Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering
About This Programme
AURAK's Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering covers thermodynamics, transport phenomena, chemical reaction engineering, process design, optimisation and simulation, with a strong process-safety and environmental strand. Students may take a concentration in Petroleum Engineering, which adds drilling, reservoir, production, well logging and reservoir simulation courses. This is the most expensive of AURAK's undergraduate fee bands.
Course Highlights
- ABET-accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission
- Optional concentration in Petroleum Engineering
- Two internships and a two-part senior design project
- 133 credit hours over four years
What You'll Study
AURAK publishes this as a sample study plan; the actual sequence a student follows depends on placement, transfer credit and course availability. Where AURAK's own plan totals fewer credit hours than the degree's published credit count, the published count is authoritative.
Freshman Year
- PHYS 110 - University Physics I3 credits
- PHYS 111 - University Physics I Lab1 credit
- ENGL 101 - Composition3 credits
- ENGR 107 - Introduction to Engineering2 credits
- MATH 113 - Calculus I3 credits
- UNIV 100 - University First-Year Transition1 credit
- CHEM 211 - General Chemistry I3 credits
- CHEM 212 - General Chemistry I Lab1 credit
- ENGL 202 - English for Workplace Communication3 credits
- MATH 114 - Calculus II3 credits
- GEN ED - Humanities and Fine Arts Elective3 credits
- PHYS 220 - University Physics II3 credits
- PHYS 221 - University Physics II Lab1 credit
- CSCI 114 - Applied Computational Thinking3 credits
- CSCI 115 - Applied Computational Tools3 credits
Sophomore Year
- CHEM 213 - General Chemistry II3 credits
- CHEM 214 - General Chemistry II Lab1 credit
- ENGR 210 - Sustainability in Engineering2 credits
- MATH 203 - Linear Algebra3 credits
- UNIV 200 - Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability3 credits
- BIOL 112 - University Biology I3 credits
- ECON 103 - Principles of Microeconomics3 credits
- MENG 241 - Engineering Materials3 credits
- MENG 242 - Engineering Materials Lab1 credit
- CHEM 215 - Organic Chemistry I3 credits
- CHEM 216 - Organic Chemistry Lab I1 credit
- MATH 214 - Elementary Differential Equations3 credits
- CHEN 202 - Principles of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering3 credits
- CIEN 251 - Fluid Mechanics3 credits
- ENGR 390 - Internship I3 credits
Petroleum Engineering concentration only:
- PENG 351 - Reservoir Rock and Fluid Properties3 credits
Junior Year
- CHEN 301 - Computational Tools in Chemical and Petroleum Engineering1 credit
- ENGR 200 - Engineering Statistics3 credits
- CHEM 315 - Physical Chemistry3 credits
- CHEM 316 - Physical Chemistry Lab1 credit
- MENG 323 - Engineering Economy3 credits
- UAES 200 - Survey of United Arab Emirates Studies3 credits
- CHEN 312 - Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics3 credits
- CHEN 351 - Chemical Reaction Engineering3 credits
- CHEN 352 - Chemical Reaction Lab1 credit
- CHEN 370 - Heat and Mass Transport3 credits
- CHEN 372 - Thermal and Fluid Sciences Lab1 credit
- ENGR 391 - Internship II3 credits
Writing-intensive choice, plus the Petroleum Engineering concentration courses:
- PHIL 100 - Critical Thinking and Reasoning3 credits
- ENGL 200 - Advanced Composition3 credits
- MEST 100 - Introduction to Islam in World Culture (Writing Intensive)3 credits
- PENG 362 - Drilling Engineering3 credits
- PENG 371 - Petroleum Reservoir Engineering3 credits
- PENG 384 - Petroleum Production Engineering3 credits
Senior Year
- CHEN 404 - Safety and Environmental Impact3 credits
- CHEN 471 - Unit Operation Lab1 credit
- CHEN 472 - Separation Processes3 credits
- CHEN 481 - Process and Plant Design3 credits
- CHEN Technical Elective 13 credits
- CHEN 483 - Advanced Simulation Lab1 credit
- CHEN 491 - Senior Design Project I3 credits
- CHEN 482 - Chemical Process Dynamics and Control3 credits
- CHEN 484 - Process Integration and Optimization3 credits
- CHEN 486 - Data Science in Chemical Engineering3 credits
- CHEN 492 - Senior Design Project II3 credits
- CHEN Technical Elective 23 credits
- ENGR 450 - Engineering Seminar1 credit
Petroleum Engineering concentration only:
- PENG 381 - Well Logging3 credits
- PENG 473 - Reservoir Simulation3 credits
- Technical Elective3 credits
Entry Requirements
Applications are made online. AURAK's admissions application deadline for Fall 2026 is 30 August 2026 and for Spring 2027 is 3 January 2027.
Careers
AURAK lists environmental engineer, process engineer, production engineer, quality control, materials engineer, mining engineer, energy engineer, nuclear engineer, pharmaceutical engineer, process safety engineer, manufacturing engineer and R&D engineer as destinations for this degree, across oil and gas, materials science, environmental engineering, nuclear engineering and biotechnology.
Accreditation & Professional Recognition
Accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, and by the Commission for Academic Accreditation of the UAE Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research. AURAK is also institutionally accredited by SACSCOC (US) and QAA (UK).
Programme Details
Award
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering
Start Date
Fall (August/September) and Spring (January), with an optional Summer (June) start
Typical Offer
UAE curriculum Elite Track 75%, Advanced Track 75%, or General Track 80% (with foundation Mathematics and Physics taken in the first semester). Applicants must also achieve 80% or higher in Mathematics and Physics at high school, or pass the Accuplacer test in those subjects; Chemical Engineering applicants need 80% or higher in Mathematics and Chemistry instead.
Duration
4 years
Qualification
BS
Subject Area
Engineering
Tuition Fee
AED 65,200/yr
Applications are made online through AURAK. Fees shown exclude the separate non-tuition charges: an AED 400 application fee (AED 500 for graduate programmes), an AED 4,000 seat reservation fee credited against first-semester tuition, and per-semester technology, service and medical fees.