CHE 361Bioprocess Engineering
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Engineering
- Subject
- Chemical Engineering
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 5 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
Review of elementary aspects of microbiology, biochemistry, molecular biology, and genetic engineering. Introduction of biological systems for the production of commercial goods and services, e.g., foods, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, fuels, diagnostics, waste treatment, and biomaterials. Introduction to design of bioprocess systems, including biosafety and sustainability. Development of reaction kinetics associated with biological systems. Quantification of metabolism. Development of material balances for key constituents in bioreactors operated in different modes, e.g., batch, fed-batch, continuous stirred-tank reactor (CSTR), perfusion, recycle. Introduction to mass and heat transfer considerations for bioreactors. Dynamic simulation of cultures defined by ordinary differential equations. Introduction of downstream processes associated with biological systems and recovery of biological products.
Prerequisites
- Complete all of the following
- Students must be in level 3B or higher
- Enrolled in H-Chemical Engineering, or H-Environmental Engineering
Antirequisites
None listed.
Leads to
No course lists it as a requisite.
Fall 2026 sections
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Meets |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | 4887 | 70 / 75 | T 14:30–16:20 Th 14:30–15:20 |
| TUT 101 | 4888 | 70 / 75 | Th 15:30–16:20 |
Winter 2027 sections
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Meets |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | 4713 | 0 / 65 | M 08:30–10:20 W 08:30–09:20 |
| LEC 701 | 1901 | 59 / 9999 | Online or by arrangement |
| TUT 101 | 4714 | 0 / 65 | W 09:30–10:20 |
Reviewed on UW Flow
63% liked it53% easy61% useful
From 16 ratings and 4 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.
Not a easy course, but you should be ok if you attend classes.
Mar 2024 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this
Not super dense in terms of content, but pretty understandable if you just listen in class.
Apr 2023 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
It's not just about understanding the class content, the assignments are easy but the exams require a deeper understanding
Mar 2023 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
Hard course, do your best
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Discussed on r/uwaterloo
5 posts and comments in 5 threads mention CHE 361, October 2017 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.
Fall 2022
1A chem eng vs 1B chem eng 27 points, 5 comments
u/Quiinzy: “… Shouldn’t be too bad, lots of memorization imo, you have Vitelli who is new, but he just taught 3B che361 so he knows his bio stuff. …”
Spring 2022
Anyone taken CHE 361 or BME 393? Or other TE suggestions? 1 point, 2 comments
u/itokunikuni: “Can't find any course reviews for these. I'm in Nano, but looking for interesting TEs. Ideally courses that are fairly easy to get above 80 in as well. Alternatively, if anyone has any suggestions for engineering TEs that are interesting or easy, that would be great! …”
Winter 2021
CHE 361 Perry chou 3 points, 0 comments
u/Taco220: “Any chem engs out there who had Perry chou for CHE 361 who could tell me how hard is Perry final exam. Is it actually as brutal as people say it it”
Fall 2017
whats one of the worst things youve heard a prof say 97 points, 98 comments
“could be a slip up/a joke gone bad i.e. one of my profs said "the midterm's weight can be shifted to the final, so don't kill yourselves.... we've had that happen enough"”
[deleted]: “skips like 8 questions while doing a midterm review session “We’ll skip these, you should know it”. -Perry Chou Yea no shit Perry. We should know all of it because it’s REVIEW. …”
[deleted]: “It was Che 361 but I’m sure he makes an equally useless Che 161 proff”
Any way to disable UWCourseLinker from posting? 16 points, 26 comments
“posting a reply to my comment I find the bot annoying.”
u/Jackhofmann: “PSYCH 483 PSYCH 484 PSYCH 485 PSYCH 486 PSYCH 490R PSYCH 499A PSYCH 499B PSYCH 499C PSYCH 621 PSYCH 630 PSYCH 677A PSYCH 704A PSYCH 704B PSYCH 707 PSYCH 710 PSYCH 714 PSYCH 717 PSYCH 720A PSYCH 721A …”
u/Jackhofmann: “… 211 CHE 220 CHE 230 CHE 231 CHE 241 CHE 290 CHE 291 CHE 298 CHE 299 CHE 302 CHE 313 CHE 331 CHE 361 CHE 391 CHE 399 CHE 401 CHE 420 CHE 425 CHE 480 CHE 482 CHE 490 CHE 498 CHE 499 CHE 514 CHE 516 CHE 541 CHE 571 CHE 620 CHE 622 CHE 630 CHE 640 CHE 720 CHE 725 CHE 750 CHE 760 …”
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