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The following articulate what we aim to achieve for all our students. Please let us know if you ever feel we are not hitting or surpassing the mark!

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For general UCC student information go to . For Process & Chemical Engineering student information see the table below.

 

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Pass / honours grades needed for pass, progression, honours, etc.

 

Description of all modules (content, learning outcomes, assessment, etc)

 

Lecture and laboratory timetables

 

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Medical and General Absenses (send forms to: schoolofengineering@ucc.ie)

 

Absense Forms

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Previous Exam Papers

 

Finance Office (fees, scholarships and grants, etc.)

 

Finance Office

Careers information

 

Student Counselling & Development

 

 

1st Year Details

Information for First Years

 

Engineering Computation and Problem Solving (5 credits)

Chemistry for Engineers (5 credits)

 Mathematical Methods I (5 credits)

 Mathematical Methods II (5 credits)

 Engineering Thermodynamics (5 credits)

Physics for Engineers II (5 credits)

Physics for Engineers I (10 credits)

 Introduction to Structural and Civil Engineering (5 credits)

 Introduction to Electrical and Electronic Engineering (5 credits)

Introduction to Energy Engineering (5 credits)

Introduction to Process and Chemical Engineering (5 credits)

 

The Year Tutor for Year I is Dr Vivek Verma. Should you have any course concerns or queries, please contact him on vverma@ucc.ie or 021 490 2549.

2nd Year Details

Information for Second Years

 

 Solid and Structural Mechanics I (5 credits)

 Fluids I (5 credits)

 Introduction to Organic Chemistry for Process and Chemical Engineers (5 credits)

 Engineering Mechanics with Transform Methods (5 credits)

 Numerical Methods and Programming (5 credits)

 Heat Transfer (5 credits) 

 Communication and Ethics in Engineering (5 credits)

 Introduction to Biochemical Engineering (5 credits)

PE2008 Phase Equilibrium and Mass Transfer (5 credits)

 Chemical Reaction Engineering (5 credits) 

PE2013 Data Analysis for Process and Product Development (5 credits)

PE2014 Experimental Methods in Chemical Engineering (5 credits)

Year Tutor for Year II is Dr Fatemeh Kavousi. Should you have any course concerns or queries, please contact her at fatemeh.kavousi@ucc.ie or 021 490 3124

3rd Year Details

Information for Third Years

Core Modules

 Organic Chemistry II for Process and Chemical Engineering (5 credits)
 
Intermediate Stereochemistry, Reactivity and Mechanisms in Organic Chemistry (5 credits)
 
 Applied Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics (5 credits)
 
 Unit Operations and Particle Technology (5 credits)
 
 Phase Equilibrium and Mass Transfer (5 credits)
 
 Process Equipment; Design, Integrity & Materials (5 credits)
 
 Process Dynamics and Control (5 credits)
 
 Sustainability and Environmental Protection I (5 credits)
 
 Food and Bioprocess Engineering (5 credits)
 
Process Safety (5 credits)
 
 Process Design and Feasibility Analysis (5 credits)
 

Elective Module Streams

Students must opt for an elective stream in Third Year and must continue the same stream in their Fourth Year.

Note: While there is no upper limit on the number of students who may take a particular elective stream, modules may be withdrawn if there are insufficient entrants.

A. Energy and Environmental

 Energy in Buildings (5 credits)

OR

B. Pharmaceutical and Biopharmaceutical

 Pharmaceutical Engineering (5 credits)

 

Year Tutor for Year III is Dr John Fitzpatrick. Should you have any course concerns or queries, please contact him on j.fitzpatrick@ucc.ie or 021 490 3089.

4th Year Details

Information for Fourth Years

 

BE (Hon) and ME (Process & Chemical) 4th Year semester 1

Pharmaceutical Process Validation (5 credits)

Mechanical Design of Process Equipment (5 credits)

 Design Project (15 credits)

 

Plus (semester 1) elective (1 from):

Biopharmaceutical Engineering (5 credits)

Sustainable Energy (5 credits)

 

ME Pathway (Process & Chemical) 4th Year semester 2:

 ME Work Placement (30 credits)

 

BE (Hons) Pathway (Process & Chemical) 4th Year semester 2:

 Management in Practice (5 credits)

PE4002 Optimisation and Continuous Process Improvement (5 credits)

 

Plus (semester 2) electives (20 credits from):

 Energy Systems in Buildings (5 credits)

 Progressing Towards Sustainable Industry (5 credits)

 Global Food Policy (5 credits)

 Applied Thermodynamics and Work Transfer (5 credits)

 Consumer Behaviour and Sustainable Consumption (5 credits)

Sustainability, Bioenergy and Circular Economy Systems (5 credits)

BE Work Placement (5 credits)

 

Year Tutor for Year IV is Dr Kevin Cronin. Should you have any course concerns or queries, please contact him on k.cronin@ucc.ie or 021 490 2644.

5th Year Details

ME (Process & Chemical) 5th Year 

Core Modules

 Sustainability, Bioenergy and Circular Economy Systems (5 credits)

 Data Analytics for Engineering (5 credits)

Industrial Process Safety; Applications and Control Systems (5 credits)

 Pharmaceutical Industry Advances and Developments (5 credits)

 Sustainability and Environmental Protection II (5 credits)

Complex Separation Processes (5 credits)

Manufacturing Excellence in the Bioprocessing Industries (5 credits)

 ME Research Project (20 credits)

 

Plus (semester 2) electives (10 credits from):

 Management in Practice (5 credits)

or

 Optimisation and Continuous Process Improvement (5 credits)

 

Year Tutor for Year V is Dr Archishman Bose. 

Should you have any course concerns or queries, please contact them at archishman.bose@ucc.ie or 021 490 3687.

 

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