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General Information for Students

General Information

What we're about

The following articulate what we aim to achieve for all our students. Please let us know if you ever feel we are not hitting or surpassing the mark!

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For general UCC student information go to www.ucc.ie/current. For Process & Chemical Engineering student information see the table below.

If you want Info on:		Check at:.
General info, Prescribed modules by year, etc		University Calendar
Pass / honours grades needed for pass, progression, honours, etc.		Marks & Standards
Description of all modules (content, learning outcomes, assessment, etc)		Book of Modules
Lecture and laboratory timetables		Timetables
Medical and General Absenses (send forms to: schoolofengineering@ucc.ie)		Absense Forms
id cards, change of subject/module, change of address, registration details , exam results, etc. (sreo@ucc.ie)		Student Records & Examination Office
Previous Exam Papers		Previous Exam Papers
Finance Office (fees, scholarships and grants, etc.)		Finance Office
Careers information		UCC Careers Service.
Student Counselling & Development		UCC Student Counselling & Development

1st Year Details

Information for First Years

CE1005 Engineering Computation and Problem Solving (5 credits)

CM1001 Chemistry for Engineers (5 credits)

MA1011 Mathematical Methods I (5 credits)

MA1012 Mathematical Methods II (5 credits)

ME1002 Engineering Thermodynamics (5 credits)

PY1006 Physics for Engineers II (5 credits)

PY1012 Physics for Engineers I (10 credits)

CE1003 Introduction to Structural and Civil Engineering (5 credits)

EE1007 Introduction to Electrical and Electronic Engineering (5 credits)

NE1001 Introduction to Energy Engineering (5 credits)

PE1003 Introduction to Process and Chemical Engineering (5 credits)

The Year Tutor for Year I is Dr Denis Ring. Should you have any course concerns or queries, please contact him on d.ring@ucc.ie or 021 490 2549.

2nd Year Details

Information for Second Years

AE2004 Current Trends in Ecology and Environmental Science (5 credits)

CE2001 Solid and Structural Mechanics I (5 credits)

CE2003 Fluids I (5 credits)

CM2010 Introduction to Organic Chemistry for Process and Chemical Engineers (5 credits)

EG2001 Engineering Mechanics with Transform Methods (5 credits)

EG2002 Numerical Methods and Programming (5 credits)

PE2003 Heat Transfer (5 credits)

PE2004 Communication and Ethics in Engineering (5 credits)

PE2005 Introduction to Biochemical Engineering (5 credits)

PE2009 Chemical Reaction Engineering (5 credits)

PE2011 Plant Design and Commissioning (5 credits)

PE2013 Data Analysis for Process and Product Development (5 credits)

Year Tutor for Year II is Dr Fatemeh Kavousi. Should you have any course concerns or queries, please contact her at fatemeh.kavousi@ucc.ie or 021 490 3124

3rd Year Details

Information for Third Years

Core Modules

CM3029 Organic Chemistry II for Process and Chemical Engineering (5 credits)

CM3030 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry (5 credits)

PE3001 Applied Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics (5 credits)

PE3002 Unit Operations and Particle Technology (5 credits)

PE3003 Phase Equilibrium and Mass Transfer (5 credits)

PE3005 Process Equipment; Design, Integrity & Materials (5 credits)

PE3007 Process Dynamics and Control (5 credits)

PE3011 Sustainability and Environmental Protection I (5 credits)

PE3014 Food and Bioprocess Engineering (5 credits)

PE3015 Process Safety (5 credits)

PE3016 Process Design and Feasibility Analysis (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

NE3002 Energy in Buildings (5 credits)

OR

B. Pharmaceutical and Biopharmaceutical

PE3009 Pharmaceutical Engineering (5 credits)

Year Tutor for Year III is Dr John Fitzpatrick. Should you have any course concerns or queries, please contact him on j.fitzpatrick@ucc.ie or 021 490 3089.

4th Year Details

Information for Fourth Years

BE (Hon) and ME (Process & Chemical) 4th Year semester 1

PE4016 Pharmaceutical Process Validation (5 credits)

PE4007 Mechanical Design of Process Equipment (5 credits)

PE4050 Design Project (15 credits)

Plus (semester 1) elective (1 from):

PE4010 Biopharmaceutical Engineering (5 credits)

NE3003 Sustainable Energy (5 credits)

ME Pathway (Process & Chemical) 4th Year semester 2:

PE6060 ME Work Placement (30 credits)

BE (Hons) Pathway (Process & Chemical) 4th Year semester 2:

MG4052 Management in Practice (5 credits)

PE4002 Optimisation and Continuous Process Improvement (5 credits)

Plus (semester 2) electives (20 credits from):

CE4016 Energy Systems in Buildings (5 credits)

CE4024 Progressing Towards Sustainable Industry (5 credits)

FE4002 Global Food Policy (5 credits)

ME3004 Applied Thermodynamics and Work Transfer (5 credits)

MG2003 Consumer Behaviour and Sustainable Consumption (5 credits)

NE4005 Sustainability, Bioenergy and Circular Economy Systems (5 credits)

PE4021 BE Work Placement (5 credits)

Year Tutor for Year IV is Dr Kevin Cronin. Should you have any course concerns or queries, please contact him on k.cronin@ucc.ie or 021 490 2644.

5th Year Details

ME (Process & Chemical) 5th Year

Core Modules

NE6004 Sustainability, Bioenergy and Circular Economy Systems (5 credits)

NE6015 Data Analytics for Engineering (5 credits)

PE6030 Industrial Process Safety; Applications and Control Systems (5 credits)

PE6032 Pharmaceutical Industry Advances and Developments (5 credits)

PE6033 Sustainability and Environmental Protection II (5 credits)

PE6034 Complex Reaction Systems (5 credits)

PE6035 Advanced Separation Processes (5 credits)

PE6050 ME Research Project (20 credits)

Plus (semester 2) electives (10 credits from):