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CHEN40120

Academic Year 2024/2025

Biopharmaceutical Industry Regulation and Management (CHEN40120)

Subject:
Chemical Engineering
College:
Engineering & Architecture
School:
Chem & Bioprocess Engineering
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Assoc Professor Susan McDonnell
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 a high level overview of the regulatory environment in which biopharmaceutical engineering professionals must operate. Topic covered within this module include ; principles of cGMP, regulations and regulatory bodies, self-inspection programmes and audits, roles and responsibilities
and documentation and change control. This module will be delivered by industrial experts from DPS Engineering.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module students should be able to:

1. Define the principal implications of cGMPs and understand their specific application throughout the product lifecycle
2. Understand the regulatory bodies and their guidelines that govern the biopharmaceutical industry.
3. Outline procedures for managing compliance based on the cGMPs for the 21st Century initiative

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

16

Autonomous Student Learning

90

Total

106


Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Lectures
Case-based studies

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
Exam (Online): Assessment 1: MCQ exam Week 4 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

20

No
Exam (Online): Assessment 2: MCQ exam Week 8 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

20

No
Assignment(Including Essay): Assignment linked to EudraLex Volume 4 Annex I regulations Week 14 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

60

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

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Name Role
Professor Niall Barron Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
John Milne Lecturer / Co-Lecturer