Chemical and Biological Engineering
Education objectives
Versatile and multidisciplinary, the Undergraduate Programme in Chemical and Biological Engineering at NOVA FCT combines an excellent foundational education with essential skills in the fields of Chemical and Biological Engineering.
This comprehensive and integrated training prepares students to address the challenges of the transition to a sustainable economy, promoting innovative and effective solutions.
Why Choose This Degree?
Distinctive Practical Training – the existence of an integrating project and short internships in industrial environment enables students to tackle real engineering challenges and gain essential practical experience for the job market.
High Employability – Prepares graduates for a wide range of opportunities across industrial and service sectors, both nationally and internationally.
Preparation for a Sustainable Future – The programme enables students to lead innovative solutions in the context of the transition to a sustainable economy, an area of growing global importance and value.
Career Opportunities
Chemical and Biotechnology industries (petrochemicals, oil refining, natural gas processing, cement, pulp and paper, pharmaceuticals, fine chemicals, food, and new materials)
Quality control
Environmental management and wastewater treatment
Public services and utility companies
Engineering and research laboratories within companies
General characterization
DGES code
1050
Cicle
Bachelor (1st Cycle)
Degree
Licenciado
Access to other programs
Access to 2nd cycle
Coordinator
Pedro Miguel Calado Simões
Opening date
September
Vacancies
67
Fees
Portuguese students: 697 euros/year
Foreign students: 7000 euros/year
Schedule
Daytime
Teaching language
Available soon
Degree pre-requisites
Duration: 3 years
Credits: 180 ECTS
| Scientific Area |
Acronym | ECTS | |
| Mandatory | Optional | ||
| Biology | B | 12 | 0 |
| Chemistry | Q | 27 | 0 |
| Biochemistry | Bq | 6 | 0 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities | CHS | 3 | 0 |
| Industrial Engineering | EI | 3 | 0 |
| Chemical and Biological Engineering | EQB | 63 | 3 |
| Mathematics | M | 12 | 0 |
| Physics | F | 9 | 0 |
| Informatics | I | 6 | 0 |
| Materials Science | CMt | 6 | 0 |
| Transferable Skills | CC | 3 | 0 |
| Any Scientific Area | QAC | 0 | 6 (a) |
| TOTAL | 171 | 9 | |
(a) 6 ECTS in courses chosen by the student on a list approved annually by the Scientific Council of NOVA FCT, which includes the unity of all scientific areas of NOVA FCT.
Conditions of admittance
Specific exams:
07 Physics and Chemistry + 19 Mathematics A
Admission formula:
50% of the final grade obtained in secondary school
50% of the final grade of the specific(s) exam(s)
Minimum grade of the specific(s) exam(s): 95
Minimum grade of the application: 95
Evaluation rules
The evaluation of all UCs is continuous for all the components that integrate it, and it must be completed by the last day of the school term of the academic semester.
The continuous evaluation of a UC must include a minimum of two elements in the set of evaluation components, on dates adequately spaced throughout the period of classes.
All UCs with a theoretical-practical evaluation component must provide, in addition, a form of evaluation of this component by exam, to be carried out after the period of classes (Examination of Appeal).
All requirements and conditions related to the evaluation of the UC, namely the minimum weights and classifications, if any, of each component, as well as the Frequency conditions, are defined a priori and, mandatorily, published in the Discipline Form.
For each UC, combinations of three evaluation components are allowed: (i) Theoretical-practical evaluation; (ii) Laboratory or project evaluation; (iii) Summative assessment.
Regulamento de Avaliação de Conhecimentos (Licenciaturas, Mestrados Integrados e Mestrados.)
Structure
| 1.º Semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 11505 | Linear Algebra and Analytic Geometry | 6.0 |
| 13492 | Calculus I C | 6.0 |
| 10352 | Soft Skills for Science and Technology | 3.0 |
| 10690 | Introduction to Physical Chemistry | 6.0 |
| 3690 | General Organic Chemistry | 6.0 |
| 12600 | Chemical Structure and Bonding A | 3.0 |
| 2.º Semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 7321 | General Biochemistry B | 6.0 |
| 13496 | Calculus II C | 6.0 |
| 11146 | Informatics for Science and Engineering B | 6.0 |
| 12586 | Introduction to Chemical and Biological Engineering | 6.0 |
| 13471 | Mechanics C | 6.0 |
| 3.º Semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 5004 | Mathematical Analysis III C | 6.0 |
| 12588 | Molecular and Cellular Biology | 6.0 |
| 7289 | Transport Phenomena I | 6.0 |
| 12589 | Analytical Methods | 6.0 |
| 12587 | Chemical and Biological Engineering Thermodynamics | 6.0 |
| 4.º Semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 13475 | Eletromagnetism Q | 3.0 |
| 10678 | Transport Phenomena II | 6.0 |
| 12592 | Introduction to Molecular Genetics | 6.0 |
| 10363 | Introduction to Probability, Statistics and Operations Research | 6.0 |
| 12590 | Physical Chemistry A | 6.0 |
| 12512 | Society, Sustainability and Digital Transformation | 3.0 |
| 5.º Semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 12595 | Numerical Analysis A | 3.0 |
| 12593 | Materials Science A | 6.0 |
| 12594 | Bioreaction Engineering | 6.0 |
| 12596 | Chemical Reaction Engineering I | 6.0 |
| 10681 | Solid-Fluid Operations | 6.0 |
| 5.º Semester - Opção PIIC/PIPP | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| Options | ||
| 11051 | Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program | 3.0 |
| 10691 | Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program | 3.0 | O aluno deverá obter 3.0 créditos nesta opção. |
| 6.º Semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 12598 | Chemical Reaction Engineering II | 6.0 |
| 12561 | Engineering Economics | 3.0 |
| 12599 | Separation Processes | 6.0 |
| 12597 | Practical Chemical and Biological Engineering Integration Project | 9.0 |