The Curriculum
The applied chemical engineering program has been designed to educate individuals for industrial positions requiring a sophisticated but practically applied orientation. Graduates will be capable of solving design and applied chemical engineering problems as well as performing supervisory and sales functions. The department maintains excellent communication with industry through an eight-month cooperative work program, and encourages students to gain experience through industrial practice; for example, academic credit is granted for appropriate work experience.
Because of the wide scope of chemical engineering training and the industrial boom in Saudi Arabia, graduates can seek employment in many fields. Some may follow a career in government in various ministries. Still others find employment in petroleum, petrochemical, food metals, or chemical industries.
The electives in the department are subdivided into five categories: (i) Reactor Design and Catalysis, (ii) Mathematical Analysis and Control, (iii) Petroleum and Petrochemical Industries, (iv) Environment, and (v) General Topics. These areas are of particular interest to the present industrial development of the Kingdom. Students can thus avail themselves of the opportunity to specialize in any one of these fields by choosing appropriate courses for the three chemical engineering electives shown in the present applied chemical engineering curriculum guide.
The details about the degree plan and the flow chart curriculum in BS ACHE can be found from the following files:
Degree Plan for BS-ACHE.pdf
Flow Chart for BS-ACHE.pdf
