Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical and Process Engineering)

Description of the Programme

The Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical and Process Engineering is a multidisciplinary branch of engineering that combines natural and experimental sciences (such as chemistry and physics), along with life sciences (such as biology, microbiology and biochemistry) plus mathematics and economics to design, develop, produce, transform, transport, operate and manage the industrial processes that turn raw materials into valuable and marketable products through mechanical, thermal or chemical processes. It is also concerned with the design, construction and operation of equipment and plants in which these unit operations and processes are applied. It also involves systematic design, development and operation of processes that convert raw materials into products in a wide range of industries such as food processing, petrochemicals, ceramics, petroleum refining, primary metals, plastics, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, glass and speciality chemicals among others. Students will build critical technical and engineering skills through courses in automatic control; chemical engineering principles; heat transfer and design of energy systems; thermodynamics; mass transfer and separation processes; fluid mechanics; particle processing; kinetics and reaction engineering; green engineering and sustainability processes; separations involving solids, liquids and gases; and process control among others. Students are required to carry out an engineering research project in their final year under the supervision of an academic member of staff.

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