Bachelor of Chemical Engineering

Overview

The Bachelor of Chemical Engineering program at UTP University Malaysia focuses on applying engineering principles to design, construct, and operate industrial processing plants. Students gain a strong foundation in math, physics, and chemistry, and then study subjects like fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, and process control. They also have the opportunity to specialize in areas such as environmental engineering, process safety, or process design. The program prepares students for careers in industries such as petrochemicals, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and food processing.

Entry Requirement

• Foundation in a relevant field from a recognised institution
• Minimum final CGPA of 3.00/4.00

For other qualifications and certificates (e.g., UEC, Foundation, STAM, etc..) please contact our educational consultants or submit your application for Admission assessment.

Future Careers

Include roles in industrial processing plants, such as 

• Petrochemicals
• Chemicals
• Pharmaceuticals
• Semiconductors
• Food processing
• Plant operation
• Maintenance
• Troubleshooting
• Process modification, and specialization in areas like 
  • Environment and sustainable engineering
  • Process system engineering
  • Process plant safety

Curriculum

Among the courses offered 

Semester 1

• Penghayatan Etika & Peradaban
• BM Komunikasi 2 (International)
• Introduction to Oil & Gas Industry and Sustainable Development
• Ethics and Integrity
• Engineering Mathematics 1
• Physical Chemistry

Semester 2

• Falsafah & Isu Semasa
• Health, Safety & Environment
• Engineering Mathematics 2
• Principles of Chemical Engineering
• Chemical Engineering Fluid Mechanics

Semester 3

• Academic Writing      
•  Scientific Inquiry
•  Co Curriculum I
• Statistics and Application
• Process Heat Transfer
• Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics I

Semester 4

• Professional Comm. Skills  
• Separation Process I
• Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics II
• Chemical Engineering Lab I
• Organic Chemistry

Semester 5

• One (1) MPU2 Course
• Entrepreneurship
• Data Analytics
• Engineering Team Project I
• Reaction Engineering I
• Separation Process II

Semester 6

• Community Engagement Project
• Co Curriculum II
• Engineering Team Project II
• Process Safety & Loss Prevention
• Process Modelling & Simulation
• Chemical Engineering Lab II

Semester 7

• One (1) MPU3 Course
• Environmental Chemical Engineering
• Process Plant Design
• Analytical Instrumentation
• Process Instrumentation & Control

Student Industrial Internship Programme

• Student Industrial Training (SIT)
• Student Industrial Project (SIP)

Semester 8

• Project Management
• Reaction Engineering II
• Material Science for Chemical Engineering
• Plant Design Project I
• Chemical Engineering Lab III

Semester 9

• Engineering Economics
• Transport Phenomena
• Final Year Project I
• Plant Design Project II
• Core Specialisation I

Semester 10

• Engineers in Society
• Final Year Project II
• Core Specialisation II
• Core Specialisation III

Core Specialisation (CSp) Courses

Students are required to choose any of the following sets of Core Specialisation’s areas (set A, B, C, D, E or F) as Core Specialisation I, II and III.

​​​A. ​​Environment and Sustainable ​Engineering

• • Air Pollution Engineering
  • Industrial Effluent Engineering
  • Sustainable Process Engineering

​​​B. Process System Engineering

• • Process Integration
  • Process Optimization
  • Advanced Process Control

​​​C. Processing Industry​​

• • Gas and Petrochemical Processes
  • Polymer Processing
  • Biochemical Processing

D. Process Plant Safety ​

• •  Human Factors for Process Safety
  • Design for Process Safety
  • Technical Management for Process Safety

​​​E. Integrated Program Leading to MSc in Process Safety ​

• • Principles of Process Safety Management
  • Principles of Hazard Analysis and Risk Management
  • Safe Design and Operation
  • Human Factors

​​​F. Renewable Energy ​ ​ ​ ​

• • Energy Management & Environment
  • Renewable Energy I
  • Renewable Energy II

Minor (EM) Courses

UTP University Malaysia offers an optional Minor in Data Science for engineering students. It involves completing a set of 15-credit courses that contribute to the GPA/CGPA calculation. The Minor provides knowledge in data science and enhances skills in computation and information systems.

• ​​​​Minor in ​Data Science     
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Simulation and Optimisation
  • Data Mining
  • Machine Learning
  • Data Visualization