BEng Chemical

Engineering

Study Duration

Four years

Study type

Full-time

Application deadlines

Open to apply 

Award

Bachelor’s degree

Programme Overview

Chemical Engineering is the study of planning, designing and developing products and processes where chemical and physical changes occur. The BEng in Chemical Engineering develops your engineering skills with a firm grounding in chemistry. 

The BEng in Chemical Engineering aims to Produce graduate engineers able to make a valuable contribution to society, equipped with the qualities and skills that are demanded by employers.Offering you the opportunity to obtain relevant industrial experience with a year-long work placement.

Programme Objectives

The BEng in Chemical Engineering aims to:

  • provide students with the opportunities to realise their academic potentials through relevant and planned learning experiences.

  • provide a thorough grounding in the basic principles of chemical engineering, with strong technical education and communication skills that will enable students to have successful careers in a wide range of industrial and professional environments.
  • provide students with appropriately structured curricula, combining teaching in theoretical and knowledge-based principles with practical skills training.
  • prepare students for rapidly changing technological environments with the core knowledge central to multidisciplinary development and personal improvement throughout theory professional careers.
  • provide an up-to-date and professionally accredited education satisfying the institutional requirements of the Institution of Chemical Engineers.
  • produce graduate engineers with the qualities and skills that are in demand by employers and who can make a valuable contribution to society in general, and
  • offer students the opportunity to obtain relevant industrial experience by providing the option of a sandwich year.

Career Opportunities

A Chemical Engineering degree opens the door to a fulfilling and varied career, with many exciting opportunities for employment in technical and management roles in a wide array of industries. This includes manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, design and construction, pulp and paper, petrochemicals, food processing and energy sectors.

Admissions Requirements

Direct entry requirements to the programme for international certificate holders:

A Level

Minimum grades of C in three A-Level subjects including Math and Chemistry.

English language: Minimum grade C in GCSE or IELTS (Academic): Minimum of 5.0 overall / TOEFL (iBT): Minimum of 64 overall
IB

Minimum 24 points, with minimum score of 3 in Maths and Chemistry at Higher Level or 4 at Standard Level.

English language: Minimum score of 5 in English at Standard level or minimum score of 4 in English at Higher level or IELTS (Academic): Minimum of 5.0 overall/TOEFL (iBT): Minimum of 64 overall
Indian School Certificate

Pass in Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) or Indian State Board Examinations with a score of not less than 55% in Math and Chemistry.

English language:  IELTS (Academic): Minimum of 5.0 overall/TOEFL (iBT): Minimum of 64 overall

 

Admission requirements for GED certificate holders:

*Applicants with General Education Diploma (GED) or its equivalent (equivalency by the Ministry of Education) will be admitted to the foundation year, subject to satisfying the following criteria:
Certificate Grade
Omani General Education Diploma (GED)

A General Education Diploma pass with:

  • an overall score of 60%
  • a minimum of 55% in English 
  • a minimum of 60% in Pure Maths
  • a minimum of 60% in Chemistry

 

*Applicants with less than the above entry requirements can still apply and will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Exemption from Foundation Year: Applicants with IELTS (Academic) 5.0 or TOEFL (iBT) 64 and IC3 can be exempted from the Foundation Modules if they also pass the MU Math exit test.

*Applicants who successfully completed the foundation year in any other higher education institution can be admitted directly to the programme.

 

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    Modules

    YEAR 1

    • Mathematics for Engineers
    • Design, Build, and Sustainability
    • Chemistry for Engineers
    • Introduction to Chemical Engineering
    • Fluid and Heat Transfer
    • Professional Skills for Engineers
    • Mass and Energy Principles
    • Physical Chemistry

    YEAR 2

    Interim award of Diploma
    • Mass Transfer
    • Transfer processes
    • Separation Processes
    • Thermodynamics
    • Reaction Engineering
    • Process Design
    • Process Simulation
    • Energy Supply and Demand

    YEAR 3

    Interim award of Advaned Diploma
    • Placement
    • Entrepreneurship

    YEAR 4

    • Process Safety and Sustainability
    • Advanced Reaction Engineering
    • Advanced Separation Processes
    • Advanced Process Design
    • Instrumentation and Control
    • Process Computation
    • Renewable Technologies
    • Environmental Engineering
    • Fuel Cell
    • Petrochemical Processes

    Fees

    Omani students and residents

    Total Tuition Fees OMR 15,300
    • First Year: OMR 4,400
    • Second Year: OMR 4,400
    • Third Year (Professional Placement): OMR 2,100
    • Fourth Year: OMR 4,400

    International Students

    Total Tuition Fees OMR 16,800
    • First Year: OMR 4,900
    • Second Year: OMR 4,900
    • Third Year (Professional Placement): OMR 2,100
    • Fourth Year: OMR 4,900
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