CK601 Full Course Content
BE (Hons) (PROCESS AND CHEMICAL ENGINEERING) DEGREE [CK601]
NFQ Level 8, Major Award
Core Modules
Students take modules to the value of 55 credits:
AM1021 Mechanics I (5 credits)
AM1022 Mechanics II (5 credits)
CE1005 Engineering Computation and Problem Solving (5 credits)
CM1001 Chemistry for Engineers (5 credits)
MA1008 Calculus and Linear Algebra for Engineers (10 credits)
ME1001 Engineering Materials (5 credits)
PE1006 Professional Engineering Communication and Ethics (5 credits)
PE1003 Introduction to Process and Chemical Engineering (5 credits)
PY1006 Physics for Engineers II (5 credits)
PY1007 Physics for Engineers I (5 credits)
Elective Modules
And one of the following modules:
CE1003 Engineering Structures (5 credits)
EE1005 Electrical and Electronic Systems (5 credits)
NE1001 Introduction to Energy Engineering and Energy Policy (5 credits)
SECOND YEAR
AM2021 Engineering Mechanics with Transform Methods (5 credits)
AM2022 Mathematical Modelling in Engineering (5 credits)
AM2032 Numerical Methods and Programming (5 credits)
CE2003 Fluids I (5 credits)
CM2002 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry (5 credits)
CM2006 Aromatics, Carbonyls and Alkenes (5 credits)
PE2001 Thermodynamics (5 credits)
PE2002 Stress Analysis of Process Equipment (5 credits)
PE2003 Heat Transfer (5 credits)
PE2004 Technical Communication Skills (5 credits)
PE2005 Introduction to Biochemical Engineering (5 credits)
ST3905 Applied Probability and Statistics (5 credits)
THIRD YEAR
Core Modules
PE3001 Applied Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics (5 credits)
PE3002 Unit Operations and Particle Technology (5 credits)
PE3003 Mass Transfer and Separation Processes (5 credits)
PE3004 Plant Design and Project Management (5 credits)
PE3005 Engineering Materials and Process Machinery Dynamics (5 credits)
PE3006 Chemical Kinetics and Reactor Design (5 credits)
PE3007 Process Dynamics and Control (5 credits)
PE3008 Safety and Environmental Protection I (5 credits)
PE3011 Sustainability in Process Engineering (5 credits)
Elective Module Streams
Students must opt for an elective stream in Third Year and must continue the same stream in their Fourth Year. Note: While there is no upper limit on the number of students who may take a particular elective stream, modules may be withdrawn if there are insufficient entrants.
A. Energy and Environmental
CE3910 Energy in Buildings (5 credits)
OR
B. Pharmaceutical and Biopharmaceutical
PE3009 Pharmaceutical Engineering (5 credits)
Students will attend PE3010 Work Placement (10 credits) before the commencement of the Fourth Year in Process andChemical Engineering. A pass in PE3010 is a requirement for the award of the BE (Hons) (Process and Chemical Engineering) Degree.
FOURTH YEAR
Core Modules
PE4001 Process Design and Feasibility Analysis (5 credits)
PE4002 Process Automation and Optimisation (5 credits)
PE4003 Process Validation and Quality (5 credits)
PE4004 Safety and Environmental Protection II (5 credits)
PE4005 Research Project (10 credits)
PE4006 Design Project (10 credits)
PE4007 Mechanical Design of Process Equipment (5 credits)
PE4008 Separations and Bioreactor Engineering (5 credits)
PE4011 Quantitative Methods for Supply Chain Managers (5 credits)
Elective Module Streams:
Students must continue the same elective stream that they have chosen in their Third Year.
A. Energy and Environmental
NE4005 Biomass Energy (5 credits)
OR
B. Pharmaceutical and Biopharmaceutical
PE4010 BioPharmaceutical Engineering (5 credits)
