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 |
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|
Total (6 Courses) |
16 |
Total (5 Courses) |
14 |
Exit with Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering (132 Credit Hours) |