Biochemical Engineering

The program educational objectives

The program educational objectives (PEO) describe what is expected, from the graduates of the program, a few years after their graduation. These objectives are designed aligned with the necessities amongst the program groups. The PEO's of the Biochemical Engineering program are consistent with the mission of Icesi University and are reviewed periodically, following a clearly defined process, which in turn is part of the quality assurance process of the program.

The educational objectives of Icesi University's Biochemical Engineering program are set out below: Within five years of graduation, graduates of Icesi University's Biochemical Engineering program will be able to:

1. Use of the skills in the design of bioprocesses to lead the development of bio-based industries in the region.
2. Be recognized by industry for their competencies to operate, control, and continuously improve bio-based transformation processes.
3. Effectively solve bioprocess and biotechnology engineering problems through communication skills and abilities in collaborative and multidisciplinary teams.
4. Be recognized as engineers of high ethical responsibility and honesty in the development and operation of biologically based processes.

In order for our graduates to achieve these educational goals, sometime after graduation, the program is committed to a continuous improvement process that seeks to ensure that our students develop eleven competencies set out below:

1. An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complicated engineering problems using engineering, scientific, and mathematics principles.
2. An ability to use engineering design to create solutions that satisfy specific demands while keeping public health, safety, and welfare in mind, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic issues.
3. The ability to effectively communicate with a variety of audiences.
4. An understanding of ethical and professional duties in engineering circumstances and the capacity to make educated decisions that take into account the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts.
5. An ability to work effectively on a team in which all members give leadership, foster a collaborative and inclusive environment, set goals, schedule tasks, and fulfill objectives
6. An ability to design and carry out relevant experiments, evaluate and interpret data, and derive engineering conclusions.
7. The ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed through the use of appropriate learning procedures.