CIT - Cork Institute of Technology

Full-time course duration:

4 Years (8 Semesters)

Admission Requirements:

Leaving Certificate in six subjects, including either English or Irish, and including at least two C3s at Higher Level, one of which must be Mathematics.

The requirement for HC3 Mathematics may also be satisfied by HC3 in Applied Mathematics plus HD2 in Mathematics.

For more information please visit www.cit.ie/chemeng

Work Placement

At present, a salaried placement at the end of Year 3 is spent either in industry or with a consultancy. The majority of the placements are in Ireland but some placements are abroad.

Leaving Cert Subjects:

Helpful subjects are Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, Applied Mathematics and Biology. We recommend that you have two of the three science subjects.

Course summary

The programme includes lectures, practical and laboratory classes and project sessions. The programme covers all the traditional aspects of Chemical and Process Engineering, as well as many more modern features such as Biotechnology, Computer Aided Engineering, and Environmental Technology.

Department(s)

Chemical and Process Engineering

Further Study Courses

Master of Engineering

(MSc by Research)
Graduates with good honours degrees in Chemical and Process Engineering may undertake a research programme at CIT leading to the award of Master of Science.

Duration
Normally 2 academic years.

Current areas of Research
• Environmental technology
• Pharmaceutical engineering

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Work Placement

A salaried placement at the end of Year 3 is spent either in industry or with a consultancy. The majority of the placements are in Ireland but some placements are abroad.

About Chemical & Biopharmaceutical Engineering

Chemical Engineering is all about change; creating life-enhancing products and services by applying scientific and mathematical understanding to design and control processes that change raw materials into useful products. In simple terms, Chemical Engineers create and develop processes to make useful products from raw materials, in a cost effective and safe manner. Chemical Engineering is ideally suited to students with ability in mathematics and chemistry, who enjoy problem solving and aspire to be successful.

The programme includes lectures, practical and laboratory classes and project sessions. For more information ask your guidance counsellor about the DVD “A Career in Chemical Engineering”. This DVD has been sent to all second level guidance counsellors.

• Also visit: www.cit.ie/chemeng

Accreditation

The honours degree course is fully accredited by Engineers Ireland and by the Institution of Chemical Engineers. This is one of only three courses in Ireland in Chemical and/or Biopharmaceutical Engineering to have gained full accreditation from both professional bodies. The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) accredits this degree at Masters Level in an international context. This means that the IChemE rates CIT’s BEng (Honours) Degree in Chemical & Biopharmaceutical Engineering on a par in terms of standard and quality with MEng degrees offered by top international institutions such as Cambridge University, Imperial College London and the University of Sydney.

Further Studies

The Department offers a Masters of Science by Research and a Doctor of Philosophy.

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