Programme Structure: Bachelor of Chemical Engineering (Process) with Honours

(R2/0711/6/0017)(06/26)(MQA/FA11192)

Year 1

  • Organic Chemistry
  • Materials Science and Engineering
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Engineering Drawing
  • Mass and Energy Balance
  • Thermodynamics I
  • Mathematics for Engineering I
  • Fundamentals of Programming
  • Basic Economics, Accounting and Management
  • English For Professional Communications
  • National Language /Other Language
  • Co-Curriculum

Year 2

  • Heat and Mass Transfer
  • Chemical Reaction Engineering I 
  • Unit Operation
  • Occupational Safety and Health
  • Thermodynamics II
  • Process Control and Instrumentation
  • Environmental Pollution and Control
  • Mathematics for Engineering II
  • Numerical Methods and Statistics
  • Introductory Electrical Technology
  • Sun Zi's Art of War and Business Strategies 
  • CP Elective I
  • CP Elective II

Year 3

  • Chemical Reaction Engineering II 
  • Petrochemical Processes
  • Process Design, Integration and Management
  • Process Safety
  • Process Intensification
  • Modelling and Simulation of Transport Processes
  • Process Laboratory I
  • Process Laboratory II
  • Industrial Training
  • CP Elective III
  • MPU I*
  • MPU I**

Year 4

  • Equipment Design
  • Petroleum and Natural Gas Process Engineering
  • Polymer Engineering and Technology
  • Final Year Project
  • Capstone Project
  • Integrity and Anti-Corruption
  • Law for Engineers
  • Engineer in Society

CP Elective I - Choose 1 course

  • Personal Financial Planning and Management
  • Introduction to Internet of Things and Its Applications 
  • Social Media Strategies for Business
  • Project Management
  • Experiential Research Skills (ERS)

CP Elective II - Choose 1 course

  • Smart Manufacturing
  • Renewable Fuel Energy and Resources
  • Emerging Advanced Technologies
  • Advanced Materials
  • Green Chemistry in Engineering

CP Elective III - Choose 1 course

Food Processing
Oleochemical Processing
Biochemical Engineering
Petroleum Engineering

  • MPU 1* - Choose 1 course

      • Penghayatan Etika dan Peradaban (For Local Students)
      • Philosophy and Current Issues (For International Students)


  • MPU 1** - Choose 1 course

      • Bahasa Melayu Komunikasi 2
      • Falsafah dan Isu Semasa

National Language/Other Languages - Choose 1 course(s)

  • Bahasa Kebangsaan (A) - For Malaysian only, without SPM-BM credit
  • Communication Tamil For Health Sciences
  • Introduction to French
  • Introduction to German Language
  • Introduction to Japanese
  • Introduction to Korean
  • Introduction to Tamil Language
  • Introduction to Thai Language

Co-Curriculum - Choose 1 course(s)

  • Social Entrepreneurship Project
  • Arts and Cultural Performance
  • Community Project
  • Language, Culture and Social Study Abroad
  • Study Abroad
  • Team Work and Collaborative Project
  • Study Soft Skills and/or Lifeskills Abroad
  • Oral Communication 
  • Music Performance
  • Work Ethics and EQ
  • Management of Sports Activity
  • Critical Thinking, Creative Thinking and Problem Solving
  • Leadership and Teambuilding
  • Business Plan Writing & Preparation
  • Massive Open Online Course (Mooc)

Please note that this is an indicative list of courses for general reference only. The programme structure and course sequence plan may be subject to change without notice. It is therefore important to check with UTAR staff on the current programme structure at the time of enrollment. For existing UTAR students, kindly refer to UTAR portal.