Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering

Introduction

The Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering programme aims at training students to acquire knowledge, skills and attitude required for immediate employment and successful career in the chemical and allied industries.

The programme has been carefully developed to enhance students’ ability to perform engineering design through creative thinking, synthesis and integration of inter-disciplinary knowledge to enable them to apply engineering solutions to national and global challenges.

Objectives

The specific objectives are to:

Equip students with strong technical foundation in Chemical Engineering and communication skills for their professional advancement;
Enable students identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems, and to use the techniques, skills, and requisite tools necessary for engineering practice;
Prepare the students for the changing technological environment with the basic knowledge central to multidisciplinary development and personal improvement for their life-long professional careers; and
Inculcate in the students a strong sense of responsibility, to enable them act ethically in their professional endeavours.

Entry requirement for admissions of students

The duration of the Bachelor of Science programme is four (4) years, and to gain admission to the programme, an applicant must satisfy the following minimum entry requirements:

(a) SSSCE APPLICANTS

SSSCE holders who have credits (A-D) in the following three core subjects: English Language, Mathematics and integrated science, plus credits (A-D) in three science-based, elective subjects including Chemistry with an aggregate score of 24 or better.

(b) WASSCE APPLICANTS

WASSCE holders who have credits (A1-C6) in the following three core subjects: English Language, Mathematics and integrated science, plus credits (A1-C6) in three science-based, elective subjects including Chemistry with an aggregate score of 36 or better.

(c) HND APPLICANTS

HND Chemical Engineering applicants will be admitted at third year (Level 300) but will take courses selected from the various modules.
Applicants with other engineering and chemistry backgrounds would be required to take relevant chemical engineering and chemistry courses as prerequisites.

(d) DIPLOMA APPLICANTS

Students with Diploma in Chemical Engineering will be admitted at second year (Level 200).

(e) TRANSFER FROM OTHER SISTER INSTITUTION

Students who might have completed certain competencies in other institutions may be allowed to join the programme at a level to be determined by the Department Board.

(f) MATURE APPLICANTS

Must be at least twenty-five (25) years old at the time of application;
Must pass Mature Students’ Entrance Examinations conducted by KsTU; and
Must attend and pass an interview.

Evidence of working experience will be an added advantage.

(g) FOREIGN APPLICANTS

Academic records of foreign applicants will be carefully scrutinised to determine the qualification equivalence and eligibility for admission as well as placement.

Employment Opportunities

Graduates of the programme are likely to be employed in the following industries:

Soaps and detergents industries
Polymers and plastics industries
Paper and pulp industries
Food and drinks industry
Cement industries
Mineral processing industries
Water treatment and production industries
Pharmaceutical and healthcare industries
Personal care products industries
Metals processing industries
Garments and textiles industries
Fertilizer and agrochemicals industries
Petrochemicals and energy industries
Regulatory bodies
Consultancy
Academic institutions
Research institutions

PROGRAMME SCHEDULE

LEVEL 100-SEMESTER ONE

Module 1: Design Product I
Credit hours for courses under Module 1

S/N	Code	Course Title	T	P	C
1	BCHE 101	Applied Chemistry I	2	0	2
2	BCHE 103	Calculus and Functions	3	0	3
3	BCHE 105	Chemical Process Industries	2	0	2
4	BCHE 107	Information and Communication Technology	1	2	2
5	BCHE 109	Applied Chemistry Laboratory I	0	6	3
		TOTAL	8	8	12

Module 2: Design Product II
Credit Hours for Module 2

S/N	Code	Course Title	T	P	C
1	BCHE 111	Applied Chemistry II	3	0	3
2	BCHE 113	African studies	2	0	2
3	BCHE 115	Problem Solving andCritical Thinking	2	0	2
4	BCHE 117	Communication Skills	2	0	2
		TOTAL	9	0	9

LEVEL 100-SEMESTER TWO

Module 3: Design Product III
Credit hours for courses under Module 3

S/N	Code	Course Title	T	P	C
1	BCHE 102	Applied Chemistry III	3	0	3
2	BCHE 104	Product Design and Development Strategies I	2	0	2
3	BCHE 106	Statistics	2	0	2
4	BCHE 108	Applied Chemistry Laboratory II	0	6	3
	Total		7	6	10

Module 4: Design Product IV
Credit hours for courses under Module 4

S/N	Code	Course Title	T	P	C
1	BCHE 110	Chemical Process Calculations	3	0	3
2	BCHE 112	Product Design and Development Strategies II	2	0	2
3	BCHE 114	Chemical Product DesignProject	0	6	3
4	BCHE 116	Technical Communication	2	0	2
	Total		7	6	10

LEVEL 200-SEMESTER ONE

Module 5: Design Equipment I
Credit hours for courses under Module 5

S/N	Code	Course Title	T	P	C
1	BCHE 201	Thermodynamics	3	0	3
2	BCHE 203	Fluid Transfer	2	2	3
3	BCHE 205	Engineering Drawing	1	2	2
4	BCHE 207	Ordinary Differential Equations	2	0	2
		TOTAL	8	6	10

Module 6: Design Equipment II
Credit hours for courses under Module 6

S/N	Code	Course Title	T	P	C
1	BCHE 209	Numerical Methods forChemical Engineers	2	2	3
2	BCHE 211	Mechanical Separation Processes	3	0	3
3	BCHE 215	Heat transfer	2	2	3
4	BCHE 217	Chemical Engineering Drawing	0	4	2
		TOTAL	7	8	11

LEVEL 200-SEMESTER TWO

Module 7: Design Equipment III
Credit hours for courses under Module 7

S/N	Code	Course Title	T	P	C
1	BCHE 202	Mass Transfer	2	2	3
2	BCHE 204	Chemical Reaction System	2	2	3
3	BCHE 206	Equipment designproject	0	6	3
4	BCHE 208	Engineering Materials	2	0	2
TOTAL			6	10	11

Module 8: Quality Assurance
Credit hours for courses under Module 8

S/N	Code	Course Title	T	P	C
1	BCHE 210	Analytical Chemistry	2	0	2
2	BCHE 212	Analytical Instrumentation	2	0	2
3	BCHE 214	Analytical Chemistry Laboratory	0	4	2
4	BCHE 216	Quality Control	2	0	2
5	BCHE 218	Quality Assurance Project	0	4	2
TOTAL			6	8	10

LEVEL 300-SEMESTER ONE

Module 9: Design Process Plant
Credit hours for courses under Module 9

S/N	Code	Course Title	T	P	C
1	BCHE 301	Process Plant Design	3	0	3
2	BCHE 303	Process Economics	2	0	2
3	BCHE 305	Computer-aided Process Design	0	4	2
4	BCHE 307	Plant Design Project	0	8	4
	Total		5	12	11

Module 10: Design Safety Systems
Credit hours for courses under Module 10

S/N	Code	Course Title	T	P	C
1	BCHE 309	Plant Safety Design	3	0	3
2	BCHE 311	Occupational Health &Safety and Management Systems	1	2	2
3	BCHE 313	Basic Programming	1	2	2
4	BCHE 3XX	Elective I	2	0	2
TOTAL			7	4	9

LEVEL 300-SEMESTER TWO

Module 11: Industrial Attachment
Credit hours for courses under Module 11

S/N	Code	Course Title	T	P	C
1	BCHE 302	Industrial Attachment	0	40	20
	Total			40	20

LEVEL 400-SEMESTER ONE

Module 12: Design pollution control systems
Credit hours for courses under Module 12

S/N	Code	Course Title	T	P	C
1	BCHE 401	Pollution Control and Prevention	3	0	3
2	BCHE 403	Environmental Chemistry	2	0	2
3	BCHE 405	Pollution Control Project	0	6	3
4	BCHE 407	Research Methods for Engineers	2	0	2
		TOTAL	7	6	10

Module 13: Manage and Operate Process Plant I
Credit hours for courses under Module 13

S/N	Code	Course Title	T	P	C
1	BCHE 409	Production Management	2	0	2
2	BCHE 413	Final Project I	0	8	4
3	BCHE 4XX	Elective II	2	0	2
		TOTAL	4	9	8

LEVEL 400-SEMESTER TWO

Module 14: Manage and Operate Process Plant II
Credit hours for courses under Module 14

S/N	Code	Course Title	T	P	C
1	BCHE 402	Process control	3	0	3
2	BCHE 404	Process control laboratory	0	4	2
3	BCHE 406	Plant operation andmaintenance	2	0	2
	Total		5	4	7