Diploma In Chemical Engineering

Course details

Chemical engineering is the discipline where sciences are combined with applied mathematics and engineering principles. It takes laboratory ideas and turns them into value-added products in cost-effective, safe and cutting-edge processes for the chemical industry.

Some famous chemical engineers in history include John McKeen, who designed the first industrial-scale production of penicillin via deep-tank fermentation that saved thousands of soldiers’ lives during World War II; and Carl Bosch who invented the Haber-Bosch process to produce ammonia, a critical ingredient in synthetic fertilisers that enable us to produce enough food to feed the Earth’s growing population.

Join us if you aspire to be like the above prominent chemical engineers who make real, significant impacts in improving our world for a better tomorrow!

Course Highlights

• First chemical engineering diploma in Singapore to be fully accredited by the Institution of Chemical Engineers, IChemE, United Kingdom. The full IChemE accreditation signifies worldwide recognition by universities and industries of the rigour and quality of our programme
• First chemical engineering diploma in the world to adopt the Conceive-Design-Implement-Operate (CDIO) education framework which is in collaboration with top universities such as Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States and Tsinghua University, China
• Industrial Training Programme at local and overseas chemical processing companies and institutions
• Two-times winner of the prestigious IChemE “Excellence in Education and Training” award in 2010 and 2012
• First chemical engineering diploma to offer chemical product design and sustainable engineering so as to meet new industry needs
• First chemical engineering diploma to offer Concentrations
• Overseas community service trips to countries such as Myanmar, China and Nepal

SUBJECT                                                                 GRADE

1. English Language (as 1st Lang)                    1 - 7*
2. Mathematics (Elementary / Additional)          1 - 6
3. One of the following subjects                         1 - 6

• Biology
• Biotechnology
• Chemistry
• Combined Science
• Design & Technology
• Physical Science
• Physics
• Science (Chemistry, Biology)
• Science (Physics, Biology)
• Science (Physics, Chemistry)

MODULE NAME

First Year

• Analytical and Physical Chemistry
• Inorganic and Organic Chemistry
• Introduction to Chemical Engineering
• Introduction to Chemical Product Design
• Chemical Engineering Principles and Simulation
• Introduction to Chemical Thermodynamics
• Fundamentals of Molecular and Cell Biology
• Materials for Design
• Communicating for Project (Report) Effectiveness
• General Education 1
• General Education 2
• Basic Mathematics
• Engineering Mathematics I

Second Year

• Heat Transfer and Equipment
• Fluid Mechanics
• Rotating Equipment
• Chemical Product Design and Development
• Green Engineering and Alternative Energy
• Biopharmaceutical Engineering
• Separation Processes
• Process Instrumentation and Control
• Social Innovation Project or Overseas Social Innovation Project
• General Education 3
• Engineering Mathematics IIA
• Engineering Mathematics IIB

Third Year

• Environmental Engineering
• Chemical Reaction Engineering
• Thermodynamics
• Plant Design, Economics and Sustainable Development
• Communicating for Professional Effectiveness
• Concentration in Petrochemical Engineering
• Statistics
• Petroleum Refining and Enhancement Technologies
• Petrochemicals and Conversion Technologies
• Specialty Chemicals and Product Formulations
• Capstone Project
• Cross-Concentration Elective
• Concentration in Biopharmaceutical Engineering
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• Current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP)
• Statistics
• Biologics Manufacturing
• Capstone Project
• Cross-Concentration Elective
• Cross-Concentration Electives (To choose one)
• Basic Instrumental Analysis
• Organic Chemistry - Reaction Mechanism
• WSH for Chemical Engineers
• Numerical Computing for Chemical Engineers
• Chemical Process Operations and Troubleshooting
• Internship Path
• Internship (15-Week)
• Internship Project
• Electives (To choose two from Concentration in Petrochemical Engineering, Concentration in Biopharmaceutical Engineering, Concentration in Environmental Engineering or Cross-Concentration Electives)