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.
Code | Title | Hours |
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Required Core | ||
BINF 6200 | Bioinformatics Programming | 4 |
BIOL 5543 | Stem Cells and Regeneration | 4 |
BIOL 5583 | Immunology | 4 |
BIOL 6381 | Ethics in Biological Research | 2 |
BIOT 5631 | Cell Culture Processes for Biopharmaceutical Production | 3 |
BIOT 5800 | Gene Therapies | 2 |
BIOT 5820 | Cellular Therapies | 2 |
BIOT 5830 | Regulatory Landscape of Cell and Gene Therapies | 2 |
BIOT 5840 | Cell and Gene Therapy Lab | 3 |
PMST 6254 | Advanced Drug Delivery Systems | 3 |
Co-op | ||
BIOT 6500 | Professional Development for Co-op | 0 |
BIOT 6964 | Co-op Work Experience | 0 |
Elective | ||
Complete a minimum of 3 semester hours from the following to meet the 32 total hours for the program: | 3 | |
Bioinformatics Computational Methods 1 | ||
Principles and Applications of Tissue Engineering | ||
Principles of Bioengineering | ||
Stem Cells and Regeneration | ||
Inventions in Microbial Biotechnology | ||
Medical Microbiology | ||
Biological Imaging | ||
Immunology | ||
Comparative Neurobiology | ||
Advanced Genomics | ||
Ethics in Biological Research | ||
The Role of Patents in the Biotechnology Industry, Past and Future | ||
Managing and Leading a Biotechnology Company | ||
Drug Safety and Immunogenicity | ||
Introduction to Biotherapeutic Approvals | ||
Scientific Information Management for Biotechnology Managers | ||
Concepts in Regulatory Science | ||
Bioprocess Fundamentals | ||
Downstream Processes for Biopharmaceutical Production | ||
Drug Product Processes for Biopharmaceuticals | ||
Molecular Interactions of Proteins in Biopharmaceutical Formulations | ||
Cutting-Edge Applications in Molecular Biotechnology | ||
Higher-Order Structure Analytics | ||
Pharmaceutical Microbiology | ||
CGMP Statutes and Regulation | ||
Quality Management Systems and Validation | ||
Sterile Manufacturing Operations | ||
Fundamentals of Chemical Engineering Analysis | ||
Drug Delivery: Engineering Analysis | ||
Design of Experiments and Ethical Research (DOEER) | ||
Biochemical Engineering | ||
Biomaterials Principles and Applications | ||
Advanced Topics in Biomaterials |
Program Credit/GPA Requirements
32 semester hours required
Minimum 3.000 GPA required