Biochemical Engineering
Biochemical engineering applies the combination of knowledge of living systems with engineering principles to the large scale manufacture of valuable products such as foods, pharmaceuticals, enzymes and antibodies. This concentration will prepare students with a quantitative and mechanistic understanding of biological processes based on the core areas of chemical engineering; thermodynamics, kinetics, and transport phenomena. Topics that will be covered are enzyme kinetics coupled with mass transfer, bioreactor design and operation, genetic and metabolic engineering, animal cell culture and purification of bioproducts. Students and faculty in the School of Chemical Engineering at Purdue are researching the efficient conversion of raw materials such as sugars, woody biomass or CO2 by a wide array of processes into useful bioproducts. The design and operation of the production and separation systems for biomolecules is a significant focus of biochemical engineers. Career paths are primarily available in the food, pharmaceutical and biomedical industries.
Professional Master’s Program Degree Map
MSChE – Biochemical Engineering - 12-month Track
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Students must earn a “C” or better in all graduate-level coursework
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Students must complete at least 15 credits of coursework with a CHE prefix
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Students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.7 or higher to graduate
Degree Requirements
30 credits required for graduation:
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6 Credits of Core ChE Course:
- (3) CHE 69700 – Statistical Methods in Chemical Engineering OR CHE 53000 – Engineering Math
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(3) CHE 54000 – Transport Phenomena
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9 Credits of Concentration Elective Courses
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9 Credits of Management/Business Courses from the following:
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(3) CHE 59700 – Engineering Applications in Marketing Mgmt.
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(3) CHE 59700 – Financial Analysis & Management of Projects
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(3) MGMT 65000 – Strategic Management I
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(3) MGMT 66000 – Intro to Operations Management
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6 Credits of ChE Capstone Project
Degree Map Example
Fall Semester (12 credits)
___ (3) CHE 53000 – Engineering Math
___ (3) CHE 59700 – Engineering Applications in Marketing Mgmt.
___ (3) Concentration Elective Course (chosen from the list below)
___ (3) Concentration Elective Course (chosen from the list below)
Spring Semester (12 credits)
___ (3) CHE 54000 – Transport Phenomena
___ (3) CHE 59700 – Financial Analysis & Management of Projects
___ (3) MGMT 65000 – Strategic Management I OR (3) MGMT 66000 – Intro to Operations Management
___ (3) Concentration Elective Course (chosen from the list below)
Summer Semester (6 Credits)
___ (6) CHE 59700 – Prof. MS Capstone Project
Potential Concentration Elective Courses:
Purdue Chemical Engineering - Professional Master’s Program Degree Map
MSChE – Biochemical Engineering – 16-month Track
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Students must earn a “C” or better in all undergraduate and graduate-level coursework
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Students must complete at least 15 credits of coursework with a CHE prefix
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Students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.7 or higher to graduate
Degree Requirements
41 credits required for graduation
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11 credits of pre-requisite courses:
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(4) CHE 20500 – Chemical Engineering Calculations
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(3) CHE 30600 – Separations Processes
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(4) CHE 34800 – Reaction Engineering
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6 Credits of Core ChE Course:
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(3) CHE 53000 – Engineering Math
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(3) CHE 54000 – Transport Phenomena
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9 Credits of Concentration Elective Courses
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9 Credits of Management/Business Courses from the following:
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(3) CHE 59700 – Engineering Applications in Marketing Mgmt
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(3) CHE 59700 – Financial Analysis & Management of Projects
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(3) MGMT 65000 – Strategic Management I
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(3) MGMT 66000 – Intro to Operations Management
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6 Credits of ChE Capstone Project
Degree Map Example
Fall Semester 1 (10 credits)
___ (4) CHE 20500 – Chemical Engineering Calculations
___ (3) CHE 53000 – Engineering Math
___ (3) Concentration Elective Course (from the list below)
Spring Semester 1 (13-16 credits)
___ (3) CHE 30600 – Separations Processes
___ (4) CHE 34800 – Reaction Engineering
___ (3) CHE 54000 – Transport Phenomena
___ (3) CHE 59700 – Financial Analysis & Management of Projects
___ (3) MGMT 65000 – Strategic Management I OR (3) MGMT 66000 – Intro to Operations Management
Summer Semester 1 (6 Credits)
___ (6) CHE 59700 – Prof. MS Capstone Project
Fall Semester 2 (9 Credits)
___ (3) CHE 59700 – Engineering Applications in Marketing Mgmt
___ (3) Concentration Elective Course (from the list below)
Potential Concentration Elective Courses: