BEng Process Engineering

The Bachelor of Engineering in Process Engineering at GUtech is tailored to the requirements of the Sultanate of Oman and the wider region, yet it draws on state-of-the-art expertise accumulated at RWTH Aachen, Germany, the affiliate University of GUtech.

The program places a strong emphasis on the employability of GUtech’s graduates. Many elements of the program are therefore accomplished in cooperation with local and international industry partners.

In addition, essential “soft skills” such as critical and creative thinking, life-long learning, intercultural communication, and teamwork are integrated throughout the curriculum, in order to give graduates all of the skills they need to become entrepreneurs, should they wish, boosting job creation in the Sultanate and elsewhere.

Structure

The Bachelor of Engineering in Process Engineering is an eight semester (four year) program. It uses integrated, practical approaches in order for students to gain a broad knowledge in the required natural sciences and their practical use, focusing on Plant Design, Petroleum and Petrochemicals, Thermal Separation Processes, Chemical, and Mechanical Processes, Control and Automation, and Material Science.

The first two years provide students with essential knowledge and skills in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Aided Design and Programming, and Engineering Drawing; the basics of Process Engineering. The remainder of the degree emphasizes the use and application of these fundamentals in both industry and research, locally in the Sultanate and worldwide.

The program is taught in English and it includes written and oral tests, an Industrial Internship and a Bachelor’s thesis, which can include experimental work. Students are also expected to develop basic communication skills in German.

Opportunities for Further Studies

Process Engineering graduates will be able to progress towards achieving their Chartered Engineer status or proceed with post-graduate education within the Sultanate of Oman, as well as in Europe, America, Australia and elsewhere.