Life Sciences Management / Biotechnology Graduate Certificates Online

Learning Outcomes

• Deepen technical knowledge in specific areas of the bioproduction process such as upstream processing, protein purification and downstream processing, animal cell culture, and fermentation.
• Broaden understanding of one or more areas of bioprocessing such as cell cycle regulations, biovisualization, biochemical engineering, or gene expression.

Program Requirements

The Graduate Certificate in Biomanufacturing must be composed of 12 credits of graduate coursework, comprised of 9 credits of skills-based courses as well as 3 credits in a thematically related graduate course, approved by a faculty advisor.

Please note that courses with an asterisk*, have an on-campus lab requirement.  Labs will be planned with the working professional in mind. 

Skills-Based Courses (9 credits)

• BB 505.  Fermentation Biology*
• BB 508.  Animal Cell Culture*
• BB 509.  Scale up Bioprocessing*
• BB 560.  Methods of Protein Purification & Downstream Processing*
• BB 560. Virology
• BB 565. Genetic Engineering of Expression Systems*
• BB 570 ST. Antibody Therapeutics*
• BB 570 ST.  Medical and Applied Immunology*
• BB 581.  Bioinformatics
• CH 554. Molecular Modeling
• MA 511. Applied Statistics for Engineers and Scientists

Thematically Related Course (3 credits)

• BB 504. Molecular Biology of the Cell
• BB 570 ST. Biomanufacturing Process Control and Statistical Tools
• BB 570  ST.  Advanced Topics in Biotechnology
• BB 570 ST.  Medical and Applied Immunology*
• BB 570 ST. Responsible Conduct of Research in Life Sciences* (requires a synchronous component, both online and in-person on the WPI campus)

Student will consult with their Academic Advisor to select a course to fufill this requirement.

To find the next offering of online Biotechnology courses, visit the Registrar’s site.

To view a course description, visit the Graduate Catalog.

Subject to change based on availability.  

Learning Outcomes 

• Expand technical knowledge in specific areas of strategic focus for the biopharma industry such as immunology, gene therapy, virology, pharmacology, and more.
• Build deeper understanding of one or more areas of the product development process, such as drug and device regulations and regulatory compliance, risk management and/or value creation and innovation.
• Develop skill sets necessary to lead and/or collaborate with successful teams in the diverse, highly regulated and fast-paced life science industry – may include project management, leadership and/or interpersonal skills.

Program Requirements

The online life science management graduate certificate requires the completion of 12 graduate credit hours. The distribution of credits is as follows: 

• Minimum of 6  and no more than 9 credit hours must be chosen from courses thematically-related to the life sciences and may include those with a prefix of BB, BCB, CH, or other approved department by the CBC faculty administrator (for ex. BME, CHE)
• Minimum of 3 and no more than 6 credit hours of management coursework

Lifescience thematically-related courses

(Choose from the suggested courses below or work with your Academic Advisor to create your own plan of study)

• BB 504. Molecular Biology of the Cell
• BB 565. Virology
• BB 565. Genetic Engineering of Expression Systems*
• BB 570 ST. Responsible Conduct of Research in Life Sciences*
• BB 581. Bioinformatics

Management Courses

(Choose from the suggested courses below or work with you Academic Advisor to create your own plan of study)

• BUS 546. Managing Technological Innovation
• FIN 500. Financial Management
• MIS 576. Project Management
• OIE 542. Risk Management and Decision Making
• OBC 505. Teaming and Organizing for Innovation
• OBC 506. Leadership

To find the next offering of online courses, visit the Registrar’s site.

To view a course description, visit the Graduate Catalog.

Subject to change based on availability.