Chemical and process engineering
Italy, Padua
| Study location | Italy, Padua |
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| Type | Master's degree, full-time |
| Nominal duration | 2 years (120 ECTS) |
| Study language | English |
| Awards | (Master of Science in Chemical and process engineering) |
| Course code | IN2646/000ZZ/2022 |
| Tuition fee | €2,739 per year For further information please visit: www.unipd.it/en/tuition-fees-23-24 |
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| Application fee | €30 one-time This fee is non-refundable. |
| Deposit | €200 one-time In order to accept your place at the University of Padua, the payment of the admission fee is required. This fee is non-refundable. |
| Entry qualification | Bachelor diploma (or equivalent)
The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / Italian. You can often get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. You must take the original entry qualification documents with you when you finally go to the university. If you are admitted to the degree course, you will have to submit other documents including original and translated/legalised copies of your previous qualifications, etc. No legalised documents are required at application stage. |
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| Language requirements | English B2 Level (CEFR) or equivalent Please check out this link for the full list of accepted certificates, minimum scores and exemptions |
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Overview
The Master’s degree programme trains professionals able to interpret, formalize and solve complex problems related to the design, operation and optimization of industrial processes where chemical, physical and biochemical transformations of material and energy are carried out. Focusing on raw materials selection, process and equipment design and operation, safety and environmental management as well as cross-disciplinary issues, the programme offers both strong theoretical and application-oriented courses fostering skills and knowledge for sustainable engineering deployment in future society.
This is a European-accredited Master engineering program according to the EUR-ACE system.
Programme structure
1st Year (required courses): Multiphase thermodynamics and transfer phenomena; Separation unit operations and process simulation; Chemical reaction engineering; Fluid dynamics simulation; Industrial process safety and risk analysis; Industrial chemical processes
2nd Year (required courses and activities): Process dynamics and control; Process design; Final project
Elective courses (short list): Data analytics and design of industrial experiments; Electrochemical energy storage technologies; Process technologies for carbon-neutral fuels; Membrane separation processes; Particle technology for the food and pharmaceutical industries; Polymer processing and recycling; Strategic environmental management; Business management; Food and bioproduct technologies
Career opportunities
Graduates are freelance or employed engineers working in chemical, petrochemical, oil, food, pharmaceutical, biotechnological industry; electronics, automotive and aerospace manufacturing industry; production, processing, and recycling of materials; energy; engineering and construction; environmental protection, circular economy, process safety; patent offices, academic and research institutions.