Minor in Immune Engineering
About the Minor
The purpose of this undergraduate minor is to leverage Drexel’s unique strengths and leadership in this area to advance the education of the next generation of leaders in immune engineering.
Students who complete the minor in Immune Engineering will gain knowledge about the innate and adaptive immune systems, the importance of these systems for the success or failure of various treatments for diverse clinical applications, and how to manipulate these systems for therapeutic benefit. Given the increasing understanding of the importance of the immune system in biomaterial design, drug delivery, and cell and gene therapy, students earning a minor in Immune Engineering will be well positioned to work in the pharmaceutical, biomaterials, and cell and gene therapy sectors.
Students completing majors with backgrounds in biology or engineering are encouraged to consider this minor.
Program Requirements
| Required Courses | ||
| BIO 211 | Cell, Molecular & Developmental Biology II | 4.0 |
| or BIO 214 | Principles of Cell Biology | |
| BIO 426 | Immunology | 3.0 |
| BMES 480 | Introduction to Immune Engineering | 3.0 |
| BMES 481 | Advanced Topics in Immune Engineering | 3.0 |
| Introduction to Biomaterials: Choose 1 of the following options | 3.0-4.0 | |
| The Body Synthetic | ||
| Biomaterials I | ||
| Biomedical Materials | ||
| Electives: choose 7-8 credits from this list (adding up to a minimum of 24 credits) * | 8.0-7.0 | |
| Cell Biology and Immunology | ||
| Cell, Molecular & Developmental Biology I | ||
| Techniques in Cell Biology | ||
| Biochemistry | ||
| Pharmacology | ||
| Immunobiology of Disease | ||
| Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics | ||
| Principles of Molecular Biology | ||
| Techniques in Molecular Biology | ||
| Advanced Molecular Biology | ||
| Quantitative Systems Biology | ||
| Genome Information Engineering | ||
| Biomaterials Engineering and Drug Delivery | ||
| Transport Phenomena in Living Systems | ||
| Biomaterials II | ||
| Cellular and Molecular Foundations of Tissue Engineering | ||
| Developmental and Evolutionary Foundations of Tissue Engineering | ||
| Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering III | ||
| Total Credits | 24.0 | |
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Research in immune engineering can be used to substitute for a maximum of 6.0 credits of elective courses.
Procedure:
Student applies for course substitution of research (BMES 497) for one of the elective courses in the immune engineering minor. The request must include a description of undergraduate research to be undertaken and the name of the advisor to ensure research is in immune engineering. The request must be approved by program director.
Additional Information
Information regarding undergraduate professional academic advisors for this minor is available on the School's Undergraduate Advising webpage.
For more detailed information about the curriculum and program goals, please contact:
Elise Bryers, MEd
Email: emb53@drexel.edu