Chemical Engineering

Study programme description

First cycle university study programme

Graduates are awarded the title:

                   diplomirani inženir kemijskega inženirstva (UN) - for male holders
                   diplomirana inženirka kemijskega inženirstva (UN) – for female holders
                   dipl. inž. kem. inž. (UN) – abbreviated title

Programme goals and general competences

Basic goal
The primary goal of the university study programme Chemical Engineering is to enable future engineers to act professionally in real industrial processes and on the basis of chemical engineering knowledge  manage, analyze and design chemical processes and products.

General competences:
The title degreed chemical engineer (university) will be received by students who  have shown through the process of assessment that they: 

• Have good foundation knowledge in the major fields of chemical engineering, solid knowledge of chemistry and sufficient knowledge of mathematics and physics
• Have acquired a standard of knowledge and competences that will enable them to enroll into the second cycle of university lectures or programmes
• Are capable of analysis, synthesis and understanding of the influence of technical products on environment and society
• Can communicate efficiently, also in English, and use modern presentation tools 
• Are capable of working in multi-disciplinary groups
• Can understand the principles of management and understand business practice
• Are aware of their professional and ethical responsibility
• Are capable of autonomous learning and feel the need for life-long learning

Admission requirements and selection criteria in case of admission restrictions

Admission to the programme Chemical Engineering  is granted to candidates who:

1. Completed the Matura exam, or
2. Completed the Vocational Matura exam in any secondary school programme, and passed an  exam in one of the Matura subjects, but not in a subject the candidate had already passed in Vocational Matura exam  
3. Who have completed a four year secondary school before June 1 1995

Admission is limited to 90 candidates.

In case of  admission restrictions:

The candidates under a. and c. will be chosen according to:

• General results from the Matura or school leaving exam 60%
• General learning results in the 3rd and 4th year 40%

The candidates under b. will be chosen according to:

• General result in vocational matura 40%
• General learning results in the 3rd and 4th year 40%
• Result in the Matura subject 20%

Criteria for recognition of knowledge and skills acquired before admission to the programme

The knowledge the candidate has previously acquired through various forms of education may be recognised if it is compatible with the teaching contents of the Chemical Engineering programme. The recognition of knowledge and skills acquired prior to admission depends on the decision of the FKKT Senate or a body named by the Faculty’s Senate. The applicants should submit a written application and provide certificates and other documents as evidence of successfully acquired knowledge and adequate contents.
In recognizing the knowledge acquired prior to admission, the FKKT Senate or a body named by the Senate will consider the following:

• Comparability of admission conditions (required education necessary for admission to the programme)
• Comparability of the extent of previous education (number of contact hours per subject for which the knowledge is to be recognised).
• Adequate contents of the subject for which the knowledge is to be recognised.

Previously acquired knowledge can be recognized if the admission conditions were similar to the admission conditions of Chemical Engineering, if previous education included minimum 75% of the extent of the subject and minimum 75%  of the contents of the subject to be recognized.   If the Commission approves and recognizes previously acquired education, the subject is allocated the same number of  ECTS points as the subject in the Chemical Engineering programme.

Predmetnik
1st Year		Contact hours						ECTS
		P	S	SV	LV	DO	Σ
	1st semester
Legiša	Mathematics I	45		30			75	5
	Physics I	45		30			75	5
Leban	General chemistry	60	15				75	5
Dolinar	Molecular fundamentals in life sciences	45	15		15		75	5
Jerman	Fundamentals of engineering	45	30				75	5
	Elective subject - general	30		45			75	5
	Total	270	40	105	15		450	30
	2nd semester
Kramar	Mathematics II	45		30			75	5
	Physics II	45		30			75	5
	Practical course in physics			15	60		75	5
Leban	Inorganic chemistry	60	15				75	5
Leban	Practicals in general and inorganic chemistry			30	45		75	5
Golob, Pavko	Chemical engineering I	30	45				75	5
	Total	180	60	105	105		450	30
	Total 1st year	450	120	210	120		900	60
General elective subjects from 1st year *		Contact hours						ECTS
		P	S	SV	LV	DO	Σ
Lotrič	Use of ICT in natural and technical sciences*	30		45			75	5
Jamnik M., Gerlovič	Physical education*						75	5
Hočevar	Technical english*	30		45			75	5
Žerdin	Industrial property and Entrepreneurship*						75	5

*the subject can be chosen as general elective subject in the 1st or 2nd year but only once in the entire period of studying.

2nd Year		Contact hours						ECTS
		P	S	SV	LV	DO	Σ
	3rd semester
Kramar	Mathematics III	45		30			75	5
Zupan	Organic chemistry	60	15				75	5
Jamnik A.	Chemical thermodynamics	60	15				75	5
Koller	Quantum mechanics	45	15	15			75	5
Maček	Chemical and process safety	45	15		15		75	5
	Elective subject - general	30		45			75	5
	Total	285	60	90	15		450	30
	4th semester
Zupančič Kralj	Instrumental methods	75					75	5
Zupančič Kralj	Practical course in instrumental methods			15	60		75	5
Krajnc	Chemical engineering II	30	45				75	5
Plazl I.	Fluid mechanics	60	15				75	5
Pejovnik	Engineering materials	45	15		15		75	5
	Elective subject -professional	45	15	15			75	5
	Total	255	90	30	75		450	30
	Total 2nd year	540	150	120	90		900	60
Professional elective subjects from 2nd year		Contact hours						ECTS
		P	S	SV	LV	DO	Σ
Berovič	Biotechnology**	45	15		15		75	5
Zagorc Končan, Žgajnar Gotvajn	Introduction to environmental engineering**	45	15		15		75	5
Šebenik	Polymer materials**	45	15		15		75	5
Kastelic Avsec	Industrial practice**					150	150	5

** the subject can be chosen as professional elective subject in the 2nd or 3rd year but only once in the entire period of studying.

3rd Year		Contact hours						ECTS
		P	S	SV	LV	DO	Σ
	5th semester
Krajnc	Heat and mass transfer	60	15				75	5
Levec	Chemical reactor engineering	60	15				75	5
Golob	Chemical engineering thermodynamics	60	15				75	5
Šebenik	Product engineering	30	45				75	5
	Elective subject – professional	45	15		15		75	5
	Elective subject – professional	45	15		15		75	5
	Total	300	120		30		450	30
	6th semester
Golob	Separation processes	60	15				75	5
Lakota	Chemical engineering laboratory			90	60		150	10
	Diploma work					255	255	15
	Total	60	15	90	60	255	450	30
	Total 3rd year	360	135	90	90	255	900	60
Professional elective subjects from 3rd year		Contact hours						ECTS
		P	S	SV	LV	DO	Σ
Šebenik	Principles of polymer engineering**	45	15		15		75	5
Marinšek	Modern methods of materials characterisation**	45	15		15		75	5
Zupan K.	Practical course in materials characterisation**			30	45		75	5
Pavko	Mechanical and hydrodynamical operations**	45	15		15		75	5

P – lectures; S – seminar; V – exercises; D – other forms of pedagogical work  (e.g. project work); ECTS – credit points according to the European Credit Transfer System  (1 ECTS equals 30 hours of student load)

Course progression requirements.

Requirements for progression to the higher year

To be admitted into the higher year, the student needs to have the teacher’s signature certifying enrolment and attendance for all subjects of the previous year. In addition the following progression requirements need to be met:

For progression into the second year, the candidate has to achieve 60 credit points.

For progression into the third year, the candidate has to pass all the exams from the first year (60 CP) and achieve 60 credit points in the second year.

The FKKT Study Commission may, according to the Faculty’s rules, exceptionally approve progression to a higher year if in the previous year the student has achieved minimum 30 credit points according to ECTS, and if the student can provide justifiable reasons for it .  As justifiable  are considered the reasons listed in the Statute of the University of Ljubljana.

The student may repeat the year if he/she has achieved 20 credit points from those required for a particular year. During the course of the studies, the student may repeat  the year  once or change the study programme once due to non fulfilment of requirements in the previous study programme.

According to the law and Statute, after the third year the student may be granted a prolongation of student’s status by a maximum of one year if he/she can provide justifiable reasons and has met all the requirements of the first two years.

Consultation and guidance in selecting elective subjects will be provided by mentors and tutors in a particular study year.

Requirements for completion of studies

To complete the first-cycle of university study, the student has to fulfil all obligations in all subjects of the programme, achieve 180 CP, and prepare and successfully defend his/her diploma work according to the Rules on Diploma Work, adopted by the Senate of the Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana.

Transitions between study programmes

Transition between study programmes means cessation of student’s education in the previous study programme and continuation of education in a new study programme.  The transition from other university and professional college programmes into the first-cycle of university study programme of Chemical Engineering is granted if on enrolment  at least half of all obligations from the previous study programme can be recognized as adequate.

1. Transition from university study programmes (adopted before 06-11-2004) and first-cycle university study programmes(adopted after 06-11-2004) into first-cycle  university study programmes of Chemical Engineering
   The programme is not closed for students of other comparable university programmes. The student who wishes to make the transition to the Chemical Engineering UN study programme has to submit a written application and provide evidence of fulfilment of obligations in the previous study programme and evidence about the fulfilment of entry conditions for the new programme. The student is admitted into the year for which he/she fulfils the  conditions of enrollment, i.e. has  pass all the exams that are specific for this programme.   The approval of application for transition is given by the Senate of the Faculty for Chemistry and Chemical technology, UL,  or corresponding body defined by the Senate.
2. Transition from professional college programmes (adopted before 06-11-2004) and first-cycle professional college programmes (adopted after 06-11-2004) into first-cycle  university study programmes of Chemical Engineering
   Students of professional college programme of Chemical Technology who meet the conditions for admission into first-cycle university programmes can, on the basis of submitted evidence, make the transition into the corresponding year of the first-cycle university programme of Chemical Engineering. The Faculty defines the missing obligations they have to filfil if they wish to graduate from the new programme. However, in the case of transition from professional college programme, the student has to meet the conditions for admission into the first year of first-cycle university study programme of Chemical Engineering
3. Transition from college programmes before June 1994 and first-cycle university programme of Chemical Engineering.
   Graduates from the college programme of Chemical Technology approved until 1994 that have three years of working experience can make the transition into the third year.  The Faculty defines which missing courses need to be taken before the enrolment. Admission is granted to  candidates who have finished any four-year secondary school programme.
   The approval of application for transition is granted by the Senate of the Faculty for Chemistry and Chemical technology, UL, or corresponding body defined by the Senate. 

Assessment Methods

Student’s performance is verified and assessed for each individual course by knowledge testing for each subject at the end of the course.  Assessment and testing are carried out in the form of oral and written exams, midterm tests, seminars and projects. Student’s obligations and forms of assessment are defined by the syllabus of each individual subject. A variety of continuous assessment forms defined in the syllabus may form  part of the final grade. Testing and grading procedures are regulated by the Rules on Examinations of the Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana, adopted by the Faculty Senate. 

Students are assessed against the grading scale adopted by the Statute of the University of Ljubljana.