Admission to Program
Student should apply for the BSBE/MBB program before the deadline during the fall semester of the third year.
To be considered for this dual degree pathway, the student must complete a College of Engineering Pathway Application (PDF) and meet the following requirements:
1) Have an overall UGA GPA of 3.0.
2) Students must have a minimum of 63 credit hours completed towards their B.S. degree.
3) Submit a Statement of Purpose indicating their career goals.
4) Provide three letters of reference. One of the letters must be from a faculty member within the School of CMB indicating that the faculty member will serve as the student’s mentor during the next academic year (senior year in Engineering). In this role, the faculty member will commit their time to helping the student start their graduate program and give them advice on potential coursework, research advisors, and research projects. By agreeing to serve as the student’s mentor, the faculty member does not guarantee funding for the student or continued advisement during their fifth year in the program.
During their senior year:
6) Students will be required to work in the faculty mentor's laboratory to gain experience and potentially begin their research program.
7) Students can, but are not required to, participate in the UGA CURO program as part of their research experience.
8) Student will apply for Admission to the Graduate Program.
What Students Need to Apply:
• College of Engineering Pathway Application (PDF)
• Resume
• Statement of Purpose (research interest and career goals)
• Unofficial Transcripts
• Letter of Support from Faculty Member Mentor
Curriculum
Graduate-level courses that may be used to satisfy undergraduate and graduate program requirements.
During the third/fourth year, students should select four courses in the B.S. Biological Engineering program to complete at the 6000-level. This includes:
• BCHE 6510 Biochemical Engineering (typically spring of fourth year)
• BCHE 6650 Animal Cell Biomanufacturing (typically spring of fourth year)
• BCHE 6030L Bioprocess Technology (typically fall of fourth year)
• BIOE 6780 Regulations and Ethics in BME (typically fall of fourth year)
Additional requirements that are unique to this Double Dawgs program:
Additionally, students must complete the following graduate-only courses:
A) Required Courses
BCHE 6520 Biochemical Separations Processes
BIOS(PHAR) 7100 Biostatistical Applications for the Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Industries
BCHE 8210 Fermentation Engineering Lab
BCHE 7010 Project-Focused Masters Research
ENGR 7900 Graduate Internship
B) Two of the following courses (Business Elective Courses):
ENTR 7090 Critical Design Thinking
ENTR 7310 Innovation Management
ENTR 7320 Innovative Business Projects
ENTR 7500 Introduction to Entrepreneurship
ENTR 7510 Developing Successful Business Plans
ENTR 7515 Entrepreneurship
ENTR 7525 Managing the Entrepreneurial Venture
C) Two of the following courses (Technical Elective Courses):
Track 1: Synthetic Biology
BCHE 6655 Metabolic Engineering and Synthetic Biology
BCHE 6710 Bioelectrochemical Engineering
BCHE 8610 Bioelectroanalytical Techniques
ENGR 6490 Renewable Energy
BCHE 8220 Advanced Metabolic Engineering and Synthetic Biology
BCHE 8350 Sustainable Process Engineering
Track 2: Biopharmaceuticals and Cell Manufacturing
PHAR 6030 Current Good Manufacturing Practices
BIOE 8240 Stem Cell Engineering
BIOE 8120 Regenerative Medicine, Cell Manufacturing, and Society
PHAR 6010 Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, and Device Industries
Admission to Graduate Program
Interested engineering students should apply to the MBB program in the fall semester of their senior year. Two applications need to be submitted to be accepted into the program. The first application needs to be completed at the UGA graduate school. The second form is the application specific to the UGA MBB Program, which can be found at: https://biomanufacturing.uga.edu/mbb-program/statement-of-interest/.