BEng Process Operations and Maintenance program is a four-year degree program offered to those who desire to gain knowledge in a focused area of chemical and mechanical engineering to pursue a career in industry or continuing graduate studies. The degree is awarded after the successful completion of 132 credit hours of undergraduate work listed in the curriculum below including a compulsory industrial internship and Capstone project The multifaceted discipline covers process plant operations, chemical plant safety, process control and maintenance management as required in modern oil and gas industry. Students can study the core Process Operations and Maintenance program or select program concentration in Maintenance Management to satisfy the requirements for the BEng degree in Process Operations and Maintenance.
This concentration is developed to aid students to develop the skillset to maintain the plant resources, controlling time and costs to obtain maximum efficiency of the manufacturing process, the utilities and related facilities. This concentration is intended to enable the graduates to take up global positions in mechanical, Chemical and Process Industries. This concentration will also equip the graduates to grab selective positions in the fields of maintenance and management as a production manager or maintenance engineer.
The Process Operations and Maintenance graduates will pursue careers in the field as practising engineers, entrepreneurs, teachers and researchers. Most often, they find employment opportunities in the oil and gas industries relating to their specialization, as design engineers, process engineers, materials engineers, quality and maintenance engineers and environmental engineer. Graduates of BEng Process Operations and Maintenance program transform their learning experience and skills to develop successful careers and practice engineering processes and allied fields of study in a broad range of industries. They would also strive to pursue advanced education, research and development, and other creative and innovative efforts in science, engineering, and technology.
“To produce graduates of Process Operations and Maintenance Engineering who will take the lead in employment and entrepreneurship and to achieve regional and international recognition”
College of Engineering offers ABET compliant BEng programs which are envisioned to produce engineering graduates to lead from the front in pursuit of systematic and continuous change in the areas of academic, industry and society.
The BEng (Process Operations and Maintenance) (POM) program is a four year degree program for those who want to gain knowledge in a focused area of chemical and mechanical engineering to pursue a career in industry or continue in graduate studies. The degree is awarded after the completion of 132 credits of undergraduate work listed in the curriculum below including compulsory industrial internship and Capstone project.
The following Educational Objectives of this program are attainable by the degree graduates within few years after graduation from the college.
PEO 01: Develop successful careers and practice process operations and maintenance and related fields in a broad range of industries.
PEO 02: Successfully complete or pursue advanced education, research and development, and other creative and innovative efforts in science, engineering, and technology.
PEO 03: Participate as leaders with intellectual strength, creativity, professional skills and lifelong learning adaptable to the contemporary regional and global needs.
PEO 04: Conduct themselves as both responsible professionals and global citizens who understand ethical issues, environment and societal needs.
1st Year | |||
Semester 1 | Semester 2 | ||
University English I | 3 | University English II | 3 |
Ethics in Workplace | 2 | Oman History and Islamic Culture | 3 |
Calculus I | 4 | Entrepreneurship Workshop & Seminars | 1 |
General Chemistry for Engineering | 4 | Calculus II | 4 |
Engineering Drawing | 2 | Physics I | 4 |
Introduction to Computer Programming | 2 | Basic Electrical Engineering | 2 |
Engineering Workshop | 1 | ||
Total Credits (7 Courses) | 18 | Total Credits (6 Courses) | 17 |
2nd Year | |||
Semester 3 | Semester 4 | ||
University English III | 2 | Process Calculations | 3 |
Linear Algebra and Vector Calculus | 3 | Differential Equations | 4 |
Physics II | 3 | Environmental Science | 2 |
Physics Laboratory | 1 | Professional Development for Engineers | 2 |
Engineering Mechanics | 3 | Analytical Chemistry | 3 |
Material Science | 3 | Engineering Thermodynamics | 3 |
Total Credits (6 Courses) | 15 | Total Credits (7 Courses) | 17 |
3rd Year | |||
Semester 5 | Semester 6 | ||
Probability & Statistics | 3 | Core / Concentration Elective II | 3 |
Core / Concentration Elective I | 3 | Core / Concentration Elective III | 3 |
Innovation and Entrepreneurship | 2 | Fluid Mechanics | 3 |
Mechanical Design Principles | 4 | Mass Transfer Operations | 3 |
Process Instrumentation and Control Engineering | 3 | Chemical Reaction Engineering | 3 |
Process Instrumentation and Control Laboratory | 1 | Integrated Project | 2 |
Total Credits (6 Courses) | 16 | Total Credits (6 Courses) | 17 |
INDUSTRIAL INTERNSHIP COURSE TO BE TAKEN UP DURING SEMESTER BREAK |
4th Year | |||
Semester 7 | Semester 8 | ||
Process Plant Economics and Management | 3 | Capstone Project II | 3 |
Core / Concentration Elective IV | 3 | Organizational Behavior and Management | 3 |
Heat Transfer | 3 | Technical Elective | 3 |
Process Equipment Maintenance | 3 | Core / Concentration Elective V | 3 |
Process Operations and Maintenance Management | 3 | Industrial Internship | 2 |
Capstone Project I | 3 | ||
Total Credits (6 Courses) | 18 | Total Credits (5 Courses) | 14 |
Exit with Bachelor of Engineering in Process Operations and Maintenance (132 Credit Hours) |