PROGRAMME SYNOPSIS
The programme is an interdisciplinary discipline. The programme aims to produce graduates who will utilize state-of-the art knowledge and techniques in synthesis, design, maintenance, service, sales and marketing of various chemical engineering related processes and products. The programme provides varieties of research fields guided by experts in research area of nanocomposites and advance material development and manufacturing, microbial fuel cell and bioreactor design, metabolic modeling, system biology, fertilizer development, CO2 gas adsorption, wastewater treatment, rare earth studies, air quality management, environment impacts assessment, renewable energy development and etc. It provides strong training in research and development for the advancement of knowledge and cutting-edge technology. This course emphasize on instilling technical, managerial and ethical leadership roles with commanding oral and written skills into the students. In addition, students are also exposed to some basic elements of Industrial Revolution 4.0 and Internet-of-Things (IoT) which are expected to be dominant in various Chemical Processing Industries in the near future.
The curriculum structure of Chemical Engineering (Process) is as follows:
YEAR 1 – Some introductory and basic courses to Chemical Engineering are taught:
- Engineering Mathematics
- Mass and Energy Balance
- Engineering Drawing
- Organic Chemistry
- Thermodynamics
YEAR 2 – The core and fundamental subjects of Chemical Engineering are covered:
- Unit Operation
- Heat and Mass Transfer
- Chemical Reaction Engineering
- Process Control and Instrumentation
- Occupational Safety and Health
YEAR 3 – In-depth coverage of various processes in Chemical Engineering:
- Petrochemical Processes
- Process Design, Integration and Management
- Process Safety
- Modelling and Simulation of Transport Processes
- Petroleum Engineering
- Biochemical Engineering
- Oleochemical Processing
- Food Processing
*Students will go for industrial training for 3 months in YEAR 3.
YEAR 4 – In final year, beside learn the Chemical Engineering related courses, students are required to integrate and apply chemical engineering knowledge that they have learned in the past three years in some projects
- Capstone Project (Integrated Plant Design)
- Final Year Project (Research Project)
- Petroleum & Natural Gas Process Engineering
- Polymer Engineering and Technology
PROGRAMME DETAILS
Programme Mode : Full time
Duration : 4 years/12 trimesters (3 trimester per year)
Language : English
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