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Master of Engineering in
Biological Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineers play important roles in all activities bearing on the chemical process industry. These include the functions of research, development, design, plant construction, plant operation and management, corporate planning, technical sales, and market analysis. The industries that produce chemical and /or certain physical changes in fluids, including petroleum and petrochemicals, rubbers and polymers, metals, industrial and fine chemicals, and industrial gases, have found chemical engineers to be vital to their success.
Additionally chemical engineers are the driving force in many exciting areas of bioengineering and biotechnology, including pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical R&D, cellular bioengineering, diagnostics, drug delivery, and the large-scale processing of food and consumer products from perfume to crayons to toothpaste.
Chemical engineers are also important participants in pollution abatement, national defense and homeland security, and the manufacture of microelectronic devices and integrated circuits. Their skills are also uniquely attuned to the engineering of efficient energy resources, from nuclear plants to fuel cells. Chemical engineers are bringing new perspectives and approaches to meeting the world's energy needs.
Delivery
This program may be taken via live and interactive satellite broadcast at one of the participating Lehigh Educational Satellite Network (LESN) partner companies or organizations, or it may be in entirely an asynchronous online format. For more information on current LESN partners, on how your company can become a partner, or for the requirements for taking the online program, please visit our technical requirement page.
Program Requirements
This master's degree in biological chemical engineering is a 30 credit hour program. It is comprised of 12 credit hours of core chemical and biotechnology courses, 6 credit hours of elective chemical engineering courses of importance to the field, 6 credit hours of biology elective courses, and 6 credit hours of chemistry elective courses at the following levels:
- Not less than 30 semester hours of graduate work at 300- or 400 level;
- Not less than 18 credits in the field of Chemical Engineering;
- Not less than 18 hours of coursework at the 400 level.
Students choose their course work and complete their degree requirements by selection of any set of courses consistent with these requirements. Some courses require prerequisites.
Once accepted, the Master's degree performance requirements will apply as follows:
- No course with grade below C may be included in the degree program;
- More than four grades (regardless of number of credits) below B terminate the student's eligibility for continued graduate work at Lehigh.
Admission
Prospective students ar encouraged to begin planning early. Refer to the following page for application deadline.
There are no required examinations such as GRE, GMAT, etc. In addition to the requirements outlined in the admissions packet, a personal essay summarizing your career objectives and work experience with respect to your chosen field of study must be submitted along with the application for admission.
Once Accepted
The master’s degree performance requirements approved by the Chemical Engineering Department which will remain in force are as follows:
- No course with grade below C may be included in the degree program.
- More than four grades (regardless of number of credits) below B will terminate the student’s eligibility for continued graduate work at Lehigh.
Curriculum - Core Courses
| Required Courses: | |
| ChE 400 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (3) | ChE 441 Biotechnology I (3) |
| ChE 410 Chemical Reaction Engineering (3) | ChE 442 Biotechnology II (3) |
Curriculum - Electives
| Elective Chemical Engineering Courses: | Elective Biology Courses: |
| ChE 331 Separation Processes (3) | BIOS 345 Molecular Genetics (3) |
| ChE 344 Molecular Bioengineering (3) | BIOS 371 Elements of Biochemistry I (3) |
| ChE 391 Colloid and Surface Chemistry (3) | BIOS 372 Elements of Biochemistry II (3) |
| ChE 430 Mass Transfer (3) | |
| ChE 440 Chemical Engineering in the Life Sciences (3) | |
| ChE 444 Bioseparations (3) | |
| ChE 448 Topics in Biochemical Engineering (3) | |
| Elective Chemistry Courses: |
| CHM 424 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (3) |
| CHM 425 Regulatory Affairs I: Drug Discovery to Approval (3) |
| CHM 428 Regulatory Affairs II: Medical Devices and Combination Technologies (3) |
| CHM 432 Chemometrics (3) |
| CHM 442 Regulatory Affairs III: Validation of Analytical Assays (3) |
Academic Advisor
Professor Cesar Silebi
Phone: 610-758-4267
E-mail: cas5@lehigh.edu
Program Contact
Barbara Kessler
Phone: 610-758-4261
E-mail: bak0@lehigh.edu