Biochemical Engineering Minor
Minor Director: William J. Kelly, Ph.D.
Office Location: White Hall Rm 318
Telephone: (610) 519-4947
Email: william.j.kelly@villanova.edu
About:
A branch of chemical engineering, Biochemical Engineering serves primarily the biopharmaceutical industry, which is responsible for the manufacture of antibiotics, vaccines, antibodies and most recently, cell therapy products. Villanova’s minor in Biochemical Engineering will prepare graduates to make an immediate impact designing and optimizing biopharmaceutical processes and products.
With high average annual salaries and strong job growth rate, and Villanova’s proximity to more than 1,200 pharmaceutical companies in the Philadelphia region, a minor in this rapidly evolving field is an excellent choice!
This minor is open to Engineering students only. Students may pursue either the Biochemical minor or the Biomedical minor, but not both.
Requirements:
The Biochemical Engineering minor requires a total of seven courses (a minimum of 21 credits), three of which are Engineering Electives, three Science Electives, and one Ethics course. The selected courses must include two laboratory experiences, which can be satisfied by a science laboratory course (a laboratory course, or a 4 credit science course with an integrated laboratory) or an Engineering Elective with an integrated laboratory (CHE 5535 or approved topics in CHE 4831).
No AP credit may fulfill any requirements for the minor. A minimum of five courses must be taken at Villanova for completion of the minor.
Engineering Electives:
CHE 5332 - Special Topics: Certain topics can be counted with consultation of the Minor Director.
CHE 4831 - Senior Project Studio I: Certain topics can be counted with consultation of the Minor Director.
Electives are subject to change and may be added to this list at the discretion of the College of Engineering. A student may request prior approval of an elective not currently on the list.
Select three courses from the list below:
Science Electives:
Electives are subject to change and may be added to this list at the discretion of the College of Engineering. A student may request prior approval of an elective not currently on the list.
Select three courses from the list below:
Ethics:
The ethics requirement for the minor can also be met using any course (3-credit minimum) that satisfies an ethics elective requirement in the curriculum of the student’s major.
Science Laboratory Experience:
Courses with integrated laboratory
Science Laboratory Courses:
1-credit laboratory