Introduction

The Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering programme aims at training students to acquire knowledge, skills and attitude required for immediate employment and successful career in the chemical and allied industries.

The programme has been carefully developed to enhance students’ ability to perform engineering design through creative thinking, synthesis and integration of inter-disciplinary knowledge to enable them to apply engineering solutions to national and global challenges. 

Objectives 

The specific objectives are to: 

  1. Equip students with strong technical foundation in Chemical Engineering and communication skills for their professional advancement; 
  2. Enable students identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems, and to use the techniques, skills, and requisite tools necessary for engineering practice; 
  3. Prepare the students for the changing technological environment with the basic knowledge central to multidisciplinary development and personal improvement for their life-long professional careers; and 
  4. Inculcate in the students a strong sense of responsibility, to enable them act ethically in their professional endeavours. 


Entry requirement for admissions of students 

The duration of the Bachelor of Science programme is four (4) years, and to gain admission to the programme, an applicant must satisfy the following minimum entry requirements: 

(a)    SSSCE APPLICANTS 

SSSCE holders who have credits (A-D) in the following three core subjects: English Language, Mathematics and integrated science, plus credits (A-D) in three science-based, elective subjects including Chemistry with an aggregate score of 24 or better. 

(b)    WASSCE APPLICANTS 

WASSCE holders who have credits (A1-C6) in the following three core subjects: English Language, Mathematics and integrated science, plus credits (A1-C6) in three science-based, elective subjects including Chemistry with an aggregate score of 36 or better. 

 (c)    HND APPLICANTS 

  1. HND Chemical Engineering applicants will be admitted at third year (Level 300) but will take courses selected from the various modules. 
  2. Applicants with other engineering and chemistry backgrounds would be required to take relevant chemical engineering and chemistry courses as prerequisites. 

 (d)    DIPLOMA APPLICANTS 

Students with Diploma in Chemical Engineering will be admitted at second year (Level 200). 

  (e)    TRANSFER FROM OTHER SISTER INSTITUTION 

Students who might have completed certain competencies in other institutions may be allowed to join the programme at a level to be determined by the Department Board. 

 (f)    MATURE APPLICANTS 

  1. Must be at least twenty-five (25) years old at the time of application; 
  2. Must pass Mature Students’ Entrance Examinations conducted by KsTU; and 
  3. Must attend and pass an interview.  

Evidence of working experience will be an added advantage. 

(g)     FOREIGN APPLICANTS 

Academic records of foreign applicants will be carefully scrutinised to determine the qualification equivalence and eligibility for admission as well as placement. 

Employment Opportunities

Graduates of the programme are likely to be employed in the following industries: 

  1. Soaps and detergents industries 
  2. Polymers and plastics industries
  3. Paper and pulp industries 
  4. Food and drinks industry 
  5. Cement industries 
  6. Mineral processing industries 
  7. Water treatment and production industries 
  8. Pharmaceutical and healthcare industries 
  9. Personal care products industries 
  10. Metals processing industries 
  11. Garments and textiles industries 
  12. Fertilizer and agrochemicals industries 
  13. Petrochemicals and energy industries 
  14. Regulatory bodies 
  15. Consultancy 
  16. Academic institutions 
  17.  Research institutions 

Programme Outline

LEVEL 100-SEMESTER ONE

Module 1: Design Product I
Credit hours for courses under Module 1 

S/N

Code

Course Title

T

P

C

1

BCHE 101

Applied Chemistry I

2

0

2

2

BCHE 103

Calculus and Functions

3

0

3

3

BCHE 105

Chemical Process Industries

2

0

2

4

BCHE 107

Information and Communication Technology

1

2

2

5

BCHE 109

Applied Chemistry Laboratory I

0

6

3

 

 

TOTAL

8

8

12

Module 2: Design Product II
Credit Hours for Module 2

S/N

Code

Course Title

T

P

C

1

BCHE 111

Applied Chemistry II

3

0

3

2

BCHE 113

African studies

2

0

2

3

BCHE 115

Problem Solving andCritical Thinking

2

0

2

4

BCHE 117

Communication Skills

2

0

2

 

 

TOTAL

9

0

9

LEVEL 100-SEMESTER TWO

Module 3: Design Product III
Credit hours for courses under Module 3

S/N

Code

Course Title

T

P

C

1

BCHE 102

Applied Chemistry III

3

0

3

2

BCHE 104

Product Design and Development Strategies I

2

0

2

3

BCHE 106

Statistics

2

0

2

4

BCHE 108

Applied Chemistry Laboratory II

0

6

3

 

Total

 

7

6

10

Module 4: Design Product IV
Credit hours for courses under Module 4

S/N

Code

Course Title

T

P

C

1

BCHE 110

Chemical Process Calculations

3

0

3

2

BCHE 112

Product Design and Development Strategies II

2

0

2

3

BCHE 114

Chemical Product DesignProject

0

6

3

4

BCHE 116

Technical Communication

2

0

2

 

Total

 

7

6

10

LEVEL 200-SEMESTER ONE

Module 5: Design Equipment I
Credit hours for courses under Module 5

S/N

Code

Course Title

T

P

C

1

BCHE 201

Thermodynamics

3

0

3

2

BCHE 203

Fluid Transfer

2

2

3

3

BCHE 205

Engineering Drawing

1

2

2

4

BCHE 207

Ordinary Differential Equations

2

0

2

 

 

TOTAL

8

6

10

Module 6: Design Equipment II
Credit hours for courses under Module 6

S/N

Code

Course Title

T

P

C

1

BCHE 209

Numerical Methods forChemical Engineers

2

2

3

2

BCHE 211

Mechanical Separation Processes

3

0

3

3

BCHE 215

Heat transfer

2

2

3

4

BCHE 217

Chemical Engineering Drawing

0

4

2

 

 

TOTAL

7

8

11

LEVEL 200-SEMESTER TWO

Module 7: Design Equipment III
Credit hours for courses under Module 7

S/N

Code

Course Title

T

P

C

1

BCHE 202

Mass Transfer

2

2

3

2

BCHE 204

Chemical Reaction System

2

2

3

3

BCHE 206

Equipment designproject

0

6

3

4

BCHE 208

Engineering Materials

2

0

2

TOTAL

6

10

11

Module 8: Quality Assurance
Credit hours for courses under Module 8

S/N

Code

Course Title

T

P

C

1

BCHE 210

Analytical Chemistry

2

0

2

2

BCHE 212

Analytical Instrumentation

2

0

2

3

BCHE 214

Analytical Chemistry Laboratory

0

4

2

4

BCHE 216

Quality Control

2

0

2

5

BCHE 218

Quality Assurance Project

0

4

2

TOTAL

6

8

10

LEVEL 300-SEMESTER ONE

Module 9: Design Process Plant
Credit hours for courses under Module 9
 

S/N

Code

Course Title

T

P

C

1

BCHE 301

Process Plant Design

3

0

3

2

BCHE 303

Process Economics

2

0

2

3

BCHE 305

Computer-aided Process Design

0

4

2

4

BCHE 307

Plant Design Project

0

8

4

 

Total

 

5

12

11

Module 10: Design Safety Systems
Credit hours for courses under Module 10 

S/N

Code

Course Title

T

P

C

1

BCHE 309

Plant Safety Design

3

0

3

2

BCHE 311

Occupational Health &Safety and Management

Systems

1

2

2

3

BCHE 313

Basic Programming

1

2

2

4

BCHE 3XX

Elective I

2

0

2

TOTAL

7

4

9

LEVEL 300-SEMESTER TWO

Module 11: Industrial Attachment
Credit hours for courses under Module 11 

S/N

Code

Course Title

T

P

C

1

BCHE 302

Industrial Attachment

0

40

20

 

Total

 

 

40

20

LEVEL 400-SEMESTER ONE

Module 12: Design pollution control systems
Credit hours for courses under Module 12

S/N

Code

Course Title

T

P

C

1

BCHE 401

Pollution Control and Prevention

3

0

3

2

BCHE 403

Environmental Chemistry

2

0

2

3

BCHE 405

Pollution Control Project

0

6

3

4

BCHE 407

Research Methods for Engineers

2

0

2

 

 

TOTAL

7

6

10

Module 13: Manage and Operate Process Plant I
Credit hours for courses under Module 13 

S/N

Code

Course Title

T

P

C

1

BCHE 409

Production Management

2

0

2

2

BCHE 413

Final Project I

0

8

4

3

BCHE 4XX

Elective II

2

0

2

 

 

TOTAL

4

9

8

LEVEL 400-SEMESTER TWO

Module 14: Manage and Operate Process Plant II
Credit hours for courses under Module 14

S/N

Code

Course Title

T

P

C

1

BCHE 402

Process control

3

0

3

2

BCHE 404

Process control laboratory

0

4

2

3

BCHE 406

Plant operation andmaintenance

2

0

2

 

Total

 

5

4

7

Module 15: Entrepreneurship
Credit hours for courses under Module 15 

S/N

Code

Course Title

T

P

C

1

BCHE 408

Entrepreneurship

3

0

3

2

BCHE 410

Final Project II

0

12

6

 

Total

 

3

12

9

Programme Category
Degree Programmes
Porgramme Duration
Four Years
Programme Session
Regular / Evening / Weekend
Department
Department of Automotive and Agricultural Mechanization Engineering
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