Bachelor of Chemical Engineering with Honours

Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP)

Seri Iskandar, Perak , Malaysia

Quick Facts

Duration

4 years

Mode

Full-time, On-campus

Intake

Jan, May, Sep

Tuition Fees

RM92,400

Course Highlights

  • Accredited by the Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM)
  • Opportunity to choose the specialisation that are in demand by the industry in your final year
  • More than 70% of UTP alumni are currently working in oil and gas industry
  • Ranked #251 in the QS World University Rankings 2026, making it the leading private university in Malaysia

Course Structure

Semester 1:

  • Penghayatan Etika & Peradaban / BM Komunikasi 2 (International)
  • Introduction to Oil & Gas Industry and Sustainable Development
  • Ethics and Integrity
  • Engineering Mathematics 1
  • Physical Chemistry

Semester 2:

  • Falsafah & Isu Semasa
  • Health, Safety & Environment
  • Engineering Mathematics 2
  • Principles of Chemical Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering Fluid Mechanics

Semester 3:

  • Academic Writing
  • Scientific Inquiry
  • Co-Curriculum I
  • Statistics and Application
  • Process Heat Transfer
  • Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics I

Semester 4:

  • Professional Comm. Skills
  • Separation Process I
  • Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics II
  • Chemical Engineering Lab I
  • Organic Chemistry

Semester 5:

  • One (1) MPU2 Course
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Data Analytics
  • Engineering Team Project I
  • Reaction Engineering I
  • Separation Process II

Semester 6:

  • Community Engagement Project
  • Co Curriculum II
  • Engineering Team Project II
  • Process Safety & Loss Prevention
  • Process Modelling & Simulation
  • Chemical Engineering Lab II

Semester 7:

  • One (1) MPU3 Course
  • Environmental Chemical Engineering
  • Process Plant Design
  • Analytical Instrumentation
  • Process Instrumentation & Control

Student Industrial Internship Programme:

  • Student Industrial Training (SIT)

Student Industrial Internship Programme:

  • Student Industrial Project (SIP)

Semester 8:

  • Project Management
  • Reaction Engineering II
  • Material Science for Chemical Engineering
  • Plant Design Project I
  • Chemical Engineering Lab III

Semester 9:

  • Engineering Economics
  • Transport Phenomena
  • Final Year Project I
  • Plant Design Project II
  • Core Specialisation I

Semester 10:

  • Engineers in Society
  • Final Year Project II
  • Core Specialisation II
  • Core Specialisation III

Core Specialisation (CSp) Courses

  • ​​​A. ​​Environment and Sustainable ​Engineering
    • Air Pollution Engineering
    • Industrial Effluent Engineering
    • Sustainable Process Engineering
  • ​​​​​​B. Process System Engineering
    • Process Integration
    • Process Optimization
    • Advanced Process Control
  • ​​​​​C. Processing Industry​​
    • Gas and Petrochemical Processes
    • Polymer Processing
    • Biochemical Processing
  • ​​​​​D. Process Plant Safety ​ ​ ​​
    • Human Factors for Process Safety
    • Design for Process Safety
    • Technical Management for Process Safety
  • ​​​​​E.  Integrated Program Leading to MSc in Process Safety ​ ​ ​ ​​
    • Principles of Process Safety Management
    • Principles of Hazard Analysis and Risk Management
    • Safe Design and Operation
    • Human Factors
  • ​​​​​F.  Renewable Energy ​ ​ ​ ​​
    • Energy Management & Environment
    • Renewable Energy I
    • Renewable Energy II

Note:

  • Students are required to choose any of the following sets of Core Specialisation’s areas (set A, B, C, D, E or F) as Core Specialisation I, II and III.
  • Any Core (set A, B, C, D, E or F) which has student enrolment less than 10 will not be offered.

Minor (EM) Courses

  • ​​​Minor in Data Science ​
    • Artificial Intelligence
    • Simulation and Optimisation
    • Data Mining
    • Machine Learning  
    • Data Visualization     

Note: 

  • In order to be eligible for Minor, students are required to pass and complete all the courses under the same package (15 credits).
  • Minor course option is not compulsary.

Entry Requirements

  • Diploma in relevant field from a recognised institution: Minimum final CGPA of 2.00/4.00 
  • Matriculation in relevant field from a recognised institution: Minimum final CGPA of 2.00/4.00
  • Foundation in relevant field from a recognised institution: Minimum final CGPA of 3.00/4.00 
  • A Level or other equivalent qualification: Minimum Grade C in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry
  • STPM: Minimum Grade C in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry 
  • International Baccalaureate (IB): Minimum Total Points of 24 with a minimum Point 4 in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry
  • UEC - Senior Middle Level (SML): At least Grade B in English, Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, Advanced Mathematics
  • Australian Matriculation programme i.e. Year 12 Certificate, Australian Capital Territory/Higher School Certificate (HSC), New South Wales/Northern Territory Certificate Education (NTSE)/Queensland Senior Certificate/South Australian Certificate of Education/Tasmanian Certificate of Education (TCE)/Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE)/Western Australia Certificate of Education (WACE)/OR other equivalent qualification:
    •  Pass with minimum Grade C (OR 60%) in Mathematics OR Specialised Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry
  • Additional requirements: Other equivalent qualifications recognised by the Malaysian Government may also be considered.
  • Malaysian students must fulfill the following additional requirements:
    • Candidate must be a Malaysian citizen
    • Application must be made using the final examination semester results
    • Minimum Grade C (Credit) in Bahasa Melayu at SPM
    • Minimum Grade C (Credit) in Bahasa Inggeris at SPM

Estimated Fees

Application fees (non-refundable)

RM50

Tuition fees

RM92,400

Other miscellaneous fees

RM1,550

Total payable amount

RM94,000

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