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Cell and Gene Therapies, MS

2022-2023 Edition

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Admissions to this program begin Fall 2023.

Northeastern University’s Master of Science in Cell and Gene Therapies is a professional master's program, an innovative, nonthesis graduate degree. It combines advanced interdisciplinary training in advanced therapies, such as cell therapies and gene therapies, with the development of high-value business skills critical to success in today’s dynamic workplace. This program is designed to prepare graduates to innovate, collaborate, and lead as research, managerial, or technical professionals in a wide range of the cell and gene therapies fields.

Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.

Course List
Code Title Hours
Required Core
BINF 6200Bioinformatics Programming4
BIOL 5543Stem Cells and Regeneration4
BIOL 5583Immunology4
BIOL 6381Ethics in Biological Research2
BIOT 5631Cell Culture Processes for Biopharmaceutical Production3
BIOT 5800Gene Therapies2
BIOT 5820Cellular Therapies2
BIOT 5830Regulatory Landscape of Cell and Gene Therapies2
BIOT 5840Cell and Gene Therapy Lab3
PMST 6254Advanced Drug Delivery Systems3
Elective
Complete a minimum of 3 semester hours from the following to meet the 32 total hours for the program:3
BINF 6308
Bioinformatics Computational Methods 1
BIOE 5430
Principles and Applications of Tissue Engineering
BIOE 6000
Principles of Bioengineering
BIOL 5307
Biological Electron Microscopy
BIOL 5543
Stem Cells and Regeneration
BIOL 5549
Inventions in Microbial Biotechnology
BIOL 5569
Advanced Microbiology
BIOL 5573
Medical Microbiology
BIOL 5581
Biological Imaging
BIOL 5583
Immunology
BIOL 5587
Comparative Neurobiology
BIOL 5591
Advanced Genomics
BIOL 6381
Ethics in Biological Research
BIOT 5220
The Role of Patents in the Biotechnology Industry, Past and Future
BIOT 5225
Managing and Leading a Biotechnology Company
BIOT 5226
Biotechnology Entrepreneurship
BIOT 5227
Launching Your Science: Biotechnology Entrepreneurship
BIOT 5330
Drug Safety and Immunogenicity
BIOT 5340
Introduction to Biotherapeutic Approvals
BIOT 5400
Scientific Information Management for Biotechnology Managers
BIOT 5500
Concepts in Regulatory Science
BIOT 5560
Bioprocess Fundamentals
BIOT 5635
Downstream Processes for Biopharmaceutical Production
BIOT 5640
Drug Product Processes for Biopharmaceuticals
BIOT 5700
Molecular Interactions of Proteins in Biopharmaceutical Formulations
BIOT 5810
Cutting-Edge Applications in Molecular Biotechnology
BIOT 5850
Higher-Order Structure Analytics
BIOT 6300
Pharmaceutical Microbiology
BIOT 6310
CGMP Statutes and Regulation
BIOT 6320
Quality Management Systems and Validation
BIOT 6330
Plant Design and Facilities
BIOT 6340
Sterile Manufacturing Operations
CHME 5101
Fundamentals of Chemical Engineering Analysis
CHME 5160
Drug Delivery: Engineering Analysis
CHME 5185
Design of Experiments and Ethical Research (DOEER)
CHME 5630
Biochemical Engineering
CHME 5631
Biomaterials Principles and Applications
CHME 5632
Advanced Topics in Biomaterials
Co-op
BIOT 6500
Professional Development for Co-op

Program Credit/GPA Requirements

32 semester hours required
Minimum 3.000 GPA required 

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