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Chemical Engineering Degree

Degree Chemical Engineer
Level Under Graduate
Duration Eight (8) semesters
Number of credits 137
Class Schedule Day
Modality On-Campus Learning
SNIES Code 4017
National Accreditation 2008: CNA (Consejo Nacional de Acreditación - National Accreditation Council) for 4 years

Research of Emphasis Areas

Research is one of the activities of most interest to the Department of Chemical Engineering of the Universidad de los Andes. For this we have the support of researchers highly trained at top universities abroad, a laboratory infrastructure with the latest technology in equipment, strategic agreements with research centers in North America and Europe, and the best students and support staff.

This way, the Department of Chemical Engineering seeks, through their research, to generate new knowledge and technologies that have a real impact on a national and international level in three mayor areas: 

  • Advances Materials 
  • Biological Engineering
  • Product and Process Design

Study Plan

  • Skills to apply their knowledge in mathematics, science and engineering.
  • Skills to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data.
  • Skills to design a system, component or process that satisfies desired needs taking into account, realistic restrictions such as: Economical, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturing and sustainable.
  • Skills to work in multidisciplinary work teams.
  • Skills to identify formulate and solve engineering issues. Comprehension of the ethical and professional responsibility.
  • Skills to communicate effectively.
  • Education (comprehensive, broad and general) necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions within a global, economic, environmental and social context).
  • Acknowledgement of the need to practice continuous learning throughout life and skills necessary to accomplish it.
  • Knowledge of contemporary fields of interest.
  • Abilities to use technical skills and modern engineering tools which are necessary for the practice of engineering.

Model Program

First Semester

CBU-Uniandino Basic Cycle Course

3
REQESPA-Spanish Requirement

3
MATE-1203Differential Calculus

3
QUIM-1103Chemistry

3
QUIM-1104Chemistry Laboratory

0
ISIS-1204Algorithms and Object-Oriented Programming I

3
IQUI-1001Introduction to Chemical Engineering

3
IQUI-1002Laboratorio de Introducción a la Ingeniería Quimica

0
Total Credit Hours:18

Second Semester

FISI-1018Physics I

3
FISI-1019Experimental Physics I

1
MATE-1105Linear Algebra I

3
MATE-1214Integral Calculus with Differential Equations

3
QUIM-1105Chemistry Applications

3
QUIM-1106Laboratory of Chemistry Applications

0
IQUI-2020CIQUI 2020C

0
IQUI-2020Thermodynamics

3
IQUI-2023Thermodynamics Laboratory

0
Total Credit Hours:16

Third Semester

FISI-1028Physics II

3
FISI-1029Experimental Physics II

1
IQUI-2010Industrial Processes Fundamentals

3
LENG-2999English Reading Requirement

0
MATE-1207Vector Calculus

3
IIND-2106Probability and Statistics I

3
IQUI-2021CIQUI 2021C

0
IQUI-2021Phase and Chemical Balance

3
IQUI-2024Balance Laboratory

0
Total Credit Hours:16

Fourth Semester

CBU-Uniandino Basic Cycle Course

3
IIND-2401Investment Decision Analysis

3
IQUI-2200Experimental Design - Chemical Engineering

3
MBIO-1100Cellular Biology - Theory

3
MBIO-1101Cellular Biology - Laboratory

0
QUIM-1618Fundamentals of Chemical Analysis

3
QUIM-1619Laboratory of Fundamentals of Chemical Analysis

0
IQUI-2101CIQUI 2101C

0
IQUI-2101Transport Phenomena I

3
Total Credit Hours:18

Fifth Semester

XXXX-Electiva en Fundamentos de Ingeniera

3
CBU-Uniandino Basic Cycle Course

3
DERE-1300Constitution and Democracy

3
XXXX-Science Elective

3
IQUI-2102CIQUI 2102C

0
IQUI-2102Transport Phenomena II

3
IQUI-2104IQUI 2104

0
IQUI-2300CIQUI 2300C

0
IQUI-2300Reaction Engineering

3
IQUI-2301IQUI 2301

0
LENG-2999English Reading Requirement

0
Total Credit Hours:18

Sixth Semester

XXXX-Elective course

3
CBU-Uniandino Basic Cycle Course

3
IQUI-2090Mid Course Project

3
IQUI-3001Separation Processes

3
IQUI-3002IQUI 3002

0
IQUI-3010Unit Operations

3
IQUI-3012IQUI 3012

0
IQUI-3039Introduction to Engineering Modeling and Simulation

3
IQUI-3041IQUI 3041

0
Total Credit Hours:18

Seventh Semester

XXXX-Electiva

3
CBU-Uniandino Basic Cycle Course

3
IQUI-XXXX3Elective

3
IELE-2300Control Systems Analysis

3
IELE-2301Laboratory of analysis on control systems

0
IQUI-3090GraduationProject Seminar

0
CBU-Uniandino Basic Cycle Course

3
IQUI-3031Process Plant Design

3
IQUI-3032IQUI 3032

0
Total Credit Hours:18

Eighth Semester

XXXX-Elective course

3
IQUI-XXXX3Elective

3
IQUI-3091Graduation Project

3
IQUI-3040Chemical Process Optimization

3
IQUI-3042IQUI 3042

0
LENG-3999Requirement – Command of a Foreign Language

0
IQUI-XXXX3Elective

3
Total Credit Hours:15

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