Courses Handbook 2009

310752 (v.1) ChE 420 Biosystems Engineering


Area: Department of Chemical Engineering
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 5.0
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
Lecture: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Other: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Tutorial: 1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s): 1754 (v.6) Cell Biology 101 or any previous version
AND
8804 (v.9) Biochemistry 231 or any previous version
AND
10076 (v.2) Molecular Biology 231 or any previous version
AND
302467 (v.2) Introduction to Microbiology 132 or any previous version
AND
310751 (v.1) ChE 320 Biochemical Engineering or any previous version
Syllabus: An overview of biosystem engineering areas and applications followed by the introduction to the following four themes: 1) the biomedical systems that include biomedical engineering, tissue engineering, biopharmaceutics, as well as gene therapy; 2) the biomass and green fuels; 3) Biomineralisation and bioleaching; as well as 4) the application of computational modelling and optimisation in these fields, focusing on the studies that emphasise the interface between engineering and biology. Includes key design methods, analytical tools, novel technology, environmental impacts, and regulatory and societal issues.
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
Field of Education: 030301 Chemical Engineering
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

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