American University of Beirut

Bachelor's Degrees in Chemical Engineering (BS, BE)

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The Baha and Walid Bassatne Department of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Energy​ offers two degrees, namely, the Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, and the Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering. 

Programs Description​

​The undergraduate curriculum for the degree of Bachelor of Science (BS), Major: Chemical Engineering is a four-year program. It consists of 140 semester credit hours of course work of which 30 credits are completed in the freshman year while the student is enrolled in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and 110 credits are completed in three years while the student is enrolled at the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture.

The undergraduate curriculum for the degree of Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Major: Chemical Engineering is a five-year program. It consists of 173 semester credit hours of course work of which 30 credits are completed in the freshman year while the student is enrolled in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and 143 credits are completed in four years while the student is enrolled at the Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering and Architecture. Students who are admitted at the sophomore level will be required to complete either 110 credits in three years to earn the BS degree or 143 credits in four years to earn the BE degree.​


Student Outcomes

The program must have documented student outcomes that support the program educational objectives. Attainment of these outcomes prepares graduates to enter the professional practice of engineering. Student outcomes are outcomes (1) through (7), plus any additional outcomes that may be articulated by the program.

  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.​​​​​


Bachelor of Engineering (BE) ​​in Chemical Engineering and Bachelor of Science (BS) in Chemical Engineering were accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, https:/www.abet.org​​, ​from October 1, 2013.​​​​​​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Undergraduate Enrollment and Degrees A​warded

  • Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in Chemical Engineering​

​Enr​ollment – Fall Term 2021–2022​


Class

E1

​E2

​E3

​E4

​​Total

Number of
students

36

39

31

52

158



Graduates – Spring Term 2020–2021

Level​

​UG

​GR​

​PhD

​Number of students

44

​1

​/

​​

  • Bachelor of Science (BS) in Chemical Eng​ineering

​Enrollment –​​ Fall Term 2021–2022



Class

E1

​E2

​E3

​E4

​​Total

Number of
students

8

3

3

0

14



Graduates – Spring Term 2020–2021

Level​

​UG

​GR​

​PhD

​Number of students

0

​/

​/

​​​​​​

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