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BACHELOR OF BIOPROCESS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY WITH HONOURS

BACHELOR OF BIOPROCESS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY WITH HONOURS

UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA (USM - MAIN CAMPUS)

UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA (USM - MAIN CAMPUS)

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Description Bioprocess Engineering Technology (a four-year program) is the sub-discipline within Biotechnology and Chemical Engineering that combines living matter, in the form of organisms or enzymes, with nutrients under specic optimal conditions to make the desired product. The discipline is responsible for translating discoveries of life sciences into practical and industrial products processes and techniques that can serve the need of the society. The stages involved in Bioprocess Engineering Technology includes the preparation stage vis-à-vis the raw materials, substrates and media, the conversion state, biocatalysts, downstream processing, volume production, purication and nal product processing. Graduates from this programme will also have the knowledge and skill to understand the fundamental bioprocess research and relate it to the industrial scale. This program is provisionally accredited by Board of Engineer Malaysia (BEM). The Bioprocess Engineering Technology curriculum is spread over four (4) years of studies, with great emphasis placed on the logical sequence of related courses and at the same time, ensuring that the teaching-learning activities are equally distributed throughout the study period.
Name of Institution UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA (USM - MAIN CAMPUS)
Qualification Bachelor's Degree
Course Duration 48 months
NEC Field Chemical and process
Entry Requirements Diploma in a related field with a minimum CGPA of 2.67
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A-Level with a minimum score of 10 and obtained at least a Grade B in Mathematics or a related subject and any one (1) of the following subjects:
• Chemistry
• Biology
• Physics

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International Baccalaureate (IB) with a minimum score of 28 and obtained at least a score of 4 at the High Level (HL) or Standard Level (SL) in Mathematics or a related subject and any one (1) of the following subjects:
• Chemistry
• Biology
• Physics

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AUSMAT/SAM with a minimum aggregate of 68 and obtained at least a Grade B in Mathematics or a related subject and any one (1) of the following subjects:
• Chemistry
• Biology
• Physics

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Equivalent qualification recognized by Senate of the University.
English Requirement IELTS/ IELTS Online minimum Band 5.0
TOEFL iBT minimum score of 40
TOEFL Essentials Online minimum score of 7.5
Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) minimum score of 154 or
Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) minimum score of 154 or
Cambridge English: Linguaskill Online minimum score of 154 or
PTE Academic / PTE
Academic(Online) minimum score of 47 or
ELS Certified Intensive English Programme Level (CIEP Level) 107 or
Malaysian University English Test minimum Band 3.5 Candidate from countries
where English is the official language or
Candidate from an institution in which the medium of instruction is English or
Students from Indonesia,Brunei, Singapore, and Southern Thailand are exempted from English
language competency requirements when the medium of language used during their studies is similar to Malay Language; or
International students who hold academic qualifications from Malay medium institutions and plan to extend their higher education in Malaysia.
Without any of the above English proficiency certificates, accepted students will receive a conditional offer letter requiring them to meet the English language requirements.
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