Bio Track

What is the new bio track?

The bio track is a new curriculum option offered by the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. The track comprises 23.5 credits of bio-intensive courses, including 18.5 core credits and 5 elective credits. A hallmark of the bio track is a signature Bioprocessing Principles course,which distinguishes the bio track from any other curriculum. Students completing the bio track will constitute a next generation of engineers that speak the language of biology yet remain true to the process-intensive nature of chemical engineering.

Why?

The bio track was implemented to satisfy two recently and rapidly growing trends:
1) An increasing number of engineering students interested in biological sciences
2) An increasing demand for students with training in the processing of biological compounds by employers.
The bio track is designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to compete in bio-related fields, especially those involving processing.

Who is eligible?

Undergraduate students in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering are eligible to apply to the bio track.

How do I sign up?

To learn more about the new biology track or to sign up, contact Professor Wrenn, Associate Professor, at 215-895-6694, or spw22@drexel.edu or Professor Meyer, Assistant Deparment Head and Undergraduate Advisor, at 215-895-1855 or stephen.paul.meyer@drexel.edu.

To view the bio track brochure, click here.

Bio Track Curriculum

CORE COURSES:
CHE 360 - Bioprocess Principles (signature course)
BIO 404 - Struct./Funct. of Biomolecules
BIO 306 - Biochemistry Lab
BIO 311 - Metabolism
BIO 214 - Principles of Cell Biology
BIO 215 - Techniques in Cell Biology

ELECTIVES:
BIO 218 - Principles of Molecular Bio
BIO 219 - Techniques in Molecular Bio
BIO 221 - Microbiology
BIO 415/615 - Proteins
BIO 421 - Biomembranes
CHE 800/466 - Biocolloids
CHE 399/799 - Independent Study
BIO 420/650 - Virology
BIO 426 - Immunology
BIO 444 - Human Genetics
BIO 447 - Advanced Genetics
BIO 500 - Can be used to substitute a core class if GPA is 3.0 or above

*Must have a 3.0 or greater to take courses listed in red.
*The Bio track curriculum is tentative--may be subject to changes.