CurriculumCourse Listings
Curriculum
| Course | MBP Prerequisites | Instructors / Affiliation | Units | Quarter Offered/Course Times |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIOL_SCI 390 Advanced Molecular Biology |
An UG in cellular / molecular biology plus MBP molecular biology mini-course | Xiaozhong Wang / WCAS | 1 | Fall |
| MBIOTECH 303 Principles of Chemical Engineering |
UG calculus and general chemistry courses | Igor Kourkine / Arthur Felse/MBP | 1 | Fall: MWF 11:00 - 11:50am |
| MBIOTECH 402 Bioprocess Engineering Laboratory |
MBIOTECH 303 or similar UG courses | Arthur Felse / MBP | 1 | Spring: TuTh 9:00am - 4:00pm |
| MBIOTECH 410 Technology Commercialization Fundamentals |
None | Eric Benson / Consultant | 1 | Winter: Fri 2:00 - 5:00pm |
| MBIOTECH 420 Critical Thinking and Communication |
None | Igor Kourkine / MBP | 1 | Fall: MWF 12:00 - 12:50pm |
| MBIOTECH 476-1 Kinetics, Energetics and Bioreactor Design (Bioprocess Engineering I) |
MBIOTECH 303, or similar UG courses plus some biochemistry and molecular biology | Danielle Tullman-Ercek/ MBP and ChBE | 1 | Winter: TuTh 2:00 - 3:50pm |
| MBIOTECH 476-2 Properties and Separation of Biologically Produced Molecules (Bioprocess Engineering II) |
MBIOTECH 303, or similar UG courses plus some biochemistry | Arthur Felse / MBP | 1 | Spring: TuTh 2:00 - 3:20pm |
| MBIOTECH 482 Regulatory Sciences in Biotechnology |
Basic biology and chemistry | Arthur Felse / MBP | 1 | Winter |
| MBIOTECH 501 MBP Research Seminar |
None | Arthur Felse / MBP | 0.5 | Spring: MW 10:00am - 12:00pm |
| MBIOTECH 506 Topics in Professional Development in Biotechnology |
None | MBP Faculty | 0 | Fall: M 5:00 - 6:30pm |
| MBIOTECH 507 Team Dynamics and Leadership |
None |
Todd Murphy/NU |
0 | Spring |
| MBIOTECH 508 Responsible Conduct of Research |
None | Corinna Raimondo / Northwestern Office of Research Integrity; Kate Booth/HR | 0 | Spring |
| MBIOTECH 510 Biotechnology Research |
None | Arthur Felse / MBP | 7.5 | Fall, Winter, Spring: Does not meet |
About Units
"Northwestern University credit for undergraduate and graduate programs is awarded in units, rather than credit hours. Courses are most often assigned 1.0 unit of credit. Quarter-long classes typically meet three hours per week on average (three 50-minute sessions per week or two 80-minute sessions) over a 10-week term.
"Students are generally expected to spend at least two hours outside of class preparing for each hour in class. Courses that meet for more or less time may bear proportionally more or less credit. For example, graduate courses that meet for three hours every week for five weeks rather than ten receive 0.5 units of credit."
