Course overview
To provide students with a basic understanding on the principles of biotechnology. The aims of this course are to introduce students to some the key process engineering technologies appropriate to the biotechnology industry, to emphasize the role of microorganisms as the basis for classical and molecular biotechnology, and to inform students of the diverse applications of biotechnology to medical science and agriculture.
Course learning outcomes
- Explain and model engineering bioprocesses and their unit operations
- Recognise the factors involved in the expression of proteins and other products by microorganisms
- Explain how naturally produced bio-products can be exploited for research and commercial purposes
- Devise future studies based on identification of areas of biotechnology that are of specific interest