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Our objective is to offer an internationally-accredited, integrated masters-level degree in Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering.
The undergraduate degree programme in Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering, operating at the interface between engineering and the basic sciences, seeks to develop ethical Engineers capable of assuming roles of responsibility within the Chemical Engineering and allied sectors in Ireland and internationally.
Engineering values good judgment, achieved by the critical application of mathematical and scientific principles, integrated into a framework of best practice, imbued with good social, environmental and ethical principles. UCD Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering graduates are prepared to meet these demands, through the structure and content of the degree programme.
We foster an environment of engaged learning, using both traditional and novel teaching methods, supported by experience and evidence-based research. There are structured opportunities for students to study and practice as individuals and also in small groups, with ample opportunity for constructive feedback. Where appropriate, learning is embedded with state-of-the-art knowledge derived from staff research activities and expertise.
UCD has the oldest, largest and most research-active School of Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering in Ireland, and is benchmarked competitively against the top schools in Europe and abroad. In addition, our programme is professionally accredited to master’s level by the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE). All of this translates to our graduates being among the best-paid engineering professionals and sought after for employment in sectors from chemical to (bio)pharmaceutical and from energy to consultancy and design. We offer taught and research master’s and PhD opportunities, and our graduates also enter master’s and PhD programmes in leading international universities.
Professional Work Experience (PWE) is incorporated in the ME Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering programme. Six- to eight-month internships (the majority of which are paid) have included the following employers: AbbVie, Alexion, APC, BMS, GSK, Irving Oil, Jacobs, Lilly, MSD, Pfizer and PM Group.
IMPORTANT NOTE - STAGE 2 OPTIONS: Students intending to pursue the BE Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering (Non-Minor) Programme are required to select: CHEM20070 Inorganic & Physical Chemistry for Engineers. Students intending to pursue the BE Chemical Engineering (with Biochemical Engineering Minor) are required to select: CHEN20090 Biotechnology Principles. Students who are undecided may take either of these modules as an Additional Option module. ********** STAGE 2 IMPORTANT NOTE: In order to meet professional accreditation requirements, CHEN10010 Chem Eng Proc Principles must be taken as an Additonal Option module if not taken in Stage 1.
Module ID | Module Title | Trimester | Credits |
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CHEN20020 | Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering Measurement | Autumn | 5 |
CHEN20030 | Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics & Kinetics | Autumn | 5 |
CHEN20050 | Bioprocess Engineering Principles | Autumn | 5 |
CHEN20080 | Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering Laboratory 1 | Autumn | 10 |
MATH20290 | Multivariable Calculus for Eng | Autumn | 5 |
CHEM20060 | Organic Chemistry for Engineers | Spring | 5 |
CHEN20060 | Transport Phenomena | Spring | 5 |
CHEN20070 | Computers in Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering | Spring | 5 |
Stage 2 Options - A)1 OF: IMPORTANT NOTE - STAGE 2 OPTIONS: Students intending to pursue the BE Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering (Non-Minor) Programme are required to select: CHEM20070 Inorganic & Physical Chemistry for Engineers. Students intending to pursue the BE Chemical Engineering (with Biochemical Engineering Minor) are required to select: CHEN20090 Biotechnology Principles. Students who are undecided may take either of these modules as an Additional Option module.********** STAGE 2 ELECTIVES: IMPORTANT NOTE: In order to meet professional accreditation requirements, CHEN10010 Chem Eng Proc Principles must be taken as an Additional Option module in Spring if not taken in Stage 1. |
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CHEM20070 | Inorganic & Physical Chemistry for Engineers | Spring | 5 |
CHEN20090 | Biotechnology Principles | Spring | 5 |
Stage 2 Options - A)1 OF: IMPORTANT NOTE - STAGE 2 OPTIONS: Students intending to pursue the BE Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering (Non-Minor) Programme are required to select: CHEM20070 Inorganic & Physical Chemistry for Engineers. Students intending to pursue the BE Chemical Engineering (with Biochemical Engineering Minor) are required to select: CHEN20090 Biotechnology Principles. Students who are undecided may take either of these modules as an Additional Option module.********** STAGE 2 ELECTIVES: IMPORTANT NOTE: In order to meet professional accreditation requirements, CHEN10010 Chem Eng Proc Principles must be taken as an Additional Option module in Spring if not taken in Stage 1. |
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Stage 2 Options - B)MIN0OF: All Stage 2 Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering students may select two Elective Modules, both in the Spring Trimester, to ensure a balanced workload of 30 credits per Trimester. However, if preferred, students may select other Modules related to Engineering by choosing one or two of the following ADDITIONAL OPTION Modules, to give a total workload of 30 credits per Trimester. IMPORTANT: In order to meet professional accreditation requirements, CHEN10010 Chem Eng Proc Principles must be taken as Additional Option, if not taken in Stage 1. |
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CHEM20070 | Inorganic & Physical Chemistry for Engineers | Spring | 5 |
CHEN10010 | Chemical Engineering Process Principles | Spring | 5 |
CHEN20090 | Biotechnology Principles | Spring | 5 |
Stage 2 Options - B)MIN0OF: All Stage 2 Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering students may select two Elective Modules, both in the Spring Trimester, to ensure a balanced workload of 30 credits per Trimester. However, if preferred, students may select other Modules related to Engineering by choosing one or two of the following ADDITIONAL OPTION Modules, to give a total workload of 30 credits per Trimester. IMPORTANT: In order to meet professional accreditation requirements, CHEN10010 Chem Eng Proc Principles must be taken as Additional Option, if not taken in Stage 1. |
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ACM30030 | Multivariable Calculus Eng II | Autumn | 5 |
CHEN30010 | Chemical & Bioprocess Reaction Engineering | Autumn | 5 |
CHEN30020 | Unit Operations | Autumn | 5 |
CHEN30030 | Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering Thermodynamics | Autumn | 5 |
CHEN30040 | Commercial Pharmaceutical & Bioprocessing Technology | Autumn | 5 |
CHEN30130 | Heat Transfer and Fluid Mechanics | Spring | 5 |
CHEN30200 | Chem & Bioprocess Eng Design | Spring | 10 |
CHEN30210 | Chem & Bioprocess Eng Lab 2 | Spring | 10 |
MEEN30140 | Professional Engineering (Finance) | Spring | 5 |
Stage 3 Options - A)MIN0OF: All Stage 3 Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering students may select one Elective Module in the Autumn Trimester to ensure a balanced workload of 30 credits per Trimester. However, if preferred, students may prefer to choose the following ADDITIONAL OPTION Modules, to give a total workload of 30 credits per Trimester. |
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CHEN40480 | Lean Sigma Biopharma Process | Autumn | 5 |
Stage 3 Options - A)MIN0OF: All Stage 3 Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering students may select one Elective Module in the Autumn Trimester to ensure a balanced workload of 30 credits per Trimester. However, if preferred, students may prefer to choose the following ADDITIONAL OPTION Modules, to give a total workload of 30 credits per Trimester. |
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CHEN40150 | Advanced Separation Processes | Autumn | 5 |
CHEN40160 | Advanced Heat Transfer and Fluid Mechanics | Autumn | 5 |
CHEN40210 | Advanced Experimental Design | Autumn | 5 |
CHEN40620 | Advanced Process Design | Autumn | 10 |
CHEN40010 | Environmental Engineering | Spring | 5 |
CHEN40200 | Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering Research Project | Spring | 10 |
CHEN40560 | Process Control | Spring | 5 |
CHEN30010 | Chemical & Bioprocess Reaction Engineering | Autumn | 5 |
CHEN40570 | Chemical & Bioproc Systems Eng | Autumn | 5 |
Stage 4 Options - B)MIN1OF: IMPORTANT: 1) Students who have undertaken Stage 3 on Study Abroad on Erasmus/Exchange and who have not taken CHEN30200 Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering Design or equivalent must select CHEN30200 (CBE Process Design) (10 Credits) AND do NOT select an ELECTIVE/ ADDITIONAL OPTION MODULE in Stage 4. *** 2) Students who undertook Stage 3 in UCD must select CHEN40610 (Applied Chemistry) together with one 5 credit ELECTIVE/ ADDITIONAL OPTION MODULE. |
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CHEN30200 | Chem & Bioprocess Eng Design | Spring | 10 |
CHEN40610 | Applied Chemistry: Selected Frontier areas | Spring | 5 |
Stage 4 Options - B)MIN1OF: IMPORTANT: 1) Students who have undertaken Stage 3 on Study Abroad on Erasmus/Exchange and who have not taken CHEN30200 Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering Design or equivalent must select CHEN30200 (CBE Process Design) (10 Credits) AND do NOT select an ELECTIVE/ ADDITIONAL OPTION MODULE in Stage 4. *** 2) Students who undertook Stage 3 in UCD must select CHEN40610 (Applied Chemistry) together with one 5 credit ELECTIVE/ ADDITIONAL OPTION MODULE. |
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Stage 4 Options - C)MIN0OF: All Stage 4 (BE Stream) Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering students may select one Elective Module in the Spring Trimester to ensure a balanced workload of 30 credits per Trimester. However, if preferred, students may prefer to choose from the following ADDITIONAL OPTION Modules, to give a total workload of 30 credits per Trimester. |
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CHEN40130 | Bioprocess Scale-up and Technology Transfer | Spring | 5 |
CHEN40460 | Downstream Processing | Spring | 5 |
CHEN40470 | Cell Culture & Tissue Eng | Spring | 5 |
CHEN40510 | Advanced Characterisation Tech | Spring | 5 |
Stage 4 Options - C)MIN0OF: All Stage 4 (BE Stream) Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering students may select one Elective Module in the Spring Trimester to ensure a balanced workload of 30 credits per Trimester. However, if preferred, students may prefer to choose from the following ADDITIONAL OPTION Modules, to give a total workload of 30 credits per Trimester. |
Award | GPA | ||||
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Programme | Module Weightings | Rule Description | Description | ||
BHENG001 | Stage 4 - 70.00% Stage 3 - 30.00% |
Standard Honours Award | First Class Honours | 3.68 |
4.20 |
Second Class Honours, Grade 1 | 3.08 |
3.67 |
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Second Class Honours, Grade 2 | 2.48 |
3.07 |
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Pass | 2.00 |
2.47 |