Bachelor of Chemical Engineering Technology (Bioprocess) with Honours

Overview

Our planet is facing threats from various quarters, including direct pollution of the environment, the air we breathe, the water we drink, energy resources, and land cultivation. The programme at UniKL is the application of science and chemical engineering principles to improve the environment (air, water, and/or land resources), to provide healthy water, air, and land for human habitation and for other organisms, and to remediate polluted sites. The programme also involves water and air pollution control, recycling, waste disposal, and public health issues. Graduates from this programme conduct hazardous-waste management studies to evaluate the significance of the such hazards, advise on treatment and containment, and develop regulations to prevent mishaps. The outstanding curriculum at UniKL provides students with a comprehensive academic foundation that combines coursework with hands-on experience in the basic sciences and the fundamentals of chemical engineering, as well as opportunities to study in specialized areas such as environmental engineering. Exceptional educational and industrial training facilities on campus include bioreactor, Freeze Dyer, Tangential Flow Filtration, Gel Electrophorus Unit & Imaging System and Rotary Ivaporator.

Programme Educational Objectives (PEOs)

• PEO1
  Competent and forward-thinking in chemical and/or bioprocess engineering technology, and capable of pursuing business and technopreneurial ventures.
• PEO2
  Effective leaders who demonstrate professionalism, ethics, social responsibility, and a commitment to sustainability with good teamwork and communication skill.
• PEO3
  Committed to lifelong learning, continuous improvement and personal growth.

Programme Learning Outcomes (PLOs)

• PLO1
  Engineering Knowledge:
  Apply knowledge of mathematics, natural science, computing and engineering fundamentals and chemical engineering technology (bioprocess) as specified in SK1 to SK4 respectively to defined and applied engineering procedures, processes, systems or methodologies
• PLO2
  Problem Analysis:
  Identify, formulate, research literature and analyse broadly-defined chemical engineering technology (bioprocess) problems reaching substantiated conclusions using analytical tools appropriate to their discipline or area of specialisation with considerations for sustainable development; (SK1 to SK4)
• PLO3
  Design/Development of Solution:
  Design solutions for broadly-defined chemical engineering technology (bioprocess) problems and contribute to the design of systems, components or processes to meet identified needs with appropriate consideration for public health and safety, whole-life cost, net zero carbon as well as resource, cultural, societal, and environmental considerations as required; (SK5)
• PLO4
  Investigation:
  Conduct investigations of broadly-defined chemical engineering technology (bioprocess) problems; locate, search and select relevant data from codes, data bases and literature, design and conduct experiments to provide valid conclusions; (SK8)
• PLO5
  Tool Usage:
  Select and apply, and recognize limitations of appropriate techniques, resources, and modern engineering and IT tools, including prediction and modelling, to broadly defined chemical engineering technology (bioprocess) problems; (SK2 and SK6)
• PLO6
  The Engineering Technologist and The World:
  Analyze and evaluate sustainable development impacts to: society, the economy, sustainability, health and safety, legal frameworks, and the environment, in solving broadly-defined chemical engineering technology (bioprocess) problems; (SK1, SK5, and SK7
• PLO7
  Ethics:
  Understand and commit to professional ethics and norms of engineering technology practice and adhere to relevant national and international laws. Demonstrate an understanding of the need for diversity and inclusion; (SK9)
• PLO8
  Individual and Collaborative Team Work:
  Function effectively as an individual, and as a member or leader in diverse and inclusive teams and in multidisciplinary, face-to-face, remote and distributed settings; (SK9)
• PLO9
  Communication:
  Communicate effectively and inclusively on broadly defined engineering activities with the engineering community and with society at large, by being able to comprehend and write effective reports and design documentation, make effective presentations, taking into account cultural, language, and learning differences.
• PLO10
  Project Management and Finance:
  Apply knowledge and understanding of engineering management principles and economic decision-making to one’s own work, as a member and leader in a team and to manage projects in multidisciplinary environments.
• PLO11
  Life Long Learning:
  Recognize the need for, and have the ability for i) independent and life-long learning and ii) critical thinking in the face of new specialist technologies. (SK8)