BSc (Hons) Biological Sciences modules
Bioreactors and Fermentation
Year 1 core modules
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Biochemistry
- Biodiversity and Evolution
- Biological Methods
- Cell Biology and Microbiology
- Professional Skills
- Scientific Method and Quantitative Principles
Year 2 core modules
- Bioreactors and Fermentation
- Genetics and Molecular Biology
- Human Metabolism and Endocrinology
- Infectious Diseases and Immunology
- Molecular Ecology
- Quality Management
- Research Methods for Sciences
- Science Research Proposal
Final-year core modules
- Bio-processing
- Employment Skills
- Environmental Sustainability
- Functional Foods
- Molecular Biology of Diseases
- Science Research Project
Modules offered may vary.
The central domain of bioprocess engineering concerns the synthesis of biological materials using biological agents such as cells, enzymes, or antibodies. This module commences with a brief introduction to biology, and you develop a broad understanding of bioprocesses and selection of appropriate bioreactors for manufacturing selective products. This include bioreactions, principles of microbial fermentation with specific examples (medium constituents, choice of feedstock, media preparation), fermentation conditions (examples, types, mode of operation of fermenters) and design of bioreactors.
You consider some of the fundamental products of aerobic and anaerobic fermentations, with examples from biofuel, biosurfactant, food and pharmaceutical. In addition to this, you discuss issues of fermentation scale-up and waste minimisation