Minimum curriculum requirements for Magister Programmes
in CHEMICAL AND PROCESS ENGINEERING

 

1. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

Magister programmes in Chemical and Process Engineering should prepare specialists who possess theoretical and practical knowledge required to design and implement operations and processes applied in the chemical industry and related industries.

The total course load for magister programmes is ca. 3400 hours, including ca. 400 hours for the preparation of a magister thesis/project. The minimum curriculum requirements cover a total of 2055 hours.

2. COURSE GROUPS (AREAS OF KNOWLEDGE) AND COURSE LOAD

NON-ENGINEERING COURSES	345 hours
BASIC COURSES	885 hours
ENGINEERING COURSES	825 hours

CURRICULUM CONTENTS BY COURSE GROUP

NON-ENGINEERING COURSES	345 hours
Foreign languages	180
Law and Economics courses	75
Physical Education	90
BASIC COURSES	885 hours
Mathematics	240
Physics	90
Computer Science and Programming	90
General and Inorganic Chemistry	45
Organic Chemistry	60
Physical Chemistry	90
Analytical Chemistry	30
Technical Drawing and Machines	75
Electrical Engineering and Electronics	45
Process and Steering Dynamics	60
Materials Engineering	30
Environmental Engineering	30

ENGINEERING COURSES	825 hours
PROCESS THERMODYNAMICS AND HEAT ENGINEERING	120

Principles of thermodynamics, properties of gases, fluids, and solids. Thermodynamic changes and cycles. Phase equilibrium. Energy. Properties of real fluids. Real solutions. Calculation of phase equilibrium in multi-component systems. Thermodynamics of irreversible processes. Heat engineering and heat management.

DYNAMIC PROCESSES AND APPARATUSES

130

Elements of fluid statics. Beroulli’s equation. Laminar and turbulent flows. Elements of the boundary layer theory. Resistance of flow in pipelines, open channels, and packed columns. Principles of pipeline design, selection of pumps. Non-Newtonian fluids. Multi-phase system flows: fluid-solid state particles and fluid-gas. Pneumatic transportation, fluidisation, sedimentation, dust extraction, filtration. Mixing of fluids. Equipment and apparatuses for transfer of fluids and gases, and separation of multi-phase systems.

THERMAL PROCESSES AND APPARATUSES

130

Basic concepts of heat motion. Conduction in steady and non-steady conditions. Basic principles of heat motion by penetration and natural convection. Heat motion by radiation. Heat permeation. Heat exchange optimisation. Heat motion in condensation and boiling conditions. Design of heat exchangers and evaporators. Design of various types of heat exchangers.

FUNDAMENTALS OF ROBOTICS

120

Robots and manipulators: description and structure, kinematics of manipulators, models of dynamics, manipulator drives. Basic principles of robot steering and programming; examples of robot applications.

3. RECOMMENDATIONS

1. Individual classes in Groups B and C (projects, laboratories, tutorials, etc.) should account jointly for ca. 40% of the total course load.

2. The curriculum should comprise 8 to 12 weeks of practical placement, including practical placements related to the curriculum contents for this field of study and the preparation of a diploma thesis/project.

3. The detailed timetable and curriculum should take into account the FEANI criteria for accreditation of study programmes in this field of study (non-engineering courses – ca. 10%, basic courses – ca. 35%, and engineering courses – ca. 55%).