About this program
BEng Chemical Engineering program is a four year degree program which is envisioned to impart knowledge in focused areas of chemical engineering either to pursue a career in industry or continue to graduate studies.
The degree is awarded after the successful completion of 132 credit hours of undergraduate work including a compulsory industrial internship and Capstone project.
This program has one concentration - Petrochemical Engineering
Career Opportunities
The Chemical Engineering graduates of NU have employment opportunities in a wide range of fields and occupations such as practicing engineers, entrepreneurs, teachers and researchers, to name a few. To be more precise, they find opportunities in the Chemical & Process industries relating to their specialization and employed as design engineers, process engineers, materials engineers, quality and maintenance engineers and environmental engineers etc.
What will you study?
| 1st Year - The program will follow a common Level 1 structure of University undergraduate engineering curriculum |
| 2nd Year |
| Semester 3 |
Semester 4 |
| University English 3 |
2 |
Innovation and Entrepreneurship |
2 |
| Linear Algebra and Vector Calculus |
3 |
Differential Equations |
4 |
| Physics Laboratory |
1 |
Environmental Science |
2 |
| Physics 2 |
3 |
Professional Development for Engineers |
2 |
| Engineering Mechanics |
3 |
Analytical Chemistry |
2 |
| Material Science |
3 |
Chemical Engineering Principles |
4 |
Total Credits (6 Courses) |
15 |
Total Credits (6 Courses) |
16 |
| Exit with Diploma in Science (66 Credit Hours) |
| 3rd Year |
| Semester 5 |
Semester 6 |
| Probability & Statistics |
3 |
Core Course 1 / Concentration Elective 1 |
3 |
| Fluid Mechanics |
3 |
Core Course 2 / Concentration Elective 2 |
3 |
| Heat Transfer |
3 |
Chemical Reaction Engineering |
3 |
| Chemical Process Calculations |
3 |
Mass Transfer 2 |
3 |
| Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics |
3 |
Chemical Process Dynamics & Control |
3 |
| Mass Transfer 1 |
2 |
Integrated Project |
2 |
| Organic Chemistry |
2 |
|
|
Total Credits (7 Courses) |
19 |
Total Credits (6 Courses) |
17 |
| INDUSTRIAL INTERNSHIP COURSE TO BE TAKEN UP DURING SEMESTER BREAK |
| 4th Year |
| Semester 7 |
Semester 8 |
| Process Modeling and Simulation in Chemical Engineering |
2 |
Capstone Project 2 |
3 |
| Process Modeling and Simulation in Chemical Engineering Laboratory |
1 |
Organizational Behavior and Management |
3 |
| Core Course 3 / Concentration Elective 3 |
3 |
Technical Elective |
3 |
| Core Course 4 / Concentration Elective 4 |
3 |
Core Course 5 / Concentration Elective 5 |
3 |
| Capstone Project 1 |
3 |
Industrial Internship |
2 |
| Process Equipment Design |
4 |
|
|
Total (6 Courses) |
16 |
Total (5 Courses) |
14 |
| Exit with Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering (132 Credit Hours) |