The program features a selection of lecture-based courses, opportunities for research with faculty members, and potential industrial internships. In addition, students can gain laboratory experience in within teaching laboratories, for example Biotechnology and Biopharmaceutical Lab and Tissue and Molecular Engineering Lab.
There is an established robust biopharmaceutical, fine chemical, and cosmetic industry located in the region (J&J, Merck, BMS, Regeneron, Celgene, Pfizer, L’Oreal, IFF) that can support student internships, research projects, as well as offer employment opportunities to graduates. In addition to these large companies, the metropolitan New York/ NJ region also is home to many smaller start-up companies in this space and this is expected to grow in the future.
*Scientist to Engineer (S2E) students are eligible to take this elective during the first semester and count the course as within the department of chemical engineering.