Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Curriculum
 

Requirements

This is a four year programme which incorporates the three essential ingredients of the University Curriculum Structure namely, University Level Requirements, Programme Requirements and Unrestricted Elective Modules. The Programme Requirements are made up of general Faculty Requirements and Major Requirements of the department who is granting the degree. Students in our programme are required to complete a minimum of 161 MCs with a CAP 2.0 to graduate from the programme.

161 MCs will have to be earned by reading modules in accordance with the modular requirements given in the table below.
 
MODULAR REQUIREMENTS MCs
University Level Requirements 20

General Education Modules Requirement (GEM)
(at least one from Group B: Humanities and Social Sciences)

8
Singapore Studies (SS) Module 4
Breadth: Modules Outside Student’s Faculty 8
 
UNRESTRICTED ELECTIVE MODULES 20
   
Programme Requirements  
Faculty Requirements: 10
EG1413 Critical Thinking and Writing 4
HR2002 Human Capital in Organizations 3
EG2401 Engineering Professionalism 3
EG1471 English (For students who have not passed or been exempted from the Qualifying English Test at the time of admission to the Faculty.) -
   
Foundation Requirements 28
MA1505 Mathematics I 4
MA1506 Mathematics II 4

CM1501 Organic Chemistry for Engineers

 4

CM1502 General and Physical Chemistry for Engineers

 4
LSM1401 Fundamentals of Biochemistry 4
MLE1101 Introductory Materials Science & Engineering 4
IT1005 Introduction to Programme with Matlab
4
   
Major Requirements:  
CHE Core Modules 47
CN1111 Chemical Engineering Principles 4
CN2108 Chemical Engineering Laboratory I 2
CN2116 Chemical Kinetics and Reactor Design 4
CN2121 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
4
CN2122 Fluid Mechanics 4
CN2125 Heat and Mass Transfer 4
CN3108 Chemical Engineering Laboratory II 4
CN3109 Chemical Engineering Laboratory III 2
CN3124 Particle Technology 4
CN3121 Process Dynamics and Control 4
CN3132 Separation Processes 4
CN3421 Process Modelling and Numerical Simulation 4
CN3135 Process Safety, Health & Environment 3
Elective modules 16
Technical Electives  
Project modules 20
CN4118R B.Eng. Dissertation 10
CN4121 Design Project 10
TOTAL 161

Specialisations

In order to provide an opportunity to the students to learn more about a particular sub-discipline of their choice, we offer a number of specialisations.

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Recommended semester schedules

The Department recommends a study schedule for each student intake.  The schedules serve as a guide for completion of the course within four years.

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