Program Overview

Year in Industry - Engineering and Professional Skills Development

Overview

The Year in Industry - Engineering and Professional Skills Development program is a module offered by the Faculty of Engineering Sciences, specifically the Biochemical Engineering department. This module is designed for 4th-year Biochemical Engineering students and carries a credit value of 45.

Key Information

• Faculty: Faculty of Engineering Sciences
• Teaching department: Biochemical Engineering
• Credit value: 45
• Restrictions: Only offered to 4th-year Biochemical Engineering students

Alternative Credit Options

There are no alternative credit options available for this module.

Description

This course assesses part of the Year in Industry experience for students enrolled in the final year of the MEng with Year in Industry programme. Students work as part of a professional team alongside an industrial supervisor on one large project or several smaller projects, gaining experience in bioprocessing and engineering practice. The program requires students to document their work through a logbook, present it as a poster, and compile a skills portfolio. Additionally, students act as peer reviewers and advisers for 3rd-year students' design projects.

Upon completion, students should be able to:

• Gain engineering practice in an industrial environment
• Acquire advanced engineering knowledge by working on complex industrial projects
• Design whole bioprocess operations
• Experience and gain basic knowledge of bioprocess validation
• Apply knowledge and problem-solving skills to real-world challenges
• Reflect on their experience and assess their work through a skills portfolio
• Present complex contexts clearly in a poster presentation
• Critically evaluate junior design projects

Module Deliveries for 2026/27 Academic Year

• Intended teaching term: Terms 1 and 2
• Undergraduate level: FHEQ Level 7

Teaching and Assessment

• Mode of study: In person
• Methods of assessment: 100% Coursework (4 assessments)
• Mark scheme: Numeric Marks

Other Information

• Number of students on module in previous year: 6
• Module leader: Professor Alex Van Eck Conradie