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CHEN40020

Academic Year 2024/2025

Principles of Biopharmaceutical Engineering (FT) (CHEN40020)

Subject:
Chemical Engineering
College:
Engineering & Architecture
School:
Chem & Bioprocess Engineering
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Dr Jessica Whelan
Trimester:
Autumn
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This module will provide an introduction to the important principles and techniques that are used in the design and analysis of biopharmaceutical engineering processes. It will also develop students' knowledge and understanding of industrial processing, analytical abilities and problem solving methodologies in this area.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module students should be able to:

1. Describe in qualitative terms the operation of a variety of biopharmaceutical process operations.
2. Manipulate and perform calculations on process variables with particular emphasis on data analysis and evaluation.
3. Apply unsteady-state mass and energy balance concepts to batch, fed batch and continuous processes.
4. Perform simple performance evaluation and design calculations for a variety of rate-controlled process equipment.

Indicative Module Content:

Some of the topics are:
Mass and Energy Balances
Steady and Unsteady Systems
Mixing
Mass Transfer
Aeration

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

18

Autonomous Student Learning

90

Total

108


Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Lectures, task-based learning, group work, critical writing, problem-based and case-based learning, etc.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Thesis/Dissertation: Thesis summarizing research project undertaken over the Spring trimester. Week 12 Graded No

90

No
Assignment(Including Essay): Presentation summarizing research project undertaken during the Spring trimester. Week 11, Week 12 Graded No

10

No

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Name Role
Dr Georg Pesch Lecturer / Co-Lecturer