Introduction

The Biopharmaceutical Engineering specialisation is offered to students taking B.Eng. (Chemical Engineering). The specialisation will expose students to the various fundamental and technological principles of biotherapeutics manufacturing. The courses listed under this specialisation will provide practical and industrial exposure to students. Students pursuing this specialisation will be employable in a diverse range of major sectors in Singapore including pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, health care and life sciences.

The broad learning outcomes of this specialisation are as follows:

1. Gain in-depth understanding of the fundamental and technological principles applied in biopharmaceutical manufacturing.
2. Understand that biological processes/products are systems of many interacting, possibly interconnected components.
3. Apply the learned concepts to the design, optimization and operation of biopharmaceutical manufacturing facilities.
4. Appreciate the roles and responsibilities of chemical engineers in biopharmaceutical industry.
5. Work and collaborate with team members in group projects.
6. Learn effective oral and written technical communication skills.

Structure of the Programme

Students will need to complete 20 units according to the following requirement:

Requirement – 20 units | 4-5 Electives
4-5 Electives (20 units)	*CN4119 Final Year Design Project (8 units) CN4218 Particle Technology Fundamentals and Applications CN4233R Good Manufacturing Practices in Pharmaceutical Industry CN4247R Enzyme Technology CN4249 Engineering Design in Molecular Biotechnology CN5172 Biochemical Engineering CN5173 Downstream Processing of Biochemical and Pharmaceutical Products

*Final Year Design project is included as an elective course with the aim of exposing students to industrial design and simulation tools.

Double-counting of Specialisation

• For each Specialisation, up to 8 units (40% of the unit requirements for a Specialisation) may be double counted and used to meet (i) the Specialisation requirement and (ii) another requirement, e.g., General Education (only for students admitted from AY2021/2022 onwards), College (e.g., Common Curriculum), Faculty, Second Major, Minor, Specialisation or other requirement, i.e., at least 12 units of the Specialisation must be distinct and not overlapping https://www.nus.edu.sg/registrar/academic-information-policies/undergraduate-students/special-programmes/specialisations
• If you intend to do a double specialisation, you are not allowed to use CN4119 from the first specialisation (e.g. Process Engineering Specialisation) to be double counted towards the second specialisation (e.g. Biopharmaceutical Engineering Specialisation). You are required to read 20 units of courses (excluding CN4119) from list of elective courses in the second specialisation
• CN4119 is used to fulfil one Specialisation and Common Curriculum, students are not allowed to double count any technical elective for that Specialisation and another programme/requirement

Industry Relevance

Biopharmaceutical engineering deals with the production, purification, formulation, delivery, quality control and quality assurance aspects of biotherapeutics manufacturing. The courses listed under this specialisation will provide practical and industrial exposure to students. Students pursuing this specialisation will be employable in a diverse range of sectors in Singapore including pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, health care and life sciences. The common roles students take up include production engineer, project engineer, formulation scientist, quality control officer, quality assurance officer etc.

Admission Requirements

You may apply for admission at the point of entry into the NUS B.Eng programme in Chemical Engineering. Students from 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 intake cohorts follow the old curriculum with compulsory Final Year Design Project would need to complete any 5 electives from the basket besides CN4119 to get this specialisation.