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BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING

BME/CBE 560
Course Description

Properties of biological molecules; enzyme kinetics, enzyme reactors, and enzyme engineering; metabolic engineering; microbial growth kinetics; bioreactor design; bioseparations.

Prerequisties

Junior standing and (BIOLOGY/ZOOLOGY 101 and BIOLOGY/ZOOLOGY 102 , BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 151 , ZOOLOGY 153 , or BIOCORE 383 ), graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

3

Offered

Fall

Grade Point Average
3.54

2.12% from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

1.15% from Historical

A Rate
41.67%

5% from Historical

Class Size
24

8.84% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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