The aims of this module is to:

• Equip students with core chemical and biological knowledge underpinning Chemical Engineering.
• Introduce the principles of sustainability in chemical/biochemical processes.
• Introduce students to industrially significant aspects of chemical/biochemical processes and microbiology.
• Familiarise students to risk analysis procedures and experimental planning processes.

The aim of this module is to:

• Introduce the commercial, social and environmental context of engineering design, including sustainability and ethics, process economics, and EDI.
• Introduce a structured approach to engineering design, applying the principles of mechanical design, engineering drawings, and professional standards.
• Promote the development of key professional and transferable engineering skills from teamwork and time management to written and verbal communication and personal development.
• Provide perspective of engineering careers within different sectors and industries.

The aims of this module are to:

• Impart the fundamentals of formulating material and energy balances for chemical engineering processes such as mixing, reactions and separations.
• Analyse steady and unsteady state reactors by using material and energy balances.
• Understand the concept of phase equilibrium and analyse single and multiple stage equilibrium processes using equilibrium relationships and material balances.
• Produce process flow block diagrams and stream tables to describe chemical engineering processes.

The aims of this module are to:

• Introduce the fundamental concepts of thermodynamics and fluid mechanics.
• Solve practical engineering problems using thermodynamics and fluid mechanics principles.

The aims of this module are to:

• Provide a thorough understanding of the fundamental concepts and modes of heat and mass transfer.
• Solve problems relating to conduction, convection, and radiation modes of heat transfer.
• Enable students to select, size and rate heat exchangers and estimate process heat duty.
• Introduce the fundamental concepts of mass transfer theory and calculations.

The aims of this module are to reinforce and extend students' previous exposure to mathematics with an emphasis on the techniques required to solve problems arising in chemical engineering.

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The aims of this module are to:

• Develop knowledge and understanding of the principles of thermodynamics and their application in the design of chemical reactor systems and chemical processes.
• Provide an introduction to chemical reaction engineering with an emphasis on reactor design and simulation.
• Consolidate and extend knowledge of fundamental thermodynamic equations and their application to practical systems.
• Develop knowledge and understanding of chemical thermodynamics, including ideal and non-ideal systems, and apply engineering thermodynamic principles to chemical process systems.

The aims of this module are to:

• Develop students' understanding of the fundamentals of the flow of fluids and complex fluids through the application of the principles of conservation of energy, mass, and momentum.
• Develop expertise in solving fluid mechanics problems encountered in chemical engineering including the use of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD).
• Apply the understanding of fluid mechanics to systems containing a dispersed phase.
• Provide a critical understanding of the methods available for the production, separation, processing, and characterisation of systems containing particulates such as powders, emulsions, aerosols, and dispersions.

The aims of the module are to impart in-depth knowledge and understanding in heat, mass and momentum transfer describing theories and numerical calculations in transport phenomena. The module takes an engineering approach and applies semi-empirical and theoretical results to the solution of chemical and process engineering problems.

The aims of the module is to instruct students in a professionally relevant, in-depth, study of reaction engineering that covers reactor behaviour and reactor design procedures.

The aims of this module are:

• To develop in-depth understanding of the techniques of capital project appraisal and planning used in the process industries.
• To impart and extend knowledge of project management and process optimisation including critical path analysis, linear and non-linear optimisation, and process integration.
• To instruct students on how to overcome uncertainty (in relation to decision making) and its influence upon choice between options.
• To develop generic skills in setting the aims for a project, trials and experiments, formulating a strategy to tackle problems.

The aims of the module is to instruct students on the subject of pollution control and waste disposal in the chemical and process industries by the principal biological, physico-chemical and solid/fluid separation processes.

The aims of this module are to further develop knowledge and understanding of chemical engineering principles and practice through the detailed design study of an individual piece or small grouping of equipment.

The aims of this module are:

• To further develop knowledge and understanding of chemical engineering principles and practice through the detailed design study of a more traditional chemical process.
• To provide a near optimum solution to an open-ended chemical engineering problem by application of process design techniques.

The solution is expected to take account of critical factors such as economics, environmental impact, safety and the ability to produce the product(s) to the required specification(s), ideally in a sustainable manner.

The aims of this module are:

• To develop the student's expertise in analysing and controlling time-varying process systems.
• To impart detailed knowledge of the quantitative features of the subject in relation to the operations encountered on process plant.

The aims of this module are for the student to understand:

• The basic principles of environmental processes and water pollution resulting from human activities.
• The range of suitable technologies for water treatment and distribution and the range of suitable technologies for collection, treatment and disposal of liquid and solid wastes.
• Understand the physical mechanisms that lead to the transport of both chemical and biological contaminants in groundwater.
  the various remote sensing technologies for monitoring and measuring surface water quality.
• Geographic Information System (GIS) applications in water resources management.
• The principles and practice of integrated water resources management.
• The impacts of climate change on water resources and the development of adaptation strategies.
• The measures being taken under the global sustainable development goals to ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.

The aims of this module are:

• To develop an appreciation of the use of Management Information Systems in business contexts, particularly in management planning, decision-making and control.
• To develop a critical perspective on Information Systems within contemporary organisations and society.
• To build on previous modules which introduced management aspects of Information Systems and on students' experience of working with such systems during the Industrial & Professional Studies year.

The aims of this module are:

• To present a range of issues on managing entrepreneurship and innovation.
• To present and discuss these issues for both large multinational corporations (MNCs) and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
• To present a range of frameworks and tools in support of managing entrepreneurship and innovation.
• To develop relevant transferable skills.

The aims of this module are:

• To enable students to analyse biological processes based on an understanding of the principles involved.
• To develop strategies for processing biological materials based on available technologies.
• To give examples of industrially relevant processes.

The aims of this module are:

• To provide students with a critical theoretical and practical understanding of key topics in managing projects.
• To provide students with an understanding of the role of a project manager.
• To develop a critical appreciation of business and interpersonal skills relevant to managing projects.

The aim of the module is to illustrate the principles and practice of engineering science applied to the processing and manufacture of products based on polymers.

The aim of the module is to introduce students from a diverse range of engineering backgrounds to both the opportunities and constraints of engineering practice in healthcare, medicine and medical device industry. The module will have a focus on products, design and manufacture, innovation and exploitation in a regulated industry on emerging health technology products.

The aims of this module are:

• To develop the student's ability to search, assimilate and understand the technical literature related to a selected topic in the remit of chemical engineering.
• To review and produce a critique of the literature identifying the gaps in research and barriers in technological developments on the selected topic area for the Professional Development Project.

The aims of the module are:

• To apply principles and practices of chemical engineering and to integrate knowledge through an in-depth design study of an individual piece or small grouping of equipment.
• To gain an in-depth understanding of the principles underlying various techniques of single objective, multi-objective, dynamic and steady state optimisation.
• To develop systematic and rigorous approach to solve advanced optimisation problems that may be encountered in process and plant design and operation.
• To acquire a critical awareness of the difficulties and limitations associated with the mathematical optimisation and inherent design compromises.

The aims of the module are:

• To develop the ability to conduct an open-ended research project
• To enable the exercise of initiative and creativity in the execution of a project
• To develop the ability to work individually
• To provide opportunities for reporting of findings
• To identify and describe newly acquired skills and professionalism

The aims of the module are to:

• Understand the fundamentals of single and multi-phase fluid mixing processes and particle-particle mixing.
• Gain an understanding on the design and operation of industrial mixing processes.
• Gain an understanding on the scale up of industrial mixing processes to be able to take formulated products to market.
• Acquire knowledge on the ways in which mixing affects product properties.

The aims of this module are to:

• To develop an understanding of the principles of drug delivery and targeting.
• To give practice in the selection and modelling of drug delivery devices.

The aims of the module are:

• To obtain an understanding of the concept of process intensification and integration and how they can be used to improve the cost-effectiveness, energy use, environmental impact and safety of a process or unit operation.
• To apply process intensification strategies to selected process applications such as chemical reactions, heat and mass transfer, separation and dispersion processes.
• To gain knowledge and understanding of a range of intensification technologies which can be used for improving the cost-effectiveness, energy use, environmental impact and safety of processes and unit operations, such as heat transfer, mass transfer, separation and dispersion processes.
• To obtain a knowledge of a range of applications, both existing and potential, for process intensification technologies.
• To obtain knowledge and understanding of how to apply process integration techniques to improve the efficiency of a plant.
• To apply process integration tools to determine the minimum utility requirements, operating and capital costs for a chemical process and design the corresponding heat exchanger networks.

The aims of the module are:

• To obtain a thorough understanding of the fundamental concepts of biochemistry and molecular biology and their applications in genetic engineering and biotechnology.
• To gain knowledge in a range of basic molecular biology techniques and how to apply those for gene manipulation and solving genetic engineering problems.
• To understand the application of genetic engineering tools and techniques in various fields of biotechnology, including medical, industrial, and environmental biotechnology.
• To analyse and compare a range of biotechnological processes, both existing and potential new ones, through the application of genetic engineering techniques.

The aims of the module are:

• To develop a good understanding of the application of Colloid Science in a range of Chemical Engineering processes.
• To introduce and/or reinforce the student's knowledge of molecular interactions manifestation in the colloidal domain and how colloidal phenomena are manifested in the macroscopic world.

The aims of the module are:

• To examine the various stages in the design of chemical, biochemical and biomedical products.
• To consider a generalised methodology for identifying needs, generating and selecting ideas, designing a manufacturing process for chemical, biochemical and biomedical products and getting the product to market.

The aims of the module are to develop an in-depth understanding of the theory and practice of batch and continuous downstream unit operations employed by the pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical and biochemical industries.

The aims of the module are to give students an in depth knowledge of the engineering and biological principles of the industrial production of a range of bioactive molecules by fermentation and cell culture.

The aims of the module are:

• To enable students to gain an in-depth knowledge of the science and engineering principles of clean chemical energy conversions, primarily the electro-chemical energy storage and conversion, including batteries, capacitor, hydrogen and fuel cell technologies, bioenergy utilisation and carbon dioxide utilisation.
• To enable students to understand the application of battery, fuel cell and hybrid systems as an enabling clean energy technology for a wide range of applications including transportation, stationary and portable power applications.
• To enable students to gain insight into the sustainability of processes, particularly life-cycle assessment and safety.

The module aims to provide students with advanced knowledge and understanding of a broad set of concepts associated with innovation, intellectual property and commercialisation aspects focusing on the biotechnology and biomedical engineering fields.