The MSc in Chemical Process Engineering program is designed to develop a clear understanding of the chemical and process engineering discipline with a number of advanced core courses that are relevant to the changing priorities and requirements of the modern process industries. These include transport phenomena, applied process design, reaction engineering, process simulation and process instrumentation. By the completion of the program, students are equipped with skills and knowledge suitable for careers in chemical and process engineering, operations, management, and consultancy. They are also able to contribute to improving the effectiveness and efficiency of process industries.
Students enrolled in this program are required to complete 45 credit hours to be awarded the MSc degree.
The MSc Chemical Process Engineering Program aims to:
MSc in Process Engineering is to provide the postgraduate students with a comprehensive approach to invent, design, optimize and operate sustainable processes for human needs. The design of the curriculum is made-to-order to meet the needs of ever-changing technology and business environment in the context of Global as well as Sultanate of Oman perspectives. In view of the huge operation of process plants of enormous value and criticality of operational supervision needs and essentiality of the conservation aspects of these needs, the country is in need of Process Engineers with skills supported by knowledge who can operate the processes. Career opportunities exist in government sectors, Ministries and major private organizations such as Petroleum Development Oman, Sohar and Oman refinery, Occidental Inc., MB Petroleum, Shell, Oman LNG, Oman gases LLC, Tebodin, Indo Oman fertilizers and many other organizations, contractors and consultants where process operations need to be planned and to be succeeded.
Semester 1 | |
Course Name | Credit hours |
Methods and Strategies in Research | 3 |
Transport Phenomena | 4 |
Applied Process Design | 4 |
Total Credit Hours | 11 |
Semester 2 | |
Course Name | Credit hours |
Advance Chemical Reaction Engineering | 4 |
Process Instrumentation And Control | 4 |
Elective 1 | 4 |
Total Credit Hours | 12 |
Semester 3 | |
Course Name | Credit hours |
Economics and Financial Management for Engineers | 4 |
Process Modelling & Simulation | 4 |
Elective 2 | 4 |
Total Credit Hours | 12 |
Total Cumulative for exit | 35 |
Postgraduate Diploma with minimum of 30 credit hours |
Semester 4 | |
Course Name | Credit hours |
Master Thesis | 9 |
Research Seminar | 1 |
Total Credit Hours | 10 |
Total Cumulative for exit degree | 45 |
Master of Science |
For administration related inquiries:
Ms Mabahij Saif Al Hadi
Deputy Manager
MSc Admissions & Marketing
Tel: +968 22641013/1098
Mobile +968 79161001
Email: [email protected]
For academic related inquiries:
Dr Santosh Madhav Walke
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Tel: +968 22641045
Email: [email protected]