Programme Specification
 
 
ِCairo University
Faculty(s) Engineering
Programme Specification
A- Basic Information
1- Programme Title: Chemical Engineering
2- Programme Type: Single Double Multiple
3- Department (s ): Chemical Engineering
4- Coordinator Prof. Dr. Shadia Agour
5- External Evaluator(s)…………………………………………….
6- Last date of programme specifications approval: for 1 st, 2 nd year 2003
for 3 rd, 4 th year 1996.
B- Professional Information
Programme Aims
· The program aims to qualify students to understand unit operations and unit processes and the transport of heat, mass, momentum also familiarize them with plant design, economics and control. By the completion of his study, the graduate will be capable:
– To understand chemical process industries.
– To identify technological and economic problems.
– To calculate mass and heat balance.
– To size devices and draw layout for industrial facilities.
To address the issues of environmental pollution problems concerning Industrial wastewater & air pollution and propose the corresponding solutions.
To plan and execute research work, evaluate outcomes and draw conclusions.
To communicate effectively in written, verbal and graphical forms.
2-Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)
a- Knowledge and Understanding:
                                               a1– Fundamentals of mass and heat transfer.
                                               a2– Description and understanding of organic and inorganic chemical industries.
                                               a3- Modeling & simulation.
                                               a4– Understanding of reactors Kinetics.
                                               a5– Understanding of Environmental Engineering aspects.
b- Intellectual Skills
b1- Use principles and concepts in solving problems
b2- Collect data, Draw, (block diagram, charts, curves) and interprate data.
b3- Summarize and select the appropriate techniques.
c- Professional and Practical Skills
                                                c1- Formulate complete mass and heat balance.
c2- Analyze chemical compositions.
c3- Identify major problems.
c4- Design of chemical equipment.
c5- Cost estimation.
d- General and Transferable Skills
                                         The student should be able to:
d1- Solve Problems
d2- Work in team
d3- Write reports
d4- Analyze results.
d5- Develop communication skills..
3- Academic Standards
3a- External References for Standards (Benchmarks)
Not available
3b- Comparison of Provision to External References
                        Not available
4- Curriculum Structure and Contents
4.a- Programme duration 8 semesters
4.b- Programme structure
4.b.i- No. of hours per week: Lectures 17     Lab./Exercise 17      total
4.b.ii- No. of credit hours: Compulsory 163    Elective 23     Optional 
4.b.iii- No. of credit hours of basic sciences courses: No. 50    %37
4.b.iv– No. of credit hours of courses of social sciences and humanities: No. 23    % 12
4.b.v- No. of credit hours of specialized courses: No. 58    % 31
4.b.vi- No. of credit hours of other courses: No. 54    % 30
4.b.vii – Practical/Field Training: 4 wecks in summer vacation
4.b.viii-Program Levels (in credit-hours system):
1 st Year 36 hrs
            2 nd Year 35 hrs
            3 rd Year 36 hrs
           4th Year 31 hrs
– PS:
Credit hour = Lect. “hrs” +  (Tut or Practical hr / 2)
 
5- Programme Courses
5.1- Level/Year of Programme…1……. Semester…1…..
a.Compulsory
 
Code
Course Title
No. of hours /week
 
 
Programme ILOs Covered (By No.) *
 
 
Lect.
Lab.
Total
 
 
 
CHE 101A
Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry
4
2
6
 
 
 
MTH 119
Mathematics (2)
3
2
5
 
 
 
CHE 102
Introduction to Chemical Engineering
4
3
7
 
 
 
MDP 119 A
Materials Strength & Machine Design
2
3
5
 
 
 
MEC 119
Mechanics (2)
2
2
4
 
 
 
Semester 2
Code
Course Title
No. of hours /week
 
 
Programme ILOs Covered (By No.) *
 
 
Lect.
Lab.
Total
 
 
 
CHE 101B
Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry
2
3
5
 
 
 
MTH 119 B
Mathematics (2)
3
2
5
 
 
 
PHY 119
Physics (2)
4
2
6
 
 
 
MDP 119 B
Materials Strength & Machine Design
2
3
5
 
 
 
CVE 119
Civil Engineering
3
2
5
 
 
 
CHE 103
Organic Chemistry
2
2
4
 
 
 
Year of Programme…2……. Semester…2…..
Code
Course Title
No. of hours/week
 
 
Programme ILOs Covered (By No.) *
 
 
Lect.
Lab.
Total
 
 
 
CHE 201
Physical Chemistry &thermodynamics
4
2
6
 
 
 
CHE 202 A
Organic and Biochemistry
4
2
6
 
 
 
MTH 219 A
Mathematics (3)
2
2
4
 
 
 
CHE 203 A
Momentum Transfer
2
2
4
 
 
 
CHE 204
Chemical Engineering Fundamentals
4
2
6
 
 
 
MEP 219
Mechanical Engineering
2
2
4
 
 
 
 
Semester 2
Code
Course Title
No. of hours /week
 
 
Programme ILOs Covered (By No.) *
 
 
Lect.
Lab.
Total
 
 
 
CHE 205
Physical Chemistry &thermodynamics
4
4
8
 
 
 
CHE 202 B
Organic and Biochemistry
3
2
5
 
 
 
MTH 219 B
Mathematics (3)
2
2
4
 
 
 
CHE 203 B
Momentum Transfer
2
2
4
 
 
 
INT 219
Electrical Engineering
4
3
7
 
 
 
 
 
 
Year of Programme…3……. Semester…3…..
 
Code
Course Title
No. of hours /week
 
 
Programme ILOs Covered (By No.) *
 
 
Lect.
Lab.
Total
 
 
 
CHE 301A
Unit Operation
3
2
5
 
 
 
CHE 304 A
Heat Transfer and Applications
3
2
5
 
 
 
CHE 306 A
Applied Electrochemistry and Corrosion
2
2
4
 
 
 
CHE 307
Modelling
2
1
3
 
 
 
CHE 309
Material Engineering
2
1
3
 
 
 
Semester 2
Code
Course Title
No. of hours /week
 
 
Programme ILOs Covered (By No.) *
 
 
Lect.
Lab.
Total
 
 
 
CHE 301B
Unit Operations
2
2
4
 
 
 
CHE 304 B
Heat Transfer and Applications
3
2
5
 
 
 
CHE 306 B
Applied Electrochemistry and Corrosion
2
2
4
 
 
 
CHE 305
Computer for Chemical Engineering
1
2
3
 
 
 
CHE 308
Vessel Design
2
2
4
 
 
 
 
 
 
Year of Programme…4……. Semester…4…..
 
Code
Course Title
No. of hours /week
 
 
Programme ILOs Covered (By No.) *
 
 
Lect.
Lab.
Total
 
 
 
CHE 401A
Mass Transfer and Separation Processes
4
2
6
 
 
 
CHE 402A
Petroleum Refining Engineering
2
2
4
 
 
 
CHE 407
Reactor & Design
4
2
6
 
 
 
CHE 402
Chem. Eng. Lab.
3
3
 
 
 
CHE 403
Process & Plant Design
4
2
6
 
 
 
CHE 480
Project
2
2
 
 
 
Semester 2
Code
Course Title
No. of hours /week
 
 
Programme ILOs Covered (By No.) *
 
 
Lect.
Lab.
Total
 
 
 
CHE 401B
Mass Transfer and Separation Processes
4
2
6
 
 
 
CHE 406 B
Petroleum Refining Engineering
2
2
4
 
 
 
CHE 404
Process Control
4
3
7
 
 
 
CHE 402
Chemical Eng. Lab.
3
3
 
 
 
CHE 405
Humanities (Economics)
3
2
5
 
 
 
CHE 480
Project
2
2
 
 
 
* To be completed from checklist.
 
 
 
b- Elective – number required
 
Code
Course Title
No. of hours /week
 
 
Programme ILOs Covered (By No.)
 
 
Lect.
Lab.
Exer.
 
 
 
GEN **
Elective (Humanities)
2
1
3
 
 
 
GEN **
Elective (Humanities)
2
2
 
 
 
CHE 301 A
Elective (1)
3
2
5
 
 
 
CHE 302 A
Elective (2)
3
2
5
 
 
 
CHE
Elective (1)
2
2
4
 
 
 
CHE
Elective (2)
2
2
4
 
 
 
CHE
Elective (3)
2
1
3
 
 
 
CHE
Elective (4)
2
1
3
 
 
 
 
c- Optional – number required
Code No.
Course Title
No. of Units
No. of hours /week
 
 
Programme ILOs Covered (By No.)
 
 
 
Lect.
Lab.
Exer.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5.2 Repeat for all higher years/semesters /levels
6- Programme Admission Requirements
………………………………………………………………………………..……
7- Regulations for Progression and Programme Completion
First Year/Level/Semester
………………………………………………………………………..
Second Year/Level/Semester
………………………………………………………………………………..……
8- Evaluation of Programme Intended Learning Outcomes
Evaluator
Tool
Sample
1- Senior students
 
 
2- Alumni
 
 
3- Stakeholders ( Employers)
 
 
4-External Evaluator(s) (External Examiner(s))
 
 
5- Other