Diploma in Process Engineering

Program Description:

The Process Engineering full-time and part-time programs are designed to equip learners with the knowledge, skills, and competences necessary to analyse, design, optimize, and troubleshoot various industrial processes across sectors such as oil and gas, petrochemical and refining, chemical and agriculture, energy, water/wastewater treatment, food/beverage, textiles, iron, steel, aluminium, and pharmaceuticals. The program instils appropriate cognitive, analytical, technical, intellectual, writing, supervisory and managerial skills int learners, enabling them to apply these skills in relevant occupational roles or in postgraduate study.

Program Objectives:

The Diploma in Process Engineering aims to:

  • be successfully employed as operators in relevant engineering or related fields or be accepted into bachelor programs.
  • pursue new knowledge and capabilities through continuing education, professional development or other lifelong learning experience.
  • be effective in the practical application of engineering principles to operate equipment in process and manufacturing industries, safely and competently.
  • demonstrate a sense of social and moral responsibility appropriate to work within cross-functional teams.
    good record of community services to their local as well as national and global communities.

Admission Requirements

The minimum entry requirements are:

  • General Education Diploma (Grade 12 Certificate) or equivalent
  • All applicants must have completed English and Mathematics
  • Applicants for Process Engineering programme must also have studied Chemistry and Physics in grade 12 or equivalent.
  • Students must also successfully complete the General Foundation Programme or provide equivalent scores in the three areas of the programme.

The requirements are:

  • English: obtain a valid IELTS score of 5.0 taken within the last two years or score at least 70 points in the College English placement test
  • Mathematics: score at least 50 in the Math placement tests
  • Information Technology: provide a valid certificate in IC3 or ICDL, or score at least 50 in the IT placement tests.

Study Plan:

Year 1:

  • Technical English-I
  • Technical Maths-I
  • General Chemistry
  • Applied Physics
  • Introduction to Process Technology
  • Health Safety & Environment
  • Engineering Drawing
  • Technical English-II
  • Technical Maths-II
  • Engineering Chemistry
  • Basic Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Computer Applications
  • Process Mechanical Equipment
  • Basic Workshop Practice
  • Entrepreneurship

Year 2 :

  • Technical English-III
  • Electrical Machines & Drives
  • Process Instrumentation
  • Applied Fluid Mechanics
  • Process Simulation & Control
  • Machine Tools Practice
  • Technical English-IV
  • Industrial Chemistry
  • Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
  • Process Control
  • Process Technology & Systems
  • Process Troubleshooting

Program Articulation:

Diploma graduates of the Process Engineering Program can expect to find employment opportunities as operators across various industries, including oil and gas exploration and refining, petrochemicals, onshore and offshore petroleum production, energy and power generation plants, water and waste treatment, as well as metal, iron, steel, bulk, and fine chemical processing and manufacturing industries. Graduates can also be accepted into bachelor programs in process engineering.

International Internship and Collaborations:

  • Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
  • Loughborough University, UK
  • King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia

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