CHEN40020 Principles of Biopharmaceutical Engineering (FT)

Academic Year 2022/2023

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.

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Curricular information is subject to change

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 Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Continuous Assessment: Various assignments Varies over the Trimester n/a Graded No

100


Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 
Remediation Type Remediation Timing
In-Module Resit Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board
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?

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Name Role
Dr Georg Pesch Lecturer / Co-Lecturer