Bachelor Chemical Engineering

  Institution: Private: Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP)

The Department for Chemical Engineering Programme was established in 2002 with the initiation of Bachelor of Chemical Engineering or better known by its acronym BKC. This programme has been approved by the Ministry of Higher Learning in a letter dated March 19th, 2002. This four-year programme offers the Bachelor of Chemical Engineering with 127 total credit hours to be taken and completed. This course is not only developed to provide students with the knowledge of chemical engineering but also to expose the students to the human science’s area. The first intake of BKC consists of 58 students and enrolled for the 2002/2003 academic session. Until now, the programme has successfully produced 393 graduates from 2002/2003 to 2006/2007cohorts. In 2006, BKC programme underwent its first Engineering Accreditation Council (EAC) audit.
In the field of engineering, a chemical engineer is the profession in which one works principally in the chemical industry to convert basic raw materials into a variety of products, and deals with the design and operation of plants and equipment to perform such work. In general, a chemical engineer is one who applies and uses principles of chemical engineering in any of various practical applications; primarily with respect to the study of the design, manufacture, and operation of plant and machinery in industrial chemical and related processes. However, modern chemical engineers are becoming more heavily involved in the development of new technologies such as fuel cells, hydrogen power and nanotechnology, as well as working in fields such as polymer engineering and biomedical engineering.

Objective:

The PEOs were developed to meet the needs of FKKSA stakeholders. During the earlier years of the programme’s establishment, it was also designed in line with the required graduate attributes as recommended by the EAC and the Common Stand of UTHM, UTeM, UMP, and UniMAP, currently known as Malaysian Technical University Network (MTUN). After several review sessions, the faculty decided to adopt the following programme educational objectives for the BKC programme. Bachelor of Chemical Engineering programme strives to produce graduates with four (4) attributes as listed below : –

• PEO 01 – To produce graduates who excel in their chemical engineering positions in the area of process design, plant operation, safety and environment.
• PEO 02 – To produce graduates who apply and develop advanced technology through R&D and who are keen to pursue post graduate studies
• PEO 03 – To produce graduates who display leadership qualities to the companies that employs them.
• PEO 04 – To produce graduates who demonstrate strong professional values and responsibilities towards society and environment.

Outcome of the Program:

Programme Outcomes for the Chemical Engineering programme are attributes expected of the graduates at the time of their graduation. The programme outcomes (POs) are made available in various sources to increase the awareness among the staff and students. It is presented alongside the PEOs. Besides that, lecturers also introduced and explained the POs to students during the first week in every semester.  The following list is the 10 programme outcomes for the Bachelor of Chemical Engineering:

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