Chemical and Petrochemical Engineering (CPE) Program

1. Mission Statement of Saint Joseph University

The mission of the University articulates on three dimensions: the creation of new knowledge (research), the transmission of this knowledge (teaching) and putting this knowledge at the service of the society (service). In order to put this mission into execution, the University positions itself as an establishment of francophone language and culture, which privileges multiculturalism and trilingualism (French, Arabic and English) and adopts innovation and digital transformation. Being accessible to all social classes and communities, and at the service of the nation and the region, it fulfills its social responsibility, advocates for social inclusion and refutes any discrimination. In teaching and research, it promotes issues of sustainable development, primacy of human rights, justice, democracy, dialogue of civilizations as well as issues of meaning. Being open to the international sphere, it is determined to benefit from the extraordinary potentiality that the network of Jesuit and catholic universities present throughout the world.  

2. Mission Statement of ESIB

The « Ecole Supérieure d’Ingénieurs de Beyrouth » (ESIB) of Saint Joseph University is a French-speaking engineering institution of higher education and research serving Lebanon and the region. ESIB provides students with a solid education to acquire high-level scientific and technical skills in several areas of the engineering profession, allowing them to become operational both in design and research as well as on site and in industry. The academic experience of the students goes beyond the acquisition of knowledge in the courses to skill-based learning involving creativity, innovation, cooperation, collaboration with peers and tolerance.

3. Program Education Objectives (PEOs)

The objectives of the Chemical and Petrochemical Engineering program are to graduate students able to:

• Pursue successful professional careers by skillfully solving emerging engineering problems.
• Contribute to the sustainable growth and development of the society.
• Sustain intellectual curiosity and further expand their knowledge and skills allowing them to assimilate the advances in the profession in a changing world.
• Assume leadership roles while respecting diversity and ethical practices.

4. Student Outcomes (SOs)

1. An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
2. An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors.
3. An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
4. An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts.
5. An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.
6. An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
7. An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.

5. Graduation Requirements

To graduate, a student must have passed all required courses and must have met the following requirements:

• Accumulated 120 ECTS credits (60 credit hours) in the Preparatory Engineering Classes (Regular Class or Honors Class).
• Accumulated 180 ECTS credits (90 credit hours) in the Major Engineering Classes.
• Accumulated at least 32 ECTS credits (16 credit hours) of the USJ General Education program within the aforementioned 300 ECTS credits.
• Attained a cumulative average of 12 over 20 in the Major Engineering Classes.

6. Curriculum Requirements

6.1 Preparatory Engineering Classes: (120 ECTS credits)

Regular Class

• General Education (8 ECTS credits):
• 020GSCNI1: Engineering at the Service of the Community (2 Cr.)
• 018RDLDL1: Religions in their Diversity (2 Cr.)
• Open Elective Courses (4 Cr.): Two courses selected from the open elective courses proposed at Saint Joseph University of Beirut.

• Mathematics (48 ECTS credits):
• 020AA1NI2: Analysis 1 (4 Cr.)
• 020AN2NI4: Analysis 2 (6 Cr.)
• 020ALBNI3: Bilinear Algebra and Geometry (6 Cr.)
• 020CDFNI4: Differential Calculus (6 Cr.)
• 020MADNI1: Discrete Mathematics (6 Cr.)
• 020ANGNI1: General Analysis (6 Cr.)
• 020ALNNI2: Linear Algebra (8 Cr.)
• 020PRBNI4: Probability (4 Cr.)
• 020CMTNI1: Supplemental Mathematics (2 Cr.)

• Sciences (46 ECTS credits):
• 020ATONI2: Atomic Structure and Chemical Bonding (2 Cr.)
• 020CHGNI1: General Chemistry (4 Cr.)
• 020TCGNI2: General Chemistry Laboratory (2 Cr.)
• 020CITNI4: Inorganic Chemistry and Laboratory (4 Cr.)
• 020CIHNI4: Kinetics of Chemical Reactions (2 Cr.)
• 020MC1NI1: Mechanics 1 (6 Cr.)
• 020MC2NI3: Mechanics 2 (4 Cr.)
• 020CORNI3: Organic Chemistry (4 Cr.)
• 020PCONI4: Organic Chemistry Laboratory (2 Cr.)
• 020SPHNI1: Physical Signals (6 Cr.)
• 020PP1NI2: Physics Laboratory 1 (2 Cr.)
• 020TH1NI2: Thermodynamics 1 (4 Cr.)
• 020TH2NI3: Thermodynamics 2 (4 Cr.)

• Programming (8 ECTS credits):
• 020IF1NI2: Programming 1 (4 Cr.)
• 020IF2NI3: Programming 2 (4 Cr.)

• Engineering Fundamentals (10 ECTS credits):
• 020COANI4: Computer Aided Design (4 Cr.)
• 020GELNI4: Geology (2 Cr.)
• 020PIINI4: Introduction to Engineering Project (2 Cr.)
• 020IMFNI4: Introduction to Fluid Mechanics (2 Cr.)

Honors Class

• General Education (6 ECTS credits):
• 020GSCCI1: Engineering at the Service of the Community (2 Cr.)
• 020FR1CI2: French and Philosophy 1 (2 Cr.)
• 020FR2CI3: French and Philosophy 2 (2 Cr.)

• Mathematics (42 ECTS credits):
• 020AL1CI2: Algebra 1 (6 Cr.)
• 020AL2CI3: Algebra 2 (6 Cr.)
• 020AL3CI4: Algebra 3 (4 Cr.)
• 020AA1CI2: Analysis 1 (4 Cr.)
• 020AN2CI3: Analysis 2 (6 Cr.)
• 020AN3CI4: Analysis 3 (4 Cr.)
• 020MADCI1: Discrete Mathematics (6 Cr.)
• 020ANGCI1: General Analysis (6 Cr.)

• Sciences (54 ECTS credits):
• 020CHACI3: Advanced General Chemistry (4 Cr.)
• 020EMECI3: Electromagnetism (4 Cr.)
• 020CHGCI1: General Chemistry (4 Cr.)
• 020TCGCI2: General Chemistry Laboratory (2 Cr.)
• 020CIOCI4: Inorganic Chemistry and Laboratory (2 Cr.)
• 020INMCI2: Magnetic Induction (2 Cr.)
• 020MC1CI1: Mechanics 1 (6 Cr.)
• 020MC2CI3: Mechanics 2 (4 Cr.)
• 020CORCI4: Organic Chemistry and Laboratory (2 Cr.)
• 020SPHCI1: Physical Signals (6 Cr.)
• 020PP1CI2: Physics Laboratory 1 (2 Cr.)
• 020PP2CI3: Physics Laboratory 2 (2 Cr.)
• 020PHQCI4: Quantum Physics (2 Cr.)
• 020TRSCI3: Signal Processing (2 Cr.)
• 020TH1CI2: Thermodynamics 1 (6 Cr.)
• 020TH2CI4: Thermodynamics 2 (2 Cr.)
• 020OPTCI3: Wave Optics (2 Cr.)

• Programming (10 ECTS credits):
• 020IF1CI2: Programming 1 (4 Cr.)
• 020IF2CI3: Programming 2 (4 Cr.)
• 020IF3CI4: Programming 3 (2 Cr.)

• Engineering Fundamentals (8 ECTS credits):
• 020GELCI4: Geology (2 Cr.)
• 020PIICI4: Introduction to Engineering Projects (2 Cr.)
• 020IMFCI4: Introduction to Fluid Mechanics (2 Cr.)
• 020TIPCI4: Personal Initiative Work (2 Cr.)

6.2 Major Engineering Classes: (180 ECTS credits)

• General Education (20 ECTS credits):

Required courses (16 Cr.)

• 020ANGCS4: English (4 Cr.)
• 020ETHCS1: Engineering Ethics (4 Cr.)
• 020COMCS2: Communication Skills (2 Cr.)
• 020GEPCS4: Production Management (2 Cr.)
• 020GPRCS5: Project Management (2 Cr.)
• 020DROCS2: Business Law (2 Cr.)

One Restricted Elective (2 Cr.):

General Education Course selected from the following list:

• 020ECOCS2: Economy (2 Cr.)
• 020ENPCS2: Entrepreneurship (2 Cr.)
• 020MNGCS2: Management (2 Cr.)
• 020MARCS2: Introduction to Marketing (2 Cr.)
• 020WORCS2: Work Ready Now (2 Cr.)

One Open Elective (2 Cr.): to be selected from the list of Arabic language and culture courses proposed at Saint Joseph University of Beirut.

• Mathematics and Programming (20 ECTS credits):
• 020TMCCS4: Mathematical Techniques in Chemical Engineering (6 Cr.)
• 020MOSCS3: Modeling and Simulation (2 Cr.)
• 020ANNCS1: Numerical Analysis (4 Cr.)
• 020IBDCS1: Programming and Databases (4 Cr.)
• 020STACS2: Statistics (4 Cr.)

• Chemistry and Physical chemistry (22 ECTS credits):
• 020CCHCS1: Chemical Kinetics/Heterogeneous Catalysis (2 Cr.)
• 020CHPCS1: Chemistry of Polymers (4 Cr.)
• 020THCCS1: Chemical Thermodynamics (4 Cr.)
• 020CHICS2: Industrial Chemistry (4 Cr.)
• 020CHTCS1: Theoretical Chemistry (4 Cr.)
• 020STMCS2: Total synthesis and Activation Methods (4 Cr.)

• Reactors and Processes (58 ECTS credits):
• 020BRFCS4: Bioreactors and Fermentation Lab (2 Cr.)
• 020CONCS3: Contactors: Systems G-L, F-S, L-L (4 Cr.)
• 020DCPCS3: Dynamics and Process Control (4 Cr.)
• 020GEACS5: Energy Management Applied to Processes and Utilities (2 Cr.)
• 020MEFCS2: Fluid Mechanics (4 Cr.)
• 020PFOCS5: Formulation Processes (4 Cr.)
• 020RNICS2: Ideal and Non-ideal Reactors (2 Cr.)
• 020PROCS2: Introduction to Continuous and Discontinuous Processes (4 Cr.)
• 020BMECS1: Mass and Energy Balances (6 Cr.)
• 020AMTCS4: Mechanical agitation and transfer (2 Cr.)
• 020GEPCS5: Process Engineering Lab (2 Cr.)
• 020CEPCS3: Process Equipment Design (4 Cr.)
• 020QHSCS2: Quality Health Safety (2 Cr.)
• 020TESCS3: Separation Techniques (6 Cr.)
• 020GTHCS3: Thermal Engineering (2 Cr.)
• 020PDTCS2: Transport Phenomena (4 Cr.)
• 020OPUCS4: Unit Operations: Adsorption, Drying, Crystallization (4 Cr.)

• Petrochemical (10 ECTS credits):
• 020PPCCS4: Petrochemical Processes (4 Cr.)
• 020PRPCS3: Refining Processes (6 Cr.)

• Restricted Electives (24 ECTS credits):

Six courses. 4 credits each, to be selected from the following list:

• 020TBICS5: Biochemical Techniques and Instrumentation (4 Cr.)
• 020MACCS5: Composite Materials (4 Cr.)
• 020TCOCS5: Cosmetics Technology (4 Cr.)
• 020CRPCS5: Design and Construction of Wells (4 Cr.)
• 020TDFCS3: Drilling Technology (4 Cr.)
• 020FEACS5: Food Manufacturing and Packaging (4 Cr.)
• 020MLTCS5: Lubricants and Tribology (4 Cr.)
• 020MCECS3: Microbiology-Enzymatic Catalysis (4 Cr.)
• 020CPPCS3: Pharmaceutical Process Design (4 Cr.)
• 020IDRCS5: Reservoir Engineering (4 Cr.)
• 020GDSCS5: Solid and Hazardous Waste Management (4 Cr.)
• 020ASCCS5: Statistical Analysis and Design of Pharmaceutical Operations (4 Cr.)
• 020TEUCS3: Wastewater Treatment (4 Cr.)

• Internships (4 ECTS credits): 020ST1CS3 (2 Cr.); 020ST2CS5 (2 Cr.)

• Process Design Project (6 ECTS credits): 020PDPCS4

• Final Year Project (16 ECTS credits): 020PFECS6

7. Student Enrolment (2023-2024, Fall Semester)

8. Graduation Statistics