311809 v.1 Chemical Engineering DD Major (BEng/BCom)
Introduction
Covers the development, design and operation of chemical processes and plants for the extraction, conversion and recovery of materials that is based on both chemical and biological systems. A great variety of process industries serve the needs of society. Among the more familiar are petroleum refining, gas processing, petrochemical and polymer production, bio-processing and bio-production, biopharmaceutics and food processing, fertilizer manufacture, cement and lime production, minerals and metals extraction and refining, paper and board manufacture, biomass and sugar refining, production of industrial and fine chemicals.
| Course Structure | Hrs/Wk | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | |||||
| 307545 | v.1 | Bachelor of Engineering Pre-Major | 200.0 | ||
| 200.0 | |||||
| Year 2 Semester 1 | |||||
| 302240 | v.3 | ChE 227 Process Principles | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| 302252 | v.3 | ChE 213 Process Engineering Materials | 3.0 | 12.5 | |
| 307661 | v.1 | ChE 212 Process Analysis | 3.0 | 12.5 | |
| 308807 | v.1 | Fluid Mechanics 230 | 4.0 | 25.0 | |
| 75.0 | |||||
| Year 2 Semester 2 | |||||
| 302251 | v.4 | ChE 224 Process Systems Analysis | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| 7040 | v.6 | Chemistry 102 | 7.0 | 25.0 | |
| 50.0 | |||||
| Year 3 Semester 1 | |||||
| 7039 | v.5 | Chemistry 101 | 7.0 | 25.0 | |
| 25.0 | |||||
| Year 3 Semester 2 | |||||
| 302249 | v.2 | ChE 223 Thermodynamics | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| 302253 | v.4 | ChE 228 Process Heat Transfer | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| 50.0 | |||||
| Year 4 Semester 1 | |||||
| 302257 | v.2 | ChE 321 Mass Transfer Operations | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| 302259 | v.2 | ChE 322 Process Plant Engineering | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| 307660 | v.2 | Engineering Sustainable Development 201 | 2.0 | 12.5 | |
| 308572 | v.1 | ChE 312 Process Synthesis and Design I | 3.0 | 12.5 | |
| 75.0 | |||||
| Year 4 Semester 2 | |||||
| 302262 | v.2 | ChE 324 Fluid and Particle Processes | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| 302263 | v.2 | ChE 325 Reaction Engineering | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| 302265 | v.2 | ChE 381 Process Laboratory Projects | 3.0 | 12.5 | |
| 307668 | v.1 | ChE 328 Process Instrumentation and Control | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| SELECT ELECTIVE UNITS TO THE TOTAL VALUE OF: | 12.5 | ||||
| 100.0 | |||||
| Year 5 Semester 1 | |||||
| 302261 | v.3 | ChE 414 Process Synthesis and Design II | 3.0 | 12.5 | |
| 302268 | v.2 | ChE 411 Advanced Process Control | 2.5 | 12.5 | |
| 302269 | v.2 | ChE 421 Risk Management | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| 302270 | v.2 | ChE 422 Advanced Separation Processes | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| 75.0 | |||||
| Year 5 Semester 2 | |||||
| 302273 | v.2 | ChE 499 Design Project | 10.0 | 50.0 | |
| 302299 | v.2 | ChE 492 Research Project 2 | 3.0 | 12.5 | |
| 308384 | v.1 | ChE 415 Advanced Particle Processes | 3.0 | 12.5 | |
| 75.0 | |||||
| Year 6 Semester 1 | |||||
| 302297 | v.2 | ChE 491 Research Project 1 | 3.0 | 12.5 | |
| SELECT ELECTIVE UNITS TO THE TOTAL VALUE OF: | 12.5 | ||||
| 25.0 | |||||
| Optional Units to Select from in Semester 1 (No Year Level Specified) | Hrs/Wk | Credit | |||
| 302280 | v.2 | ChE 374 Mineral Processing | 2.5 | 12.5 | |
| 302290 | v.3 | ChE 475 Petroleum Processing | 3.0 | 12.5 | |
| 302291 | v.3 | ChE 379 Special Topics (Biochemical Engineering) | 4.0 | 12.5 | |
| 302306 | v.2 | ChE 493 Research Project 3 | 3.0 | 12.5 | |
| 305957 | v.2 | ChE 477 Computational Fluid Dynamics | 2.0 | 12.5 | |
| 310756 | v.2 | ChE 313 - Fundamentals of Air Pollution Control | 3.0 | 12.5 | |
| Optional Units to Select from in Semester 2 (No Year Level Specified) | Hrs/Wk | Credit | |||
| 302303 | v.2 | ChE 474 Mineral Processing | 3.0 | 12.5 | |
| 302305 | v.2 | ChE 479 Advanced Special Topics | 2.5 | 12.5 | |
| 302307 | v.2 | ChE 494 Research Project 4 | 3.0 | 12.5 | |
| 307032 | v.1 | ChE 470 Gas Reservoir Engineering | 3.0 | 12.5 | |
| 307446 | v.2 | ChE 471 Special Topics (Bioprocessing) | 3.0 | 12.5 | |
| 311182 | v.1 | ChE 302 Wastewater Treatment | 3.0 | 12.5 | |
| 311311 | v.1 | ChE 431 Advanced Risk Management | 3.0 | 12.5 | |
| NB | The year and/or semester that units are offered in may change due to the combination of Engineering and Commerce Majors |
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