Many Chemical Engineering graduates are working in the Pharmaceutical Industry. The Chemical & Biological Engineering Department at Drexel University offers a concentration in Pharmaceutical Engineering that addresses many topics that are relevant to the design and manufacture of pharmaceutical products and medical devices while maintaining regulatory compliance. The Pharmaceutical Engineering Specialization is available for students pursuing an MS degree in Chemical Engineering.
The following sections detail the requirements of the Pharmaceutical Engineering Concentration:
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Specialization |
| Target Students |
MS in Chemical Engineering |
| Credit Requirements |
15 credits, in addition to fulfilling all MS-CHE requirements – may fulfill concentration and free elective requirements |
| Core Courses |
CHE 571 (3 credits) |
| Foundation Courses |
At least one course from list B below (3 credits) |
| Elective Courses |
At least three courses from list B and C below (9 credits or more) |
A: Core Pharmaceutical Engineering Courses:
- CHE 571 Pharmaceutical & Medical Device Manufacturing I (3 credits)
B: Foundation Courses: (choose one for specialization)
- CHE 560 Transport Phenomena in Biological Systems (3 Credits)
- CHE 562 Bioreactor Engineering (3 Credits)
- CHE 564 Unit Operations in Bioprocess Systems (3 Credits)
- EGMT 620 Engineering Project Management (3 Credits)
- CHE 572 Pharmaceutical & Medical Device Manufacturing II (3 credits)
C: Electives: (Choose three for specialization - including unused courses from B)
- BMES 501 Medical Sciences I (3 Credits)
- BMES 509 Entrepreneurship for Biomedical Engineering and Science (3 Credits)
- BMES 510 Biomedical Statistics (4 Credits)
- BMES 538 Biomedical Ethics and Law (3 Credits)
- BMES 604 Pharmacogenomics (3 Credits)
- BMES 821 Medical Instrumentation I (3 Credits)
- BMES 822 Medical Instrumentation II (3 Credits)
- BMES 588 Medical Device Development (821 pre-req) (3 Credits)
- BMES 660 Biomaterials I (4 Credits)
- BMES 661 Biomaterials II (4 Credits)
- BIO 500 Biochemistry I (3 Credits)
- BIO 615 Proteins (3 Credits)
- BIO 640 Biometry (3 Credits)
- BIO 641 Data Analysis in Biosciences (3 Credits)
- EGMT 531 Engineering Economic Evaluation & Analysis (3 Credits)
- EGMT 571 Managerial Statistics (3 Credits)
- EGMT 610 Ethics & Business Practices for Engineers (3 Credits)
- EGMT 614 Marketing: Identifying Customer Needs (3 Credits)
- EGMT 615 Product Conceptualization and Development (3 Credits)
- EGMT 616 Technology Conceptualization and Development (3 Credits)