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Bachelor (1 subject)

Chemical Engineering

Summary

Degree Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
Subject group Engineering Sciences
Standard program duration 7 semesters
Admission requirements none
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Start of studies Winter semester
Language German
Enrollment requirements

Overview enrollment requirements

Further information Website of Department of Biochemical and Chemical Engineering
Department Department of Biochemical and Chemical Engineering

Overview

In biochemical and chemical engineering, women and men are equally in demand when it comes to life's small and big problems: clean laundry, clean water, and clean air – but also paint, cosmetics, medicine, fertilizer, or new forms of energy. Chemical engineering, also known as chemical technology, is an interdisciplinary scientific-technical degree program that comprehensively and scientifically covers the processes used to convert substances for roughly half of all Germany's industrial products.

This demanding program conveys broad and well-founded basic knowledge of mathematics, natural sciences, and engineering while training students to become process engineers capable of planning, developing, implementing, assessing, and operating chemical engineering processes.

The Bachelor’s degree program in Chemical Engineering first provides – in addition to a general introduction to process-technological production – the necessary foundations in mathematics, physics, inorganic and organic chemistry, technical mechanics, materials science, thermodynamics, and fluid mechanics, as well as instruction in transport processes.

Building on this, subsequent courses are offered on specific subject areas within chemical engineering, such as process engineering, technical chemistry, apparatus construction, process dynamics and control, process design, and numerical mathematics, as well as  specialization modules that can be selected according to one's own inclination.

The theoretically acquired knowledge is consolidated through internships and practically applied in the Design Project within the framework of system planning. With the Bachelor’s thesis, the qualifying degree program is completed and the graduate can go to work in an industrial company.

Skills and knowledge

What should you bring to the program?

  • very good knowledge of mathematics
  • broad interests in natural sciences and technology
  • motivation and willingness to work.

Test your own aptitude for Chemical Engineering here (German only). For new students, participation in the test is a prerequisite for enrollment.

Field of activity

There’s a German motto that succinctly states how central and pervasive engineering is, „Kein Ding ohne Ing.!“ – not a thing without engineering! The fields of application in chemical engineering are as diverse as the areas of training: After completing the Bachelor’s degree program, you have acquired the basic knowledge and skills to launch a professional career. On the one hand, you are now prepared to pursue the research-oriented Master’s degree program; on the other hand, you are also well equipped to start working in industry, in administration, or in research institutions.

Examples of future career options:

  • as a process engineer in the pharmaceutical, cosmetics, automobile, food, or chemical industry, develop new processes or optimize existing ones
  • as a project engineer in large-scale chemistry or in an engineering office, develop equipment, plant components, or entire production plants for chemical technology
  • as an engineer or maintenance manager, build, operate, and maintain equipment in chemical plants
  • as a product or marketing engineer specializing in a particular product or process, advise customers on product characteristics and sell products
  • work in the marketing department or management at a chemical company
  • work in documentation, testing and security, occupational safety, or intellectual property.

Additional information

Application for a place in the Bachelor’s degree program must be done online. New students must have completed the self-assessment test "tu do bci" of the Department of Biochemical and Chemical Engineering before enrolling.

No industrial internship has to be carried out before beginning studies, but the program plan does include a mandatory 12-week internship in a suitable company. Subsequently, a three-semester Master’s degree can be completed at the Department of Biochemical and Chemical Engineering.