Bachelor of Engineering Technology (Chemical)

 

The Bachelor of Engineering Technology in Chemical is a program with three or four year options. Combining theoretical principles with technical expertise, this degree takes an applied approach to not only chemical processes, but instrumentation and sample analyses. With great relevance to other fields of study such as engineering and nanotechnology, medicine and dentistry, food sciences and environmental sciences, the Chemical Engineering Technology programs provide a gateway into many interesting and opportunity-filled careers.

 

Students have great opportunities for hands-on research with state-of-the-art equipment, including a 400 MHz NMR spectrometer, FT-IR, FT-Raman, UV/Vis spectrometers, UPLC-MSMS/PAD, HPLC, GC-FID, GC-MS, atomic absorption spectrometer and a 28 core Linux cluster.

 

Program Options at CBU

The BET 90 Credit Chemical and 120 Credit Advanced Chemical programs are available through different pathways:

  •     Direct entry
  •     Advanced standing Post Diploma
  •     Advanced standing Post Degree

Post Diploma and Post Degree admissions will require a minimum of 50% of their BET degrees to be completed at CBU.  Therefore, a maximum of 45-credits (15, one term courses) may be transferred from an appropriate program at an approved post-secondary institution to the 90-credit BET (Chemical) and a maximum of 60-credits (20, one term courses) may be transferred from an appropriate program at an approved post-secondary institution to the  120-credit BET (Advanced Chemical).

 

Please see Program Details for more on the structure of this degree.  Please see Admission Requirements for entry into this program.

 

Note: The BET degrees do not lead to a professional engineering designation.

Admission Requirements – Bachelor of Engineering Technology (Chemical)

 

Admission Requirements

High School Graduates:

Five Grade 12 advanced or academic courses including English, Mathematics and two sciences (Physics and Chemistry are recommended, with an overall average of at least 65%). Environmental Science 12 may be used as the second science with biology, chemistry or physics. Note:  Grade 12 Academic Chemistry is highly recommended for this program.

 

Diploma Graduates: Graduate of an approved community college diploma at the technologist level or Cape Breton University Engineering Technology graduate.  CBU (CAPE BRETON UNIVERSITY) has agreements with many colleges which allow students entry with Advanced Standing.

 

Bachelor’s degree Graduates: Graduate of a 90 Credit or 120 Credit Bachelor of Science (BSc.) which includes *MATH1105 (or equivalent) and CHEM1104 will be granted Advanced Standing in the BET Chemical program at CBU.

*MATH1105 or (MATH1101/1203) or (MATH1107/MATH1208/2104)

 

Partially Completed and other Diploma/Degree: Admissions and course selection will be done on an individual basis in consultation with an academic advisor from the Department of Chemistry.

Program Requirements – Bachelor of Engineering Technology (Chemical)

 

BET (CHEMICAL) 90 Credit and BET (ADVANCED CHEMICAL) 120 Credit

Year One (Fall/Winter)

CHEM1104                              General Chemistry I

CHEM1105                              General Chemistry II

DRAF1163                                 Industrial Applications of Drafting

ENGI1161                                  Industrial Safety and Applied Shop Practices

ENGI1165                                  Engineering Graphics

ENGI1168                                  Fluid Mechanics

*MATH1107                             Math I

*MATH1208                           Math II

**PHYS1101                            Elements of Physics I

**PHYS1201                           Elements of Physics II

 

Year Two (Fall/Winter)

CHEM2301                              Introductory Organic Chemistry I

GEOL2101                                Engineering Geology

CHEM2403                    Introductory Analytical Chemistry

*MATH2104                    Mathematics III

COMM/ENGL                    Communications or English Elective

CHEM2303                               Introductory Organic Chemistry II

CHEM2404                      Environmental Chemistry

COMP1163                         Computer Applications (or MATH1116, Intro Comp w/C++)

CHEM2205                              Technical Physical Chemistry

MATH1109                                 Introductory Statistics (or MATH 2106, Elementary Mathematical Statistics I)

 

Year Three (Fall/Winter)

ENGI2103                                    Engineering Economics

CHEM2401                                 Industrial Chemistry

CHEM3403                       Analytical Separations

ENGI2133                            Environmental Engineering

CHEM3801                                 Directed Study in Chemistry (or BETW3989)

CHEM2501                                 Introductory Inorganic Chemistry

CHEM3404                       Fundamentals of Chemical Engineering

CHEM3401                                 Analytical Spectroscopy

PETR3163                                     Process Control and Optimization Systems

*MATH2205                             Mathematics IV

90 credit degree may be granted*

 

90 CREDIT DEGREE MUST HAVE A MINIMUM OF 15-credits BEYOND 2000-Level as listed above

Year Four  (Fall/Winter)

CHEM3501                                  Intermediate Inorganic Chemistry

ENVI3131                                      Environmental Impact Assessment I

PETR1131                                     Petroleum Production and Processing (or Dept Approved Elective)

CHEM4403                                Advanced Topics in Analytical Chemistry

PUBH4107                                  Quality and Environmental Project Management

CHEM3301                                 Intermediate Organic Chemistry

CHEM4401                                 Polymer Chemistry

CHEM4405                                Chemical Instrumentation Design & Troubleshooting

CHEM4801                                Independent Project in Chemistry (or BETW4989)

Elective course Approved by Department of Chemistry

120 credit Advanced degree or equivalent may be granted*

 

FOUR YEAR ADVANCED DEGREE MUST HAVE A MINIMUM OF 18-credits BEYOND 2000-Level as listed above

**PHYS1101/1201 may be replaced by PHYS1104/1204 (General Physics I & II)
*MATH1107/1208/2104/2205 OR (MATH1101/1203/2205 + 3cr Math Departmental Approved Electives) OR (MATH1105/2205 + 6 cr Math Departmental Approved Electives)

*These programs do not lead to a professional engineering designation

 

 

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