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Module Specifications

Current Academic Year 2012 - 2013
Please note that this information is subject to change.

Module Title	Environmental Biotechnology
Module Code	BE432
School	School of Biotechnology
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Module Co-ordinator	Semester 1: Brid Quilty Semester 2: Brid Quilty Autumn: Brid Quilty
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Description

To acquaint the student with a variety of aspects of environmental biotechnology including: Microbial Ecology Ecosystems Environmental legislation Biological waste treatment systems

Learning Outcomes

1. Understand the complexity of microbial community interactions
2. Identify the role of microorganisms in biological waste treatment
3. Describe methods used to detect and identify microorganisms in the environment
4. Describe and solve problems relating to basic concepts in biological nutrient removal
5. Contrast various approaches to anaerobic digestion of wastes and solve related problems

Workload	Full-time hours per semester
*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Lecture	2	key theory & examples
Independent learning	4	No Description
Total Workload: 6

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Ecology - interactions within communities, aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Environmental legislation - legislation and the Environment Protection Agency (EPA). Waste treatment - methods for the biological treatment of liquid, solid and gaseous waste streams. Environmental monitoring, sampling, analytical techniques. New directions and developments in environmental biotechnology. Biological nutrient removal. Introduction to Enviromental Impact Assessment..

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	0%	Examination Weight	100%

Course Work Breakdown
Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date

Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

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Programme or List of Programmes

BSSA

Study Abroad (DCU Business School)

BSSAO

Study Abroad (DCU Business School)

BSc in Biotechnology

ECSA

Study Abroad (Engineering & Computing)