Cellular Engineering Minor

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Minor Director: Jacob Elmer, Ph.D.
Office Location: 233 Drosdick Hall
Telephone: (610) 519-3093
Email: jacob.elmer@villanova.edu

About:

The genetic engineering of cells has created several innovations, including new therapies for cancer and other genetic disorders, crops with improved properties, and microbes that can perform a variety of useful functions. Villanova’s minor in Cellular Engineering will give students the knowledge they need to understand how cells work and the skills they need to manipulate those cellular processes for a wide variety of applications.

This minor is open to Engineering and Arts and Sciences students. Students may pursue only one of the following: Biochemical, Biomedical, or Cellular Engineering minors. 

Requirements:

The minor requires the successful completion of 7 courses (21 credits), including a Capstone course (CHE 5540 or CHE 8591), an Ethics course (PHI 2115), and 5 Electives.

  • Students must take at least 1 course in each of the 3 Elective areas: Genetics, Cell Culture, and Cell Biology. 
  • At least 2 courses must have a lab experience or 1-2 credit lab
  • Independent research credits may be substituted for 1 course with a lab experience (e.g., CHE 4831 or 4832, CHM 4801 or 4802) if approved by the Cellular Engineering committee.
  • At least 3 courses in total must be from the College of Engineering
  • At least 2 courses must be from the Biology or Chemistry Departments

Capstone:

Course
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
3

Ethics Course:

Course
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
3

Genetics Electives:

Courses with a lab experience or 1-2 credit lab include: CHE 5530 and CHM 4604.

Select at least one course from the list below:

Course
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
11

Cell Culture Electives:

Courses with a lab experience or 1-2 credit lab include: BIO 3595, BIO 4655, BIO 7321, and CHE 5535.

BIO 7321/7322 (Graduate-level Immunology lecture/lab) can be taken in place of BIO 4655.

Select at least one course from the list below:

Course
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
28

Cell Biology Electives:

Courses with a lab experience or 1-2 credit lab include: BIO 4205 and BIO 4505.

"Topics" in Biology courses (example: BIO 4950) will only count for the minor if they are approved by the Cellular Engineering Minor Director. Previously offered Topics courses that are approved for the Cellular Engineering minor include: Cell Signaling, Cellular Communication, Biology & Biochemistry of RNA, and Parasitology.

Select at least one course from the list below:

Course
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
29
Total Credits:
74

 

Disclaimer:
The above program requirements are applicable to students entering Summer 2024 and beyond. Please consult the appropriate archived catalog available on the homepage for years prior to these requirements. In order that programs offered by Villanova University reflect current advances and additions to knowledge and upgraded professional requirements, Villanova University reserves the right to change programs and requirements without prior notice. Students generally are bound to the requirements in effect and published online for the year in which their class begins its first year of study. Special requirements may be in effect for students who have left the University and are being readmitted. Students are advised to check with the web catalog or with their college offices regarding changes that may affect them. Additional academic information may be obtained from the various college offices and the web sites listed for the particular policies, programs and services found in this catalog. 

Overview

Program

Engineering

Type

Minor

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