The study objective of the BSc Hons programme in Chemical Engineering is to provide the student with a real polyvalent training course. Not only does the programme help the student solve problems inherent to chemical reactions, but it also goes into other engineering domains thanks to the solid knowledge it gives in fundamental sciences, in mathematics and in Applied Sciences. The student's scientific analystical capacitieswill be developed partly through the study of the phenomena of transferring matter and heat, chemical thermodynamics and kinetics, and reactionary calculations. His spirit of synthesis will be called on through having to organise the different facets of a given engineering problem to arrive at a coherent whole, namely a process.

The programme leading to the degree in Civil Chemical Engineering is accessible to all students holding the first study cycle diploma ("candidature") in Civil Engineering. Industrial engineers and certain university degree holders in subjects relating to the Exact Sciences may also be entitled access, as may students with a foreign degree judged as being equivalent.

The University admission and enrolment procedures are detailed in the section : "Access to studies" on the web page : http://www.ucl.ac.be/etudes/libres/acces.html

This 3 year speciality study programme comprises 180 credits of lectures, practical work and laboratory work, of which a quarter is covered by optional courses. The timetable volume dedicated to the practical work and the laboratory work counts for over 40% of the total timetable volume. The training provided via the compulsory courses comprises two main cores : a central core covering the four basic subjects of chemical engineering : (thermodynamics and chemical kinetics, transfer of mass and energy, unitarian operations and processes, applied mathematics, automatics, optimisation, simulation) and a core course which opens up the studies of the civil chemical engineers to the key subjects of chemical engineering today (biology, materials and polymers, the environment, economics and management and energetics).

The students will follow parts "A" and "C", for [45 hours] (4.5 credits)

40.01. Chemical Engineering I : Separation and reactions

40.02. Chemical Engineering II : Thermodynamics - Kinetics

40.03. Applied Chemistry

40.04. Protection of the environment and preventative techniques

30.01. Polymers

50.01 Liquid and transfer mechanics

The student will select a group of optional courses so as to attain a compulsory volume of 152 hours of course attendance (lectures, practical exercises and seminars) over the duration of the three years.

From the non-material course options, the following are recommended :

- the course subjects 30.03 and 30.04, for students wishing to complete their studies in materials

- courses such as the following, for students wishing to complete their studies in automatics, statistics, quality control, production or simulation :

- the courses offered in the liquid mechanics and thermodynamics and thermology groups, from the list of the FSA programme subjects, for students wishing to complete their studies in transfers and energetics.

- the following courses, for students wishing to perfect their studies in Applied Chemistry and the Environment :

During the second cycle, the students may follow various language courses, organised by the ILV. These courses represent a minimum of 30 hours (3 credits) of the total volume of the optional part of their programme.

A specific course aimed at improving the linguistic skills and professional interactive communication capacities of the students, is especially organised for the FSA students.

The students must carry out an apprenticeship in a firm of at least three weeks duration between the last two technical years (INCH22 and INCH23). This apprenticeship is worth 3 credits (30 hours) of the total volume of their programme. It is subject to the prior approval of the apprenticeship supervisor and the programme management committee and must conclude with a report. It will be ratified evaluation specifying " has/has not satisfied the requirements".

Visits to industrial process will be organised by the programme management committee. The students must carry out 5 visits outside of those organised in the context of their course.i

This project, carried out in the third year, represents a volume of work equivalent to one quadrimester and is worth 25 credits.

Programme per year of studies

Before embarking on his study programme year by year, the student will choose a study advisor, in line with the rules established by the PRCD degree Committee. Together with the agreement of the advisor, he will determine the subjects that he will take in the form of a complete or shortened module, in line with the reglementation for the Civil Chemical Engineering degree programme.

The programmes listed below, only present the compulsory courses (those courses not featuring in the complete modules ). In addition to the compulsory courses, the student will complete his programme by means of options in line with the programme and in agreement with the academic supervisor.

First quadrimester

The students will follow parts "A" and "C", for [45 hours] (4.5 credits)

Second quadrimester

The students will follow part "A" for [ 3 hours + 15 hours ]

First quadrimester

courses to follow in INCH 22 or INCH 23

Second quadrimester

First quadrimester

- a course on Religious Sciences will be followed in 22 or 23 ;

- courses to be taken from among those offered by the University, especially :