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CHEN40720

Academic Year 2026/2027

Principles of Biopharmaceutical Engineering (PT) (CHEN40720)

Subject:
Chemical Engineering
College:
Engineering & Architecture
School:
Chem & Bioprocess Engineering
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Dr Sebastian Espinel Rios
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

The United Nations identified seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as core to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and UCD contributes in general to SDG 4 Quality Education. Further SDGs explored within this module if relevant are listed below. A scale of 1 - 5 indicates the extent to which the SDG is covered.


 

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

18
Autonomous Student Learning

102
Total

120

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Lectures

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 (In-person): End-of-term exam; scheduled centrally End of trimester
Duration:
2 hr(s)
 Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% No
50
 No
Assignment(Including Essay): Continuous assessment assignment Week 3 Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% No
25
 No
Assignment(Including Essay): Continuous assessment assignment Week 6 Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% No
25
 No

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Summer 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 Georg Pesch Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Jessica Whelan Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Maycou Soares Zamprognio Tutor

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 1, 6, 7, 12 Fri 14:00 - 15:50
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