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Syllabus 2008/09

Syllabus for Integrated Master's Degree in Chemical Engineering

Academic Year
Programmes
2006/2008
2007/2008

Legend:
HC
- Weekly contact hours; HCT - Total contact hours; ECTS - European Credit Transfer System

1º Year
First Semester         Second Semester      
Subject HC HCT ECTS   Subject HC HCT ECTS
Project FEUP 20,0 30,0 2,0   Mathematics II 4,5 63,0 7,0
Mathematics I 7,5 139,0 8,5   Chemistry II 7,0 98,0 8,0
Chemistry I 7,5 139,0 8,5   Chemistry Laboratory II 3,0 42,0 3,0
Chemistry Laboratory I 3,0 55,5 4,0   Physics I 4,0 56,0 6,0
Informatics Laboratory 4,0 74,0 7,0   Elements of Chemical Engineering I 3,5 49,0 6,0

2º Year
First Semester         Second Semester      
Subject HC HCT ECTS   Subject HC HCT ECTS
Mathematics III 5,0 70,0 8,0   Mathematics IV 5,0 70,0 7,5
Biologic Sciences 3,5 49,0 6,0   Physics II 3,5 49,0 6,0
Fluid Mechanics 4,0 56,0 6,0   Transport Phenomena I 4,0 56,0 6,0
Thermodynamics 4,5 63,0 6,0   Elements Chemical Engineering II 3,5 49,0 6,0
Chemical Engineering Practice I 4,0 56,0 4,0   Chemical Engineering Practice II 5,0 70,0 4,5

3º Year
First Semester         Second Semester      
Subject HC HCT ECTS   Subject HC HCT ECTS
Transport Phenomena II 3,5 49,0 6,0   Reaction Engineering II 4,0 56,0 6,5
Materials Science and Engineering 4,0 56,0 6,0   Separation Processes II 4,5 63,0 7,0
Reaction Engineering I 4,0 56,0 6,5   Physical Chemistry of Surfaces 3,5 49,0 6,0
Separation Processes I 4,5 63,0 7,0   Transfer Operations 4,0 56,0 6,0
Chemical Engineering Practice III 5,0 70,0 4,5   Chemical Engineering Practice IV 5,0 70,0 4,5

4º Year
First Semester         Second Semester      
Subject HC HCT ECTS   Subject HC HCT ECTS
Reaction Engineering III 4,0 56,0 7,0   Processe Strategy and Optimization 5,0 70,0 7,5
Process Dynamics and Control 5,0 70,0 8,0   Introduction to Engineering Project 4,0 56,0 8,5
Chemical Engineering and Sustainability 4,0 56,0 6,0   Elements of Industrial Management 4,0 56,0 6,0
Product Engineering
4,0 56,0 6,0   Thematic Option I (Note 1) 4,0 56,0 5,0
Chemical Engineering Practice V 3,0 42,0 3,0   Chemical Engineering Practice VI 3,0 42,0 3,0

5º Year
First Semester         Second Semester      
Subject HC HCT ECTS   Subject HC HCT ECTS
Engineering Project
4,0 56,0 14,0   Development Project (click here to see a list of proposal projects) 4,0 56,0 30,0
Tematic Option II (Note 1) 4,0 56,0 5,0
Free Option I - Type A (Note 1) 4,0 56,0 5,5
Free Option I - Type B (Note 1)
4,0 56,0 5,5

Optional Subjects (Note 1: Choose only one subject for each Option)
Thematic Free - Type A Free - Type B
Environment
Bioengineering
Energy
Industrial Informatics
Textile Chemistry
Entrepreneurship
Renewable Energies
Nano-materials, nanomanufacture and nano-systems

Last updated 15-10-2008