CHEMICAL AND LIFE SCIENCES - Singapore Polytechnic

SCHOOL OF Chemical and life sciences
General Elective Module 1
(Semester 2) 30
Full-Time Second Year
Stage 2A
CP4011 Process Instrumentation 60
CP5007 Fluid Mechanics A 60
CP5008 Heat Transfer & Equipment 75
CP5050 Plant Design & Simulation A 30
CP511Z Product Design &
Development 60
MS2223 Engineering Mathematics IIA 75
General Elective Module 2 30
IS1005 Internship Programme (Semester 2)
Stage 2B
CP5006 Environmental Engineering 60
CP5009 Chemical Reaction Engineering 60
CP5010 Fluid Mechanics B 60
CP5033 Plant Safety & Loss Prevention 45
CP5042 Bioanalytics 60
CP5051 Plant Design & Simulation B 30
CP511Z Product Design &
Development 60
MS2224 Engineering Mathematics IIB 75
General Elective Module 3 30
IS1005 Internship Programme (Semester 2)
Full-Time Third Year
Stage 3A
CP512Z Project* 60
CP4041 Process Control 60
CP5015 Mass Transfer in
Unit Operations A 60
CP5052 Plant Design, Economics and
Management A 30
CP5049 Quality Management & Statistics 75
LC0202 Effective Interpersonal
Communication 30
General Elective Module 4 30
Stage 3B
CP512Z Project* 60
CP5017 Mass Transfer in
Unit Operations B 60
CP5023 Thermodynamics 45
CP5041 Bioprocess Engineering
Principles 60
CP5053 Plant Design, Economics and
Management B 30
LC0204 Communication Skills for Work 30
Elective Modules
(To select a total of two modules in Year 3)
CP4009 Basic Instrumental Analysis 60
CP4099 Display Technology
& Nanoscience 60
CP4105 Specialty Chemicals
& Biodevices 60
CP5018 Corrosion & Materials Selection 45
CP5031 Membrane Science
& Technology 60
CP5037 Pharmaceutical Manufacturing 45
CP5038 Industrial Waste Management 45
CP5039 Petroleum Refining Technology 45
CP5040 Chemical Plant Layout
Modelling 45
CP5044 current Good Manufacturing
Practice (cGMP) 45
* Modules covered in two semesters
Diploma in Chemical Process Technology
The chemical industry in Singapore is a
high-growth industry with an output
projected to increase tremendously over the
next few years. This will position Singapore
as a centre for the development of the
chemical industry in the region. The future
prospect for technologists in the industry is
therefore very bright.
Over the years, the Diploma in Chemical
Process Technology course offered at the
Singapore Polytechnic has established a
strong reputation for academic excellence
and industrial relevance. It has gained wide
recognition both locally and overseas and
follows a modular structure. The First Year
of the course is common to all students,
regardless of their later specialisation, and
aims to give students a strong foundation
in the basic sciences and technologies like
chemistry, mathematics, computing and
chemical process principles. This grounding
adequately prepares students to pursue
further technology options in the later
stages of the course.
The two options offered from the Second
Year onwards are: Polymer Technology; and
Industrial Chemistry. In addition, students
who take these options may also choose
a concentration of modules that focus on
creativity, innovation and enterprise (CIE).
Career Prospects
As Singapore’s chemical industries continue
in its growth phase, there will be ample
employment opportunities for graduates in
Diploma in Chemical Process Technology.
Enterprising graduates have ventured on to
setting up their own proprietary companies.
Graduates specialising in polymer
technology can find employment as
development technologists, production and
quality control supervisors or engineering
assistants in plastics and polymer-related
industries in the biomedical and electronics
sectors. Specialising in industrial chemistry
provides our graduates with a wide scope
of career choices as perfumery assistants,
QC/QA analysts, fragrance evaluators,
technical services support executives,
product specialists, chemists, production
engineers etc.
Membership Exemption
Graduates of the Polymer Technology
Option who have the relevant work
experience are eligible for election to the
Licentiateship of the Plastics and Rubber
Institute of Singapore.
Graduates of the Industrial Chemistry
Option who have relevant work experience
are eligible for election to membership
of the Singapore National Institute of
Chemistry and the Society of Cosmetic
Scientists (Singapore).
Course Modules
Full-Time First Year
Hours
Stage 1A
CP4001 Analytical & Physical Chemistry 60
CP4008 Applied Electricity & Electronics 60
CP4088 Materials in Practice 60
CP5034 Chemical Process Principles A 60
LC0218 Critical Reasoning Skills 30
MS2125 Basic Mathematics 60
SP0201 Character Development 30
General Elective Module 1
(Semester 2) 30
Stage 1B
CP4006 Inorganic & Organic Chemistry 75
CP4089 Introduction to Microbiology 60
CP5035 Chemical Process Principles B 60
LC0203 Report Writing & Presentation 30
MS2126 Engineering Mathematics I 75
MS2524 Application Software –
Spreadsheet 30
SP0202 Innovation, Design &
Enterprise in Action 30
General Elective Module 1
(Semester 2) 30
POLYMER TECHNOLOGY OPTION
Full-Time Second Year
Stage 2A
CP4009 Basic Instrumental Analysis 60
CP4010 Environmental Studies A 60
CP4011 Process Instrumentation 60
CP4014 Polymer Science 60
CP4027 Materials Science 60
CP4069 Plastics Materials and Additives I 60
General Elective Module 2 30
IS1006 Industrial Training Programme
(Semester 2)
Stage 2B
CP4036 Quality Assurance & Statistics 60
CP4071 Polymer Processing I 60
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