Bachelor of Chemical Engineering with Honors Sunway University

Chemical Engineering is a discipline dealing with creating, developing, and designing processes to produce, transform or transport products and materials. It combines the knowledge of natural, experimental, and life sciences as well as aspects of maths and economics to investigate problems and design solutions for issues such as safety, efficiency, and sustainability. Chemical Engineers pioneer new materials and technologies of the future; they design equipment for chemical manufacturing and develop and manage industrial processes that turn raw materials into the most useful products.

Chemical engineers solve major societal challenges in energy, human health, manufacturing, and sustainability. They use the knowledge of material and energy balances, heat and mass transfer, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, separation technologies, chemical reaction kinetics, reactor design, and process design to create sustainable manufacturing processes, robust chemical plants, and safe equipment design.

A degree in Chemical Engineering offers many exciting career options. Industries that employ chemical engineers include petroleum refining, plastics, paint, energy industries, textiles, food processing, cosmetics, biotechnology, water treatment, pharmaceuticals, and environmental engineering.

Sunway University's Bachelor of Chemical Engineering with Honours (BEng Hons) is recognized as equivalent to that of Lancaster University's Master of Engineering Chemical Engineering with Honours (MEng Hons). Upon completing the program, Sunway University BEng Hons graduates will also be awarded the MEng Hons degree from Lancaster University. They will be awarded two certificates, making them graduates of both Sunway University and Lancaster University.

Intakes

January, April, and September

Duration

4 Years Full-Time

Why Study Here?

Holistic Education

The US education system is one of the most flexible in the world, offering students unlimited choices of courses and focusing on an all-around learning experience. Adopting the US liberal arts approach of inclusiveness, industry relevance, and flexibility, Sunway ADTP has a strong track record of producing well-rounded students equipped for American higher learning.

Seamless Transfer into American Universities

We engage professors from US universities to deliver parts of our academic content. Each year, more than 100 US universities visit Sunway University providing a valuable opportunity for students to engage with and seek advice from admission counselors. We also host representatives from Western Michigan University (WMU) on campus who provide counseling services to students transferring to WMU.

Academic Mentorship and Support

Each ADTP student is assigned an academic advisor who will provide academic guidance and support. Our student-lecturer engagement is high extending over and beyond the classroom. One in four of our lecturers consistently receives “excellent teaching” awards.

Extracurricular Advantage

Each semester our students engage in out-of-class activities e.g. running projects and charity programs as part of their assignments, volunteering in cultural performances, or participating in international conferences. We celebrate bank holidays like Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Independence Day, and Thanksgiving.

University Placement Guidance

We conduct workshops on all aspects of the transfer process—from selecting suitable universities and preparing applications to transitioning abroad. Our “Freshman Seminars” equip students with skills to succeed as a freshman. Our placement team continually supports students to transfer into “best fit” colleges. We receive study-abroad-semester students from US and non-US universities each year, many of which are our alumni for summer semesters. On top of our summer semester subject offerings, we support our alumni by providing referrals, offering proctoring services, and providing internship opportunities.

Programme Structure

Year 1

• Engineering Mathematics 1
• Physical Chemistry
• Engineering Design Fundamentals
• Engineering Materials
• Communication Skills
• Engineering Mathematics 2
• Fluid Mechanics
• Organic Chemistry
• Chemical Process Calculations
• Design and Innovative Thinking
• Creativity for Sustainability

Year 2

• Social and Professional Responsibilities
• Engineers in Society
• Engineering Mathematics 3
• Heat Transfer
• Mass Transfer & Separation Processes
• Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
• Project Management & Entrepreneurship
• Engineering Mathematics 4
• Numerical Methods for Engineers
• Process Plant Design and Economics
• Chemical Engineering Lab 1

Year 3

• Process Dynamics and Control
• Biochemical Engineering
• Chemical Reaction Engineering
• Chemical Process Safety
• Multiphase System
• Chemical Engineering Lab 2
• Design Project 1
• Pinch Analysis and Process Synthesis
• Advanced Transport Phenomena
• Reactor Design and Analysis
• Data Analytics for Chemical Engineers

Year 4

• Design Project 2
• Final Year Project 1
• Final Year Project 2
• Industrial Training

Year 4 Electives (Depth) (Choose all)

• Advanced Wastewater Engineering
• Advanced Process Control
• Advanced Electrochemical Engineering
• Advanced Biochemical Engineering

Year 4 Electives (Breadth) (Choose 2)

• Petroleum Refining and Gas Processing
• Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology
• Environment and Climate Change
• Carbon Capture and Storage

Additional MOHE compulsory General Studies subjects

for Local Student

• Appreciation of Ethics and Civilisation
• Philosophy and Current Issues
• Community Service in Sustainability Development
• Bahasa Kebangsaan A (applicable to students who did not sit for SPM or did not obtain a Credit in SPM Bahasa Melayu)

for International Student

• Malay Language for Communication 2
• Appreciation of Ethics and Civilisation
• Community Service in Sustainability Development

Career Prospects

• Environmental engineer
• Process Engineer
• Petroleum process engineer
• Design Engineer
• Refinery engineer
• Production Engineer
• Chemical lab specialist
• Material engineer