The Chemical Engineering Master Program
Major: Chemical Engineering
Major code: 8520301
Speciality: Refining and Petrochemicals
I. The Master student outcomes
1. Knowledge
Having in-depth knowledge related to calculating, simulating and optimizing the processes of oil refining technology, petrochemical technology, gas processing technology;can offer optimal solutions during operation; also the advanced knowledge related to design and to the project implementation process, optimal operation management of refinery, petrochemical and gas processing technologies.
2. Professional skills
- An ability to create investment projects, design and build petrochemical refinery projects;
- Having capacity to participate in the management and optimization of technological lines related to oil and petrochemical refining;
- An ability to independently analyze and solve technical problems, the ability to synthesize and develop research directions in the field of oil and gas processing;
- An ability to function effectively on a team in an international environment, ability to organize research and implement application projects;
- Ability to use English at work and communication fluency;
- An ability to participate in teaching and researching in the field of Chemical Engineering/ Petroleum Processing and the
- An ability to work as a research student, the ability to absorb scientific and technical advances of the sector and related disciplines;
- Having professional capacity, meeting the recruitment conditions of companies Vietnam Oil and Gas Group, universities, institutes, related production and management in the field of oil and gas; and other related field
- Having met the English proficiency requirement equivalent to level 4/6 of Vietnam's foreign language ability framework.
3. Autonomy and responsibility
- An ability to researchand launch important initiatives in the field of .
- An ability to adapt, self-direct and guide others.
- An ability to manage and improve technologies.
II. The curriculum
| First Semester | Second Semester | |||||
| No. | Title | Credits | No. | Title | Credits | |
| 1 | Philosophy | 3 | 1 | Energy Savings | 3 | |
| 2 | Scientific Research Method | 3 | 2 | Industrial Catalysis | 3 | |
| 3 | Petroleum Refining and Gas Processing Technology | 4 | 3 | Elective 01 | 3 | |
| 4 | Multiphase Flow in Oil and Gas Processing | 3 | 4 | Elective 02 | 3 | |
| 5 | Petroleum Refining Operations (+Lab) | 4 | 5 | Economics in Petroleum Refining and Petrochemical Industry | 3 | |
| Total | 17 | Total | 15 | |||
| Third Semester | Fourth Semester | |||||
| No. | Title | Credits | No. | Title | Credits | |
| 1 | Optimization of Petroleum Refining Operations | 3 | 1 | Graduation Thesis | 9 | |
| 2 | Risk and Project Management in Refining and Petrochemicals | 4 | Total | 9 | ||
| 3 | Elective 03 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Elective 04 | 3 | ||||
| 5 | Elective 05 | 3 | ||||
| Elective 06 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 19 | |||||
Total Credits 60
Electives:
| No. | Title | Credits |
| 1 | Environmental Safety in Oil and Gas Processing Activities | 3 |
| 2 | Corrosion Prevention Methods in Petroleum Refining and Petrochemicals | 3 |
| 3 | Chemical Process Engineering Design | 3 |
| 4 | Natural Gas Gathering, Transportation and Processing | 3 |
| 5 | Petrochemicals from Natural Gas | 3 |
| 6 | Technology of LNG, CNG Production | 3 |
| 7 | Heavy Oil Upgrading Technology | 3 |
| 8 | Lubricant Technology | 3 |
| 9 | Bitumen Technology | 3 |
| 10 | Biomass Technology | 3 |
| 11 | Production of Fertilizers from Feed Containing Carbon | 3 |
| 12 | Polymer Technology | 3 |
