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Pharmaceutical Engineering, MS

2022-2023 Edition

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The Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Engineering is offered jointly by Northeastern University's College of Engineering and Bouvé College of Health Sciences. The program prepares students with a fundamental understanding of pharmaceutical sciences and principles of engineering to develop the depth needed for advanced study of pharmaceutical engineering.

This program is generally pursued by students with a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering or closely allied fields in engineering, sciences, or mathematics. The program was designed in collaboration with the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences to develop the depth needed for advanced study of pharmaceutical engineering. Students wishing to pursue the master’s degree with undergraduate educational backgrounds other than engineering are required to demonstrate completion of mathematics coursework through differential equations or the equivalent to be admitted. Students are advised to work closely with their advisors and instructors to determine the electives that would meet their career goals.

Part-Time Students

Part-time students may progress according to their plans and time constraints but within the seven-year time limit. 

Master of Science students wishing to change their status from part time to full time must notify the chemical engineering department and make a formal petition to the Graduate School of Engineering. Refer to the regulations of the Graduate School of Engineering for further information on academic administrative policies.

Core Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
CHME 7600Pharmaceutical Engineering I4
CHME 7601Pharmaceutical Engineering II4
CHME 7602Pharmaceutical Engineering Laboratory2
PHSC 5100Concepts in Pharmaceutical Science2
PHSC 5102Concepts in Pharmaceutical Science 22
PHSC 7010Pharmaceutical Sciences Laboratory4

Restricted Elective Courses

Course List
Code Title Hours
At least 3 semester hours of total elective courses are required from pharmaceutical sciences (PHSC, PMST) and from chemical engineering (CHME). These semester hours could come from any elective group, as appropriate.
Regulatory
Complete 3 semester hours from the following:3
BIOT 5340
Introduction to Biotherapeutic Approvals
BIOT 5500
Concepts in Regulatory Science
BIOT 6320
Quality Management Systems and Validation
RGA 6000
Introduction to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Pharmaceutical Regulation
RGA 6002
Introduction to Regulatory Compliance and Practice
Quality/Statistics
Complete 4 semester hours from the following:4
CHME 5185
Design of Experiments and Ethical Research (DOEER)
IE 6200
Engineering Probability and Statistics
IE 7280
Statistical Methods in Engineering
IE 7285
Statistical Quality Control
PHSC 6214
Experimental Design and Biostatistics
Depth Electives
Complete 7 semester hours from the following:7
BIOT 5330
Drug Safety and Immunogenicity
BIOT 6300
Pharmaceutical Microbiology
BIOT 6340
Sterile Manufacturing Operations
BIOT 7250
Advanced Biotechnology Applications Laboratory
CHME 5101
Fundamentals of Chemical Engineering Analysis
CHME 5160
Drug Delivery: Engineering Analysis
CHME 5179
Complex Fluids and Everyday Materials
CHME 5185
Design of Experiments and Ethical Research (DOEER)
CHME 5631
Biomaterials Principles and Applications
CHME 5632
Advanced Topics in Biomaterials
CHME 5683
Introduction to Polymer Science
CHME 7330
Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
CHME 7350
Transport Phenomena
PHSC 5300
Pharmaceutical Biochemistry
PHSC 5310
Cellular Physiology
PHSC 5500
Repurposing Drugs for Cancer Immunotherapies
PHSC 5555
Pharmaceutical Toxicology
PHSC 5560
Nanotoxicity
PHSC 5619
Mass Spectrometry in Drug Development
PMST 6250
Advanced Physical Pharmacy
PMST 6252
Pharmacokinetics and Drug Metabolism
PMST 6254
Advanced Drug Delivery Systems
PMST 6258
Advanced Pharmacokinetics and Toxicology

Program Credit/GPA Requirements

32 total semester hours required
Minimum 3.000 GPA required

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