Industry, Past and Future
  • BIOT 5330 — Drug Safety and Immunogenicity
  • BIOT 5340 — Introduction to Biotherapeutic Approvals
  • BIOT 5401 — Scientific Communication and Problem Solving in Biotechnology
  • BIOT 5560 — Bioprocess Fundamentals
  • BIOT 5630 — Cell Culture Applications for Biopharmaceuticals
  • BIOT 5635 — Downstream Processes for Biopharmaceutical Production
  • BIOT 5850 — Higher-Order Structure Analytics
  • BIOT 5900 — Emerging Innovations in Biotechnology and Pharma
  • BIOT 6300 — Pharmaceutical Microbiology
  • BIOT 6320 — Design and Development of Biopharmaceuticals
  • BIOT 6340 — Sterile Manufacturing Operations
  • BIOT 6900 — AI-Powered Biotech Workflows: From Discovery to Clinic
  • CHME 5101 — Fundamentals of Chemical Engineering: Fluid, Heat, and Mass Transfer
  • CHME 5160 — Drug Delivery: Engineering Analysis
  • CHME 5631 — Biomaterials Principles and Applications
  • CHME 5632 — Advanced Topics in Biomaterials
  • NNMD 5270 — Foundations in Nanomedicine: Therapeutics
  • NNMD 5271 — Foundations in Nanomedicine: Diagnostics
  • NNMD 5272 — Nanomedicine Seminar
  • NNMD 5310 — Bioethics in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
  • PHTH 5300 — Project Management in Public Health
  • PHTH 5310 — Budget Principles in Public Health
  • PHSC 5500 — Repurposing Drugs for Cancer Immunotherapies

GPA requirements

• 32 semester hours required Minimum 3.000 GPA required

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