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BRIEF PROFILE
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

The degree is recognized
and accredited by
Engineering Accreditation
Council (EAC) under the
Board of Engineers,
Malaysia (BEM) and the
Institution of Chemical
Engineers (IChemE, UK).
Recently the
Department’s programme
has been accredited as
Masters of Engineering
(Chemical) by the
IChemE and all freshmen
will be inducted in this
new programme.

The Department also
offers postgraduate
programmes by research
leading to the degrees of
BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING (CHEMICAL) Masters of Engineering
Science in Chemical
The Department of Chemical Engineering has its roots Engineering and Doctor
in the Chemical Technology course which was of Philosophy.
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, University of 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.