This programme prepares students to be part of the chemical engineering team in manufacturing environments. Typically, students with this qualification would work as chemical engineering technicians, under the supervision of a professional chemical engineering. The team’s role would be to research, develop, design, construct and operate the machinery or plant equipment used to manufacture chemicals.
Type: undergraduate diploma
Duration: 4 years part time
Compulsory Subjects
First year subjects:
- Mathematics
- Computer Skills
- Drawing: Chemical Engineering
- Communication Skills
- Chemistry
- Physics
Second year subjects:
- Mathematics
- Chemical Engineering Technology
- Chemical Process Industries
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry
- Physical Chemistry
- Engineering Physics
Third year subjects:
- Management Skills
- Chemical Engineering Technology
- Chemical Plant
- Process Control
- Thermodynamics: Chemical Engineering
- Work integrated learning: Chemical Engineering Practice
Fourth year subjects:
- Management Skills
- Chemical Engineering Technology
- Chemical Plant
- Chemical Process Design: Principles
- Thermodynamics: Applied
- Work integrated learning: Chemical Engineering Practice
Careers: chemical engineering technician.
Source: www.unisa.ac.za