Introduction
The products in the world we use every day require the skill of a chemical engineer. You will be trained to ensure the safe and profitable production of the chemicals and materials required to create products such as clothing, food, medicine, transport, and home entertainment systems. This degree programme is one of a set of undergraduate programmes designed by Aston University and offered at Muscat University. This is a dual degree programme, leading to the award of an Aston University degree and also a Muscat University degree.
Course Outline
The BEng in chemical engineering is designed to develop your engineering skills, in the context of a firm grounding in chemistry. Your first year will equip you with fundamentals of Chemistry and in later years you will go on to specialise at a more advanced level in the core engineering topics. In addition, you will study the important topics of business, management and sustainability, all the while developing and applying problem-solving skills. Your computer modelling skills will also be developed with a strong emphasis on process simulation.
You will spend your third year on placement in industry. This experience will be of great benefit both in terms of your development as an engineer and in your final year performance.
Programme Objectives
The BEng in Chemical Engineering aims to:
Provide a thorough grounding in the basic principles of chemical engineering.
Provide students with appropriately structured curricula, combining teaching in theoretical and knowledge-based principles with practical skills training.
Produce graduate engineers with the qualities and skills that are in demand by employers and who are able to make a valuable contribution to society.
Offer students the opportunity to obtain relevant industrial experience by providing the option of a sandwich year for industry placement.
Admission Requirements
Applicants will typically need one of the following qualifications (or international equivalent (typically high school leaving certificate) recognized by Ministry of Education) for admission to the programme:
A-Level: Minimum grades BCC to include Maths minimum grade B and Chemistry minimum grade C (Note: A level subject: Use of Mathematics is not accepted), and where possible: a minimum of 2 GCSE (or equivalent) grades A*-C.
IB: Minimum 28 points, with minimum scores of 5, 4, 4, at a Higher level to include a minimum score of 4 in Chemistry HL and a minimum score of 5 in Maths HL.
Successful completion of the Muscat University Foundation Programme.
A student who successfully completed the foundation year in any other educational institution can be admitted to the programme. Applicant must have taken Pure Mathematics module and a chemical module The application will subject to evaluation by the university’s academics prior to the admission.
A student who has completed at least one academic year in an academic institution without studying a foundation year such as the Australian Matriculation, Canadian Matriculation or any other equivalent qualification can be admitted to the programme. Applicants must have taken a Pure Mathematics module and a chemical module. The application will subject to evaluation by the university’s academics prior to the admission.
All applicants will be required to provide evidence of a recognized English language qualification, which include the following:
GCSE English language: Minimum grade C
IB English language: Minimum score of 5 in English at Standard level or Minimum score of 4 in English at a Higher level.
Muscat University Foundation Programme (MUFP): Minimum score of 50% in the Academic Reading and Writing module, and Academic Listening and Speaking module or its equivalent modules in other institutions’ Foundation Year
IELTS: Minimum of 6.0 overall
TOEFL: Minimum of 78 overall
Academic Plan
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Chemical Engineering Mathematics
Process Design
Professional Placement Year
Process Economics and Loss Prevention
Chemistry for Engineers
Transfer Processes
Professional Placement Year
Advanced Process Design
Design and Build
Process Control and Instrumentation
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Sustainability Project
Process and Product Design
Separation Processes
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Particle Processing
Introduction to Transfer Processes
Optional Modules:
Catalytic Process Technologies
Introduction to Business Management
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Optional Modules:
Energy Efficiency
Advances in Biomaterial Science
Health, Safety and the Environment
Process Simulation
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Reaction Engineering
Physical Chemistry for Engineers
Reaction Kinetics
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Process and Pollution Control
Professional Skills for Chemical Engineers
Introduction to Particle Processing
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Advanced Separation Processes
States of Matter
Engineering Materials
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Advanced Transfer Processes
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Energy Supply
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Optional Modules:
Nanomaterials
Catalysis
