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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Introduction in your final year. In addition, you will round up your ChE
education through a carefully selected 6-week internship in
Chemical Engineering (ChE) is a branch of engineering that one of the many relevant industries in the UAE or abroad.
deals with the conversion of raw materials to useful products
by applying the principles of science and engineering. It This program is accredited by the Ministry of Education in
involves the design, operation, and maintenance of facilities the UAE and ABET.
ranging from refineries, petrochemical, pharmaceutical
plants, and nuclear-waste processing plants, to food and Program Mission
materials processing facilities.
The educational mission of the chemical engineering
Chemical engineers develop, design, and operate different undergraduate program is to provide students with a
kinds of manufacturing processes, applying the principles of premium education through a well-developed curriculum
chemistry, physics, biology, mathematics, and engineering that is fundamental, yet broad and flexible. The program
to solve issues in a wide variety of industrial fields efficiently, seeks to produce graduates who are well-rounded in
cost effectively, and in an environmentally friendly way. mathematical, scientific, and technical knowledge; who are
The challenging four-year program integrates courses in prepared for the successful practice of chemical engineering
mathematics, chemistry, physics, and chemical engineering, with sufficient depth to continue their education beyond
and provides a balanced education between theory the bachelor’s degree; who have the ability to analyze,
and practice. During the program you will be given the evaluate, and design chemical engineering systems; who
opportunity to design and conduct laboratory experiments, have the ability to communicate effectively; who have
use industry-specific software for process simulation and gained sufficient awareness of the current and emerging
design, and integrate all theoretical and practical knowledge industrial practices through participation in industrial
gained through the design of a chemical processing plant internships; and who have acquired an understanding of

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