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Undergraduate Degree Programs
Chemical Engineering

 

Chemical engineers are responsible for the economical, safe, and environmentally benign production of useful quantities of vital products from grams of a new drug to tons of a commodity chemical.

Factsheet

  • Title: Bachelor of Science (BSc)

  • Mode of study: Full-time (6 semesters), part-time (9 semesters)

  • Start date: 1 February 2022 (Spring Semester), 2 August 2022 (Fall Semester)

  • Application deadline: 30 November 2021 (Spring Semester), 30 April 2022 (Fall Semester)

  • ECTS credits: 180 ECTS credits

  • Study language: English/German

  • Location: Lucerne/Online

  • Department: School of Engineering and Computer Science

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Entry Requirements

Swiss ‘maturité gymnasiale or Swiss professional or specialized ‘maturité’

A-level

Grades AAA in Mathematics, Physics and one other subject.

Practical skills are a crucial part of science education and therefore there will be a requirement to pass the practical element of any science A Level taken.

GCSE

Applicants must demonstrate a broad general education including:

Five  GCSES/iGCSES at Grades  A*-C or 9-4

English Language and Mathematics are required at GCSE/iGCSE level with a minimum Grade of  C or  4 .

International Baccalaureate

36 points overall with 6,6,6 in Higher Level subjects.

The course specific requirements are: 36 points overall with 6, 6, 6 at Higher level in Mathematics, Physics and one other subject.

We also accept 5 in English Language at Standard level to meet our English language requirements.

Curriculum

Course content for year 1

Course units for year 1

The course unit details given below are subject to change, and are the latest example of the curriculum available on this course of study.

Title | Code | Credit

Engineering Chemistry C1023210 | 6

Process Fluid Flow C1013110 | 6

Process Engineering Fundamentals C1006110 | 4

Computational Methods for Chemical Engineering C11005110 | 4

Laboratory Projects 1 C1007010 | 6

Engineering Mathematics 2 C1065210 | 4

Fundamentals of Thermodynamics C1017110 | 6

Process Heat Transfer C1087210 | 4

Chemical Engineering Design ProjectCHEN1012210 | 4

Engineering Biotechnology C1016470 | 4

Chemical Thermodynamics C17892 | 4

Mathematics 1 MATH1997210 | 8

Course content for year 2

Course units for year 2

The course unit details given below are subject to change, and are the latest example of the curriculum available on this course of study.

Title | Code | Credit

Laboratory Projects 2 C2012020 | 8

Chemical Engineering Optimisation C2006810 | 6

Distillation & Absorption C2897210 | 4

Process Integration C2069210 | 4

Momentum, Heat & Mass Transfer C2046210 | 4

Chemical Reactor Design C2014410 | 6

Process Safety C2017810 | 4

Materials Science and Mechanical Design C2014710 | 6

Process Design & Simulation C2111221 | 6

Solids Processing C200610 | 4

Mathematics 2 MATH29971 | 8

Course content for year 3

Course units for year 3

The course unit details given below are subject to change, and are the latest example of the curriculum available on this course of study.

Title | Code | Credit

BEng Design Project 1 C3014715 | 10

BEng Design Project 2 C3014716 | 10

BEng Design Project 3 C3014717 | 10

Advanced Engineering Separations C3013110 | 4

Process Control C301910 | 6

Catalytic Reaction Engineering C302110 | 4

Process Synthesis C301110 | 6

Process Design C331210 | 6

Sustainable Development & Industry C3347110 | 4

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