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The Chemical Engineering department has been established in 2008 to provide graduates that will have careers in modern industries such as manufacturing, pulp and paper, petrochemicals, food processing, advanced materials and polymers, and many other industries. A wide range of these industries already exists in the Sultanate and in the region.
A track in Petroleum engineering has been emphasized in the program through a set of courses leading to a minor in Petroleum engineering.
The new Chemical Engineering Department at the College of Engineering will offer two undergraduate degrees: the Diploma in Chemical Engineering degree and Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Chemical Engineering degree. |
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The objectives of the
program are to:
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Prepare students for leadership roles in the major fields of
study in a highly competitive and challenging environment.
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Prepare students for life- long learning, critical and
independent thinking, sound judgment, professional ethics, and
innovation.
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Promote excellence in education and research, and provides
services to the community at large with special consideration to
the needs and circumstances of the Sultanate of Oman, and the
region.
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Offer an American- style education of the highest standards
compatible with the guidelines of the US Accrediting Board for
Engineering and technology (ABET), and the Omani Accreditation
Council (OAC).
The curriculum
is designed to comply with the requirements of accreditation ABET.
It includes courses in basic sciences and mathematics, engineering
sciences, engineering design, English composition, and the
humanities and social sciences. Laboratory hands-on experiences and
emphasis on design are important elements that are integrated
throughout the curriculum.
The
requirements pertaining to Criterion 4 (Professional Component) of
the ABET EC2000 specify subject areas appropriate to engineering but
do not prescribe specific courses. Students must be prepared through
the curriculum for engineering practice culminating in a major
design experience based on the knowledge and skills acquired in
earlier coursework and incorporating engineering standards and
realistic constraints that include most of the following
considerations: economic, sustainability, manufacturability,
environmental, ethical, health and safety, social, and political.
The professional component must include:
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One year of a combination of college level
mathematics and basic sciences (some with experimental
experience) appropriate to the discipline.
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One a half years of engineering topics, to
include engineering principles and engineering design
appropriate to the student’s field of study, and
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A general education component that complements
the technical content of the curriculum and is consistent with
the institution objectives.
The CHE
program, like other CE programs, satisfies the above-mentioned ABET
EC2000 requirements. This includes:
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At least 30 credit-hours of mathematics and
basic sciences.
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At least 71 credit-hours of engineering sciences
and engineering design, and
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At least 18 credit-hours of social sciences and
humanities excluding speech, and technical writing courses.
The curriculum
is designed to allow students that successfully complete the first
two years of their study to receive a diploma, as well as the
Bachelor of Science degree upon the successful completion of the
four-year program.
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