Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
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QS Subject Rankings
3 years
Program duration
Yes
Scholarships
Program Overview
Main Subject
Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
Degree
BSc
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
Studying the Bachelor's programme in Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology at AAU Esbjerg, you will take part in the development of processes and products needed to make our further existence on Earth sustainable. New technological discoveries are needed within water treatment and environmental protection to prevent impacts of our activities.
New active and smart materials are needed to improve our quality of life using less resources. New biotechnological processes are needed to avoid the use of potentially harmful chemicals in production, and new insights are needed to develop new energy carriers (fuels) based on renewable sources and produced through sustainable production.
As an engineer within chemistry and biotechnology you will get the skills and competences to develop and design processes that solve societal challenges. You will through our problem based teaching approach learn to analyze a problem and figure out exactly what’s needed of a good solution.
You will in a creative academic environment learn to use your knowledge and be challenged on your ideas by professional researchers. Through experiments in state of the art labs you will test your developed concepts and see for yourself if it works. You will be involved in industrial collaboration, working on problems from companies and experience that you already as a student make a difference.
Eligibility Requirements
To meet the entry requirements for the Bachelor's programme in Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, you need the following qualifications:
Upper secondary school exam
English B or an acceptable IELTS or TOEFL or Cambridge score
Mathematics A with a minimum grade of 4,0 in average
And one of the following combinations:
Physics B and Chemistry B
Physics B and Biotechnology A
Geoscience A and Chemistry B
Please note that A, B and C refer to the course level - not grades.
English Language Proficiency
Bachelor's programmes offered in English at Aalborg University require that your command of the English language is equivalent to level B (Danish level) in English. Level B (Danish level) in regards to languages is considered equivalent to level B2 referring to Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
Applicants applying for English taught Bachelor's programmes must submit the results of one of the below mentioned IELTS, TOEFL, Cambridge or ECPE tests with the required minimum scores – by uploading the test results to www.optagelse.dk.
We do not accept IELTS and TOEFL tests that are more than 2 years old at the time of the application deadline.
We do not accept the “TOEFL MyBest Scores” and "IELTS One Skill Retake".
Tuition Fees and Scholarships
Domestic Students
Tuition Fee/year | Other Expenses |
International Students
Tuition Fee/year 15,335 Euro | Other Expenses
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Application Deadline
Domestic Deadline | International Deadline |
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15 March |
Curriculum
- Courses:
- Problem-Based Learning in Science, Technology, and Society (5 ECTS)
- General Chemistry (5 ECTS)
- Calculus (5 ECTS)
- Project:
- Chemical and Bio-Industrial Products (10 ECTS)
- Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology – A Case Study (5 ECTS)
- Example Project: Biodiesel from Microalgae – A Possible Competitor to Petroleum Diesel
- Courses:
- Biologically Active Molecules – Introduction to Cell Biology and Biological Chemistry (5 ECTS)
- Fundamental Chemical Engineering and Thermodynamics (5 ECTS)
- Linear Algebra (5 ECTS)
- Project:
- Chemical Reactions in Natural and Technical Systems (15 ECTS)
- Courses:
- Methods in Quantitative Chemical Analysis (5 ECTS)
- Inorganic and Organic Chemistry (5 ECTS)
- Applied Statistics (5 ECTS)
- Project:
- Analysis of Chemical Systems (15 ECTS)
- Courses:
- Chemical Thermodynamics and Separation Process Engineering (5 ECTS)
- Microbial Biotechnology (5 ECTS)
- Material Science and Material Selection (5 ECTS)
- Project: Choose one topic:
- Material Science (15 ECTS)
- Applied Microbiology (15 ECTS)
- Petrochemical Separation Processes (15 ECTS)
- Courses:
- Chemical Reaction Engineering (5 ECTS)
- Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer, and Fluid Mechanics (5 ECTS)
- Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Methods (5 ECTS)
- Project: Choose one topic:
- Chemical Process Engineering (15 ECTS)
- Bioprocess Engineering (15 ECTS)
- Refinery Products and Processes (15 ECTS)
- Courses:
- Design of Experiments (5 ECTS)
- Process Control, Instrumentation, and Safety (5 ECTS)
- Bachelor’s Project:
- Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (20 ECTS)
This program equips students with a deep understanding of chemical processes, biotechnology applications, and project-based learning that mirrors real-world scenarios. The final semester culminates in a Bachelor's project, where students apply their knowledge in a specialized area of chemical engineering and biotechnology.
Program Benefits
This Bachelor’s programme is designed primarily for those of you who decide to continue your studies on a related Master’s programme.
With a Master’s degree within the field of chemical engineering and biotechnology your future work place may be a consulting engineering company, a production company, a ministry or maybe you would like to become a PhD student at a university or a research institution.
Problem based learning and working in groups during your study programme will give you many useful skills that make you an attractive candidate on the job market. You know how to approach a problem and solve it in collaboration with other people, which is often how things are done in the “real world”.
Career Possibilities
With a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree within the field of chemical engineering and biotechnology, your future work place may be in a production company in food or pharma, you may develop better wind turbines, Lego bricks or Ecco shoes, you may provide consultancy in an engineering company, you may become a state official or work in the public administration or you may become a PhD student and pursue a research career in academia or industry.
The Bachelor’s programmer entitles the graduate to the designation Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Engineering (Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology)
Research Opportunities
During the programmer you will work with topics such as:
Chemical and bio industrial products
Cell biology and biological chemistry
Thermodynamics
Inorganic and organic chemistry
Microbial biotechnology
Different materials
Heat transfer
Mathematical modelling and numerical methods
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