Overview
Education
Students are trained to become leaders in research and development in industrial and university settings.
The world faces a range of global challenges where biotechnologies stand to offer impactful solutions. Synthetic biology is reframing how we approach biotechnology development by uncovering new engineering principles by which we may harness the power of natural organisms to solve these challenges.
New drug and new drug delivery technologies will help us fight disease, smart therapeutics promise whole new approaches to treating a range of diseases, cell-free diagnostic approaches promise to diagnose diseases and environmental contaminants, and new biomanufacturing technologies will help us sustainably supply the world with countless products.
Northwestern chemical and biological engineers - trained and grounded in quantitative physical, biological and computational sciences - will make discoveries and innovate new approaches and drive the field forward.
Research Areas
Specific research areas pursued in the Chemical and Biological Engineering - Biotechnology and Synthetic Biology program at Northwestern University include:
- Mammalian synthetic biology
- RNA synthetic biology
- Cell-free synthetic biology
- Point-of-use diagnostics
- Metabolic engineering
- Experimental and Computational Systems biology
- Protein Engineering
- Biomaterials
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Fluid Mechanics
- Heat and Mass Transfer
- Chemical Engineering Kinetics and Reactor Design
- Advanced Thermodynamics
- Professional Development in Chemical and Biological Engineering
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 60 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Disciplines
Bio & Biomedical Engineering Chemical Engineering Biotechnology View 14 other PhDs in Biotechnology in United StatesAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Admitted students must hold a U.S. bachelor’s degree — or an equivalent non-U.S. degree — from a regionally accredited institution.
- TGS will accept applications from international students with 3-year bachelor's degrees.
- You may be considered for admission before you finish your undergraduate degree, but you must complete that degree before you enroll at Northwestern.
In general, to apply to The Graduate School (TGS), you will be required to:
- Submit an application online.
- Pay an online application fee by credit card.
- Submit your Statement of Purpose.
- Upload your transcript or academic record.
- Submit your test scores (if required by your admitting program).
- Upload two to three Letters of Recommendation.
Tuition Fee
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International
9344 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4672 USD per semester during 60 months. -
National
9344 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4672 USD per semester during 60 months. -
In-State
9344 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4672 USD per semester during 60 months.
- tuition (for 8 or fewer quarters): $18,689 per quarter
- tuition (for more than 8 quarters): $4,672 per quarter
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Scholarships Information
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