Biochemical engineering - Life of a Biochemical engineering student

What do you think about your course?
Also, is it difficult to obtain a work placement for the 4th year? What sort of placements are available?

how much physics is in biochemical engineering? And would it be a disadvantage if I haven't done physics in Alevels?

During the first year, there is a bit of physics, but the physics we learn is a different form of the physics learnt at A-Levels (i.e. more about forces, fluid velocity profiles, the behaviour of fluid/ processing broth etc). I only took physics to AS-Level, and I did not find it too difficult to catch up with others who had done physics to A2 level. I was also able to get alot of help from the department if I was struggling with some concepts, so its not so difficult.

I'd definitely say its something that wont prevent you from doing well in the course.

Hope that helps!

yes thank you! since it's an engineering course, I assume it would be heavy physics, so is biology and chemistry also quite a big factor in biochemical engineering ? Because for chemical engineering, it's maths and physics that are important rather than chemistry

Would you say a laptop would be useful for this course or for university in general?
If so, would Windows or Mac be better or are either suitable for the programme?

Hi sorry to ask so many questions but I've been researching about biochemical engineering job prospects in the U.K. but there isn't much information online, it would be great if you had some information

What's the graduate prospects like? Is it hard to get a job?

Which building would you spend most of the time in (for lectures, labs, tutorials, etc) during the first year?

Yes a laptop is a must! We do a lot of coding for some modules so you need to download the software to do some of the work during the tutorials. A lot of my class mates have a mac but I have a windows laptop. It doesn't really matter - all you need is a laptop with lots of space on it to put your work on it haha!

For me, I was at the engineering main building (Roberts) and the main Biochemical Engineering building (Bernard Katz building). This is the same for second and third year and all of the rooms are at the Bloomsbury campus.

Oh I didn't realise Biochemical Engineering students did coding. Are the modules you do coding in compulsory or are you given the option to choose minor modules that may have coding in them?

How would define what a biochemical engineer actually is and does?


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Biochemical Engineering is the Engineering applied to the biology of all real life discoveries and inventions. Basically, Biochemical Engineers are central to ensure that we can have all the safe, cheap and potent medicines, biofuels, immunotherapies, cell therapies, cancer vaccines/drugs, enzymes for any application, tissue engineering therapies, food, detergents etc etc (anything that requires biology to develop the product). Biochemical Engineers are there, behind the scenes making sure that we can help change the world, improve quality of lives by developing these products!

hope that makes sense haha