About the course
Accredited by the the Institution of Chemical Engineers
Develop the essential skills for a career in bioindustry or for further advanced research in next-horizon biotechnologies. You’ll learn from world-class researchers, including staff from Biomedical Science and Materials Science and Engineering. Our graduates work in biotechnology, biopharmaceutical and bioprocess organisations.
Take advantage of our expertise
Our teaching is grounded in specialist research expertise. Our reputation for innovation secures funding from industry,
UK research councils, the government and the EU. Industry partners, large and small, benefit from our groundbreaking work addressing global challenges.
You’ll have access to top facilities, including modern social spaces, purpose-built labs, the Harpur Hill Research Station for large-scale work, extensive computing facilities and a modern applied science library. There are high-quality research facilities for sustainable energy processes, safety and risk engineering, carbon capture and utilisation, and biological processes and biomanufacturing.
Studentships
Contact us for current information on available scholarships.
Course content
Four core modules including research project, a conversion module, and three optional modules.
Core modules
- Biopharmaceutical Bioprocessing
- Biosystems Engineering and Computational Biology
- Bioanalytical Techniques
- Research Project
Examples of optional modules
Examples of optional modules
- Bio-Nanomaterial
- Tissue Engineering Approaches to Failure in Living Systems
- Challenging Industries – an Industry-led Enterprising Project
- Bio-energy
- Synthetic Biology
- Tissue Engineering Approaches to Failure in Living Systems
- Bionanomaterials
- Stem Cell Biology
- Proteomics and Bioinformatics
Conversion modules:
- Principles in Biochemical Engineering or
- Principles in Biomolecular Sciences
Teaching and assessment
We use a combination of lectures, tutorials, examples classes and coursework assignments.
Assessment is based on assignments for each module, formal examination of core modules, dissertation and oral presentation of the laboratory-based research project.
Visit the
MSc(Eng) Biological and Bioprocess Engineering
page on the University of Sheffield website for more details!
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