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BRIEF PROFILE: DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

INTRODUCTION

The Department of Chemical Engineering has its roots in the Chemical Technology

course which was established in the Department of Chemistry in 1965. The first
intake of students was in 1967 and the first group of graduates emerged in 1971.

In 1975 the course in Chemical Technology was renamed Chemical Engineering
and was placed under the wings of the Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaya.

The Department runs an eight semesters (4 years) undergraduate programme in
Chemical Engineering. The curriculum leading to the degree of Bachelors of
Engineering (Chemical) is designed to provide a proper balance between the

fundamental aspects of Chemical Engineering and applications to the operation,
design, analysis of engineering systems

PROGRAMME SYNOPSIS

Bachelor of Chemical Engineering

The Department of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Malaya is the first chemical

engineering department in Malaysia. The Chemical Engineering Programme in
the Universiti Malaya is designed to provide a broad-based chemical engineering

curriculum encompassing fundamentals and applications as well as development
of soft skills and life-long learning attributes to prepare graduates to solve current
and future global challenges. The Chemical Engineering Programme curriculum

is divided into three major groups of courses: University courses, Faculty courses
and Departmental courses.

University courses are intended to contribute to the general education of the
students. In addition, the University courses also provide education in

entrepreneurship, information and communication skills, and professional ethics.
The Faculty courses provide the students with basic understanding of engineering

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