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Chemical Engineering – (M.Sc.)
University of Groningen
Faculty of Mathematics & Natural Sciences
| Application Deadline: | June 1; 15 April (Non EU) | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 1,713 ≈ € 9,600 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Groningen / Netherlands / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 24 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 120 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
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How can you design a slow-release drug system and how can you develop a production process to produce these systems in sufficient amounts? How can we make and produce biodiesel from the Jatropha plant (Indonesia) and how can we use the waste products of this process for pharmaceutical purposes? These are some of the interesting questions you will be able to answer after you have followed the Master´s degree programme in Chemical Engineering in Groningen.
The two-year programme focuses on Product Engineering. It is divided into two major parts. The first year mainly comprises course work while in the second year you will complete an internship. Your final research project is the last step in fulfilling all the requirements for obtaining the degree. The teaching methods are exciting: your digital assistant NESTOR will guide you, administrate your timetable, provide feedback on homework, inform you of your results and review your lecture notes. Mathcad is used in all courses to solve engineering problems.
Chemical engineers from the University of Groningen are known for their flexibility and all-round skills. They make careers all over Europe in major companies including Corus, DSM, Akzo Nobel or Philips. Major IT companies are also keen to recruit graduates from Groningen. Job possibilities in the region are expanding rapidly. Groningen is incubating new industry and there is a high demand for well-trained new staff. Research positions at the University of Groningen are also available.
Contents
The Master programme requires 120 ECTS in total, that are composed as indicated in the table.
* Research Project in Chemical Engineering
* Traineeship
* Advanced Product Engineering
* Biochemistry and Microbiology for Engineers
* Interfacial Engineering
* Polymer Products
* Powder Technology
* Optional courses
Optical courses
* Laboratory Course Chemical Engineering
* Sustainability for Engineers
* Electives to be approved on individual basis
Individual adaptations of the programme
Depending on the bachelor programme students may already have followed some of the courses mentioned in the table. If such is the case the credits allotted to these courses should be transfered to Optional Courses. Optional courses not mentioned in the table should approved by the supervisor of the master programme.
Courses: lectures, tutorials and projectwork
The theoretical parts of the programme are given in the form of interactive lectures, tutorials and projects. The acquired knowledge will be assayed by means of an examination and/or assignments.
Chemical Engineering expects students to be very self-reliant. Smaller groups provide direct interaction between lecturers and students. This is also encouraged by the large part of tutorials and projects in the study programme.
Tutorials require active participation of students, with understanding of the lecture material. Questions and assignments regarding the material will be treated here.
Projects are an important part of the Master programme of Chemical Engineering. Students study and solve problems in groups. The results are reported, both verbally and written. This requires an active and independent attitude of students.
Traineeship
The purpose of the traineeship (20 ECTS) is to get acquainted with a business or government organization, where results of research in the field of chemical engineering are put into practice. In such an organization an assignment has to be done always supervised by an external supervisor. The final responsibility is in the hands of a lecturer of the Department of Chemistry (Opleidingsinstituut Scheikunde). Every traineeship is finished with a written report which is assessed by the lecturer.
Goals of the traineeship:
* Gain experience in carrying out duties in business or government
* Learn how to function in an organization
* Familiarize with the chemical engineer´s profession
* Practice and improve social and communicative skills
* Carry out a project assignment in chemical engineering for the party offering the traineeship.
Furthermore, the student gains experience in:
* Analyzing and formulating a research problem and inventing a research strategy
* Carrying out research under supervision
* Critically analyzing and explaining results.
Research assignment
The graduation research project (60 ECTS) is a part of the study programme in which experimental, theoretical and descriptive scientific research is carried out. This research refers to a chemically technologically oriented subject. It takes place at the university, in a company or public authority and can be carried out both individually and in a multidisciplinary project group. Each subject is completed by a written report and a presentation in the Department of Chemistry.
A research subject is worth 60 ECTS including the report and presentation and has to be done under supervision and responsibility of a lecturer of the cluster Chemical Engineering. The day-to-day supervision could be done by a lecturer, a PhD student in association with a lecturer or by an approved supervisor from a company or public authority, in case the project takes place there. The student should be able to take part in scientific communication within the concerned cluster.
The goal of the graduation research is to prove that the student
* can analyze and formulate a research problem and find a research strategy
* can carry out research under supervision
* can critically analyze and explain its results
* can draft a model on the basis of theory and experiments
* can report and defend a research both verbally and in writing
* is able to function in a (multidisciplinary) research environment.
Planning of study
In the first year of the master's programme students should take 25 ECTS ofcoursework.
The traineeship of 20 EC is planned for the first half of the second semester of first year. The research project is started after the traineeship, in parallel with the remaining coursework.
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Requirements
* A Bachelor´s degree in Chemistry of Chemical Engineering.
* If you have a foreign Bachelor´s degree in Chemical Engineering or a different degree, the Board of Examiners will decide whether or not you can be admitted to the Master´s programme.
* Sufficient English proficiency: TOEFL 580 (paper-based); IELTS 6,5
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.0 |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 580 |
Accreditation
Accredited by the Dutch Government
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