
The University of Sheffield


Biological and Bioprocess Engineering
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.
Entry requirements
MSc (Eng): A good Honours degree in science, technology and engineering. Students whose 1st language is not English require an overall IELTS grade of 6.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in each component, or equivalent.
Course modules
Core modules
Biopharmaceutical Bioprocessing
Bio-Energy
Advanced Bioprocess Design Project
Advanced Biochemical Engineering
Applied Biological and Bioprocess Engineering
Research Project
Optional modules
Choose from a range of optional modules. These might include:
Tissue Engineering Approaches to Failure in Living Systems
Stem Cell Engineering
Synthetic Biology
Proteomics and Bioinformatics
Assessment methods
Assessment is based on assignments for each module, formal examination of core modules, dissertation and oral presentation of the laboratory-based research project.
Fees
Please contact the department for the PgDip course fees.
Qualifications
Qualification | Study mode | Start month | Fee | Fee locale | Course duration |
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MSc (Eng) | Full-time | £ 10,970 (Whole course) | Home/EU | 1 Years | |
MSc (Eng) | Full-time | £ 20,470 (Whole course) | International | 1 Years | |
PgDip | Full-time | 9 Months | |||
MSc (Eng) | Full-time | September 2018 | 19,500 (Year 1) | International | 12 12 Months |
MSc (Eng) | Full-time | September 2018 | 11,650 (Year 1) | Northern Ireland | 12 12 Months |
MSc (Eng) | Full-time | September 2018 | 11,650 (Year 1) | Scotland | 12 12 Months |
MSc (Eng) | Full-time | September 2018 | 11,650 (Year 1) | Wales | 12 12 Months |
MSc (Eng) | Full-time | September 2018 | 11,650 (Year 1) | England | 12 12 Months |
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