The Master of Engineering Science (M.Eng.Sc.) in Biopharmaceutical Engineering is offered by the UCD School of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering. This course provides an understanding of the principal scientific and engineering challenges involved in the design, operation and management of biopharmaceutical production facilities.
Who is the Master’s in Biopharmaceutical Engineering for?
This programme is suitable for Science and Engineering graduates wishing to obtain a qualification which is highly relevant to the Biopharmaceutical Industry.
What will I learn?
The course content addresses the principal scientific and engineering challenges involved in the design, operation and management of biopharmaceutical production facilities.
How will I benefit?
Completion of this programme leads to a qualification which is highly relevant to the Biopharmaceutical Industry.
What is the programme about?
The programme covers the principal scientific and engineering challenges involved in the design, operation and management of biopharmaceutical production facilities.
Programme Highlights
The Programme's teaching methods are highly interactive and varied. Students participate in lectures, workshops, tutorials and practical exercises. The course content addresses the principal scientific and engineering challenges involved in the design, operation and management of biopharmaceutical production facilities. Case-studies of US and UK biotech firms, described by senior company executives, are used to illustrate the possibilities and limitations of commercial exploitation of scientific discoveries.
The programme consists of 12 modules with core modules in Biopharmaceutical Engineering, option engineering modules for Science graduates and option biology modules for Engineering graduates and a research project. Overall, 90 ‘credits’ must be achieved to complete the programme: each of the 12 modules account for 5 ‘credits’ each, and the project accounts for 30 ‘credits’.
The current list of modules is:
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Principles of Biopharmaceutical Engineering
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Transport Phenomena
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Biochemist’s Toolkit
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Molecular Genetics & Biotechnology
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Animal Cell Culture Technology
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Microbial Cell Factory
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Bioreactor, Modelling and Control
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Bio-separations
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Bioprocessing Laboratory Practice
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Regulatory Affairs Science for Biotechnology Products
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Formulation and Delivery of Biopharmaceuticals
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Facility Design and Operation
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Biopharmaceutical Industry Regulation and Management
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Bioprocess Scale-up and Technology Transfer
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Research / Design project
For further information on course content / modules see: www.ucd.ie/programmes/t015
Career Opportunities
It is anticipated that the graduates from this programme will continue to play an important role in the development, design and operation of biopharmaceutical processes throughout the industry in the coming years.
If English is not your native language, unless you have done your primary degree through English in an English speaking country, an English language qualification is required for all programmes.
MEngSc Biopharmaceutical Engineering
You will need:
- An Honours degree or equivalent in an engineering or science discipline is required for entry.
