Introduction

The Process Engineering specialisation is offered to students taking B.Eng. (Chemical Engineering). It will expose students to the design, modelling, optimization, operation and control of chemical processes. The courses listed under this specialisation will provide practical and industrial exposure to students. Students pursuing this specialisation will be employable in several key industrial sectors including oil and gas, chemical, pharmaceutical, and water and energy.

The broad learning outcomes of this specialisation are as follows:

1. Gain in-depth and practical understanding of the design, modelling, optimization, operation and control of chemical processes.
2. Appreciate the roles and responsibilities of process engineers.
3. Understand that chemical, biological and environmental processes/products are systems of many interacting, possibly interconnected components.
4. Employ systematic methods and IT/simulation tools to study the behavior of chemical and biological systems.
5. Work and collaborate with team members in group projects.
6. Learn effective communication skills with technical contents.

Structure of the Programme

Students will need to complete 20 units according to the following requirements:

1. Complete CN4119 Final Year Design Project (8 units)
2. Complete three electives (12 units) from the basket of courses

Requirements – 20 units | Final Year Design Project | Three Technical Electives
Compulsory Course (8 units)	CN4119 Final Year Design Project
Three Electives (12 units)	CN4201R Petroleum Refining CN4203R Polymer Engineering CN4205R Pinch Analysis and Process Integration CN4211R Petrochemicals and Processing Technologies CN4215R Food Technology and Engineering CN4221R Control of Industrial Processes CN4223R Microelectronic Thin Films CN4227R Advanced Process Control CN4238R Chemical and Biochemical Process Modeling CN4240R Unit Operations and Processes for Effluent Treatment CN4248 Sustainable Process Development CN4250 Chemical Product Design CN4251 Troubleshooting with Case Studies for Process Engineers CN5111 Optimization of Chemical Processes CN5191 Project Engineering CN5246 Catalysis Science and Engineering

Double-counting of Specialisation

• For each Specialisation, up to 8 units (40% of the unit requirements for a Specialisation) may be double counted and used to meet (i) the Specialisation requirement and (ii) another requirement, e.g., General Education (only for students admitted from AY2021/2022 onwards), College (e.g., Common Curriculum), Faculty, Second Major, Minor, Specialisation or other requirement, i.e., at least 12 units of the Specialisation must be distinct and not overlapping https://www.nus.edu.sg/registrar/academic-information-policies/undergraduate-students/special-programmes/specialisations
• If you intend to do a double specialisation, you are not allowed to use CN4119 from the first specialisation (e.g. Process Engineering Specialisation) to be double counted towards the second specialisation (e.g. Biopharmaceutical Engineering Specialisation). You are required to read 20 units of courses (excluding CN4119) from list of elective courses in the second specialisation
• CN4119 is used to fulfil one Specialisation and Common Curriculum, students are not allowed to double count any technical elective for that Specialisation and another programme/requirement

Industry Relevance

Process engineering deals with the design, optimization, control and operation of processes for the transformation of raw materials to valuable products. It also encompasses the study of the behavior of physicochemical systems through mathematical modeling, data analytics, design, optimization and control. It is the bread and butter of most chemical engineers. Students taking this specialization will be exposed to design, modeling, optimization, operation and control of chemical processes. Final Year Design Project and the other courses listed under this specialisation provide practical and industrial exposure to students. Students pursuing this specialisation will be employable in a diverse range of major sectors in Singapore including oil and gas, chemical, pharmaceutical, and water and energy.

The common roles students take up include process engineer, project engineer, control engineer, plant operations engineer, plant utilities engineer, etc.

Admission Requirements

You may apply for admission at the point of entry into the NUS BEng programmes in Chemical Engineering. Students from 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 intake cohorts follow the old curriculum with compulsory Final Year Design Project would need to complete any 5 electives from the basket to get this specialisation.