stem curriculum: international m.sc. in chemical

STEM curriculum:

International M.Sc. in

Chemical EngineeringUniBO

September 21st 2016 Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna

DICAM – Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering

Prof. Valerio Cozzani

Director of Studies in Chemical Engineering

[email protected]

Welcome @ UniBO!

Is only Chemical Industry concerned?Some examples: biorefineries

Some examples: nanomaterials

Some examples: the quest for sustainable energy

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So what is Chemical Engineering about?

Chemical Engineering faces multi-scale and multi-disciplinaty

projects related to chemical and process industry.

Chemical and Process Industry (petro-chemical, fine

chemicals, Oil&Gas, pharmaceutical energy production, food,

biotechnological, environmental technology, etc.) concerns

the transformation of substances:

- THERMODYNAMICS

- FLUID DYNAMICS & TRANSPORT PHENOMENA

- UNIT OPERATIONS & DESIGN

- SAFETY AND SUSTAINABILITY

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STEM curriculum:

the premise to an international career

• Basic requirements of Master Studies in Chemical

Engineering at Italian level are fulfilled

• The curriculum is characterized by specific courses

addressing biochemical processes, materials, energy

and environment

• Second year of STEM is designed to allow spending up

to two semesters abroad

• Dual Degree program with Columbia University NY

available – others under discussion

• 20+ partner universities available for Erasmus

exchanges

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Obtaining Credits - I

• Each activity in the STEM curriculum is classified by name

and type (required/elective – normal course / laboratory)

and number of CFU (“credits”)

• To obtain the degree you must obtain 120 CFU according

to a plan of activities

• In ordinary courses, to obtain the credits you must pass a

final exam

• You have 6 possibility each year to pass the exam

• Each professor defines rules for passing and type of exam

(some professors may ask you to take tests or complete

homeworks or develop reports during the course)

• Each professor defines the dates for the exams

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Obtaining Credits - II

• In ordinary courses if successful you obtain a grade

(between 18 and 30 – honors also possible)

• In laboratory courses usually you obtain only a pass /

failed grade

• The successful grades are averaged over credits

• The weighed average is important since it defines the

grade of your final graduation and it is used to rank

students when applying for grants

• There is no direct correspondence among Italian

graduation system and other graduation systems - read

more at the following link: http://corsi.unibo.it/2cycle/ChemicalProcessEngineering-

STEM/Pages/exam-grading-system.aspx

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STEM International Curriculum

First Year

First Year ECTS Hours Term Grade

Numerical Methods M 6 48 I V

Thermodynamics of Energy and Materials M 6 48 I V

Fluid Mechanics and Transport Phenomena M 9 72 I V

Materials Chemistry M 6 48 I V

Introduction to Basic Design M 9 72 II V

Industrial Safety M 6 48 II V

Electives (only for laboratories - type F activities) 12 I-II

Research Project A 6 II I

Total 60

• V: numerical grade (18-30)

• I: only Pass/Fail awarded

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Second Year – Biotech&Materials Option

Second Year - Option Materials & Biotech - Bologna ECTS Hours Term Grade

Industrial and Environmental Biotechnology M 9 72 I V

Bioreactors and Downstream Processes M 9 72 I V

Process Analysis for Energy and Environment M 6 48 I V

Technology and Sustainability of Composite Materials M 6 48 I V

Polymer Science, Technology and Recycling M 6 48 II V

Technical Electives 12 I-II

Research Project B 12 I-II

Total 60



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Second Year – Off-Shore Option

Second Year - Option Off-Shore Engineering - Ravenna ECTS Hours Term Grade

Exploitation of Off-Shore Oil&Gas resources M* 12 96 I V

Corrosion and protection of metallic Off-Shore structures 6 48 II V

Off-Shore Engineering and HSE management** 9 72 I V

Bioremediation and exploitation of marine bioresources 6 48 II V

Turbomachines and power generation for Off-Shore

applications 3 24 II V

Electives 12 I-II

Research Project B 12 I-II

Total 60



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Electives

• Around October 15th you will be required to select

electives (list can be changed at specific deadlines)

• A list of “suggested” electives is available on the

website of STEM

• Electives outside the suggested list may be selected,

but the board of professors should approve them

• A specific presentation of suggested electives will be

organized

• Electives need to be carefully selected taking into

account the term (do not select too many electives in

term 1 due to the number of required courses)

• Check timetable of lessons before selecting electives..!

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Elective Labs Elective Laboratories ECTS Hours Term Grade

Laboratory of Industrial Safety 3 24 II I

Laboratory of Materials Characterization(*) 3 24 II I

Laboratory of Molecular Design and Materials Simulation 3 24 II I

Laboratory of Materials for Biomedical Applications(*) 3 24 II I

Laboratory of Photocatalysis 3 24 II I

Laboratory of Thermodynamic Simulation 3 24 I I

Laboratory of Advanced Process Simulation(*) 3 24 I I

Laboratory of Industrial & Environmental Biotechnologies(*) 3 24 I I

Laboratory of Chemical and Biochemical Reactors(*) 3 24 I I

Transport Phenomena Laboratory 3 24 I I

English Language Skills 3 I-II

Italian Language and Culture 3 I-II

(*) Suggested for II Year

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Second Year – Electives

Electives - Terracini Campus, Bologna ECTS Hours Term Grade

Materials Characterization M 3 24 II V

Laboratory of Industrial Safety M 3 24 II I

Laboratory of Materials Characterization M 3 24 II I

Transport Phenomena Laboratory M 3 24 I I Laboratory of Molecular Design and Materials Simulation 3 24 II I

Laboratory of Materials for Biomedical Applications 3 24 II I

Laboratory of Photocatalysis 3 24 II I

Laboratory of Chemical and Biochemical Reactors 3 24 II I

Laboratory of Thermodynamic Simulation 3 24 I I

Laboratory of Advanced Process Simulation 3 24 I I

Laboratory of Industrial and Environmental Biotechnologies

3 24 I I

Industrial Ecology 6 48 II V

English Language Skills

English Language Skills 3 I-II

Italian Language and Culture 3 I-II

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Second Year – Electives Electives - Risorgimento and Ravenna Campuses ECTS Hours Term Grade

Risorgimento Campus – Bologna Solid State Physical Chemistry M 6 60 V

Computational Mechanics 6 48 V

Solid State Electronics M 6 60 V

Ravenna Campus Laboratory of Off-Shore Operations 6 48 II V Project Management in Off-Shore Activities 6 48 II V Ocean and Coastal Engineering 9 72 I V Design of offshore structures and foundations 9 72 I V Modelling of offshore structures 6 48 II V Monitoring and Positioning in off-shore Engineering 6 48 I V Internship 6 150 II I

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Credits for Language Activities

• Credits are awarded to students attending language

courses on their own

• Free language courses (English and Italian) are available

to DICAM international students

• Specific rules apply to have credits awarded - please

check on web site of learning activity

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Research Projects A and B

• Research Project A is a training activity (internal to university or

external – for non EU residents limitations may apply to external

training)

• A university tutor should be selected by the student for the

activity (or assigned by the Director of Studies - DoS if preferred)

• Proposed activity (title and tutor) need to be submitted for

approval to the board of the program (reference person: Dr.

Cristiana Boi)

• Specific forms need to be filled in before beginning the activity

• Research Project A is fulfilled when the student has dedicated to

the activity 150 hours (as certified by the tutor) and the university

tutor has approved a final report (10-20 pages usually)

• Specific rules apply to have the credits awarded - check on

website

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• Research Project B allows for the activity required to

write the graduation thesis (at least 300 hours)

• The activity may be internal or external, in Italy or

abroad, e.g. in Erasmus partner universities (non EU

residents may have limitations due to immigration visa)

• A university tutor should be selected by the student for

the activity (or assigned by the Director of Studies - DoS

if preferred)

• Research Project B is fulfilled when the student has

prepared a graduation thesis approved by the university

tutor

• To obtain the credits, you should defend the thesis on

due dates - see website of the school of engineering

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Research Projects A and B:

• may be completely separate activities

• may be “integrated” activities

• suggestion: integrate the activities in a single project

aimed at the preparation of the graduation thesis

• even if you plan to carry our the activities in different

contexts (e.g. RPA in Bologna and RPB abroad) if you

select the same university tutor you may be able to

carry out a preliminary activity here and to be more

prepared for Research Project B)

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Erasmus Plus and Overseas

• Specific mobility grants are available to spend periods

abroad by the Erasmus plus and Overseas programs

• Specific applications will be published (usually between

December and January)

• Application is complex – be prepared!!

• Information on the STEM website (still to be published)

and by the responsibles of exchanges

• Erasmus mobility may be for a year, a semester or only

for the graduation thesis project (decreasing difficulties

in finding a destination and suitable study programs)

• Strong suggestion: use second year / second semester

for mobility abroad

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Erasmus Plus and Overseas

Deadlines for applications:

• Erasmus+ deadline in February each year to leave Sept

Y - July Y+1

• Erasmus+ placement deadline in November each year

to leave Jan Y+1 - Jun Y+1

• Decide in advance when you need to apply

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Dual Degree

with Columbia University NY

• Dual Degree agreement with CU NY is signed and

available

• For a student enrolled in Bologna, the first year should

be completed before leaving (all 60 CFU obtained) and

all second year should be spent at CU NY

• Tuition fees for year spent at CU NY should be paid at

CU NY – no specific conditions

• CU NY will examine all candidates and has the right to

reject candidates

• a specific study plan will be prepared for the students

accepted in the program

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Free Movers options

• Dual Degrees may be obtained as a free mover

• You can “freeze” studies after first year and obtain a

master of science in one year in a partner university

• Complex from administrative point of vies

• Requires involvement of an internal tutor

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