BEng (Hons) / MEng Chemical Engineering

Duration:3 - 4 years

Intakes:January & September

Campus:Heriot - Watt University Malaysia

Level of Study:Degree

Course Code:BEng: KPT/JPS (R/524/6/0029) (FA4097) 01/24 |
MEng: KPT/JPS (R/524/6/0041) (FA4097) 11/26

About this course

Chemical engineering is a broad-based discipline combining mathematics and science, which has an important – though often hidden – impact on society. It is about transforming raw materials into valuable and desirable products, creating durable products and services, and producing the enabling technology and know-how for a sustainable future.

Chemical engineers’ input is valuable at every stage of a project from the initial idea through to the product emerging at the end of the line and even to the market. Chemical engineers are highly valued by employers for their all-round skills and job prospects are excellent. Graduates are employed in many sectors from fine chemicals and food products to utility suppliers, polymers and the oil industry.

This Bachelor’s degree will allow you to understand the chemical and physical principles underlying chemical engineering concepts, and help you to cultivate the ability to apply your skills to real, practical engineering problems. It will also develop your transferrable skills in communication, team-working, industrial and commercial awareness and career management.

This programme is accredited by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA). It is intended that accreditation by the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) will be sought in 2020. The programme is also currently under review for full accreditation by the Engineering Accreditation Council Malaysia (EAC).

Our degrees are offered as three-year BEng (Bachelor of Engineering) or four-year MEng (Master of Engineering) qualifications. Our MEng qualification is designed to satisfy the academic requirements set by the Engineering Council UK for registration as a Chartered Engineer (CEng).

Chartered engineers enjoy excellent prospects, enhanced employability and high salaries. If you prefer to graduate with a BEng after three years of study, your degree will provide partial fulfilment of the necessary academic requirements for Chartered Engineer status.

Our MEng programme is accredited and recognised by the Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM).

For registration by Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM), the four-year undergraduate MEng programme plus a summer industrial placement are required. In addition, relevant work experience is required for membership of the Institution of Chemical Engineers in the UK.

Total Course Fees

Annual Tuition Fee
RM45,000(Local)
RM51,920(International)

For scholarship enquiries please e-mail m.b.daud@hw.ac.uk for more details.

Subject Listing

BEng and MEng

  • Process Industries C
  • Process Engineering A
  • Chemical Thermodynamics and Introductory Chemical Kinetics
  • Mathematics for Engineers and Scientists 3
  • Process Engineering B
  • Process Engineering C
  • Process Design A
  • Mathematics for Engineers and Scientists 4

BEng and MEng

  • Separation Processes A
  • Business Awareness, Safety and Sustainability
  • Chemical Reaction Engineering
  • Chemistry of Materials for Chemical Engineers
  • Separation Processes B
  • Multiphase Thermodynamics
  • Process Modelling and Control
  • Process Design B

BEng and MEng

  • Unit Operations A
  • Sustainability, Health and Safety
  • Energy Generation and Utilisation
  • Reaction Engineering

BEng only

  • BEng Design Project A
  • BEng Research Project
  • BEng Design Project B
  • Oil and Gas Processing

 

MEng only

  • MEng Design Project A
  • FLAME Appraisal
  • MEng Design Project B
  • FLAME Development
  • Industrial Training
  • Fluid Transportation

Students undertake a compulsory industrial training placement.

MEng only

  • MEng Design Project C
  • MEng Research Project C
  • Professional and Industrial Studies
  • Unit Operations B
  • MEng Design Project D
  • MEng Research Project D
  • Advanced Chemical Engineering
  • Oil and Gas Processing
  • Process Intensification
  • Students take a total of eight courses per year.

MEng CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

BEng students who meet the progression requirements for the MEng programme may transfer programmes at the end of Year 2.

Entry RequirementsApplicants must have one of the following Entry requirements:

  • Heriot-Watt University Malaysia Foundation in Science: CCCC
  • A-Level/STPM: BBC including B in Mathematics and Chemistry.
  • SAM: ATAR 75 including B in Mathematics and Chemistry.
  • CPU: 75% including B in Mathematics and Chemistry.
  • UEC: 3A 2B (A in Mathematics and Chemistry).
  • SMA 3: 8.0 in Mathematics and Chemistry.
  • IB Diploma: Minimum 5 in SL Mathematics and Chemistry.
  • Diploma deemed recognised by the Malaysian Government
  • Any other relevant qualification deemed recognised by the Malaysian Government, acceptable to the University.

English language requirements

If English is not your first language, then evidence of proficiency equivalent to IELTS 6.0 is required.

If you do not have IELTS 6.0, we offer a Pre-Sessional English Programme (PSEP) prior to commencing your studies.

 

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