BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Junior standing and ( ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY 101 and 102 , ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY/BOTANY 151 , ZOOLOGY 153 , or BIOCORE 383 ), graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Apply principles of chemical engineering in the analysis and design of industrial biochemical processes Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Describe the role chemistry plays in understanding how bio-molecules and bio-molecular systems work Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Extract, communicate and critique key idea(s) from any work of the current technical literature Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Identify opportunities for biochemical engineering to address societal needs (e.g., energy, health, materials, food, and the environment) Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Demonstrate how chemical engineering principles can be applied to alter the molecular properties of a biological system Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Apply principles of chemical engineering in the analysis and design of industrial biochemical processes Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Describe the role chemistry plays in understanding how bio-molecules and bio-molecular systems work Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Extract, communicate and critique key idea(s) from any work of the current technical literature Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Identify opportunities for biochemical engineering to address societal needs (e.g., energy, health, materials, food, and the environment) Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Demonstrate how chemical engineering principles can be applied to alter the molecular properties of a biological system Audience: Graduate