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MSc in Chemical Engineering (2024)
Length of study: 4 semesters
Program objectives:
Chemical engineer MSc students get a high level knowledge in natural sciences, engineering, informatics and economics as well as in humanities making them suitable to carry out R&D tasks and high level management activities in chemical and related industries.
Curriculum of Chemical Engineering MSc - General subjects
Subject programs can be viewed by clicking on the code of the subject. Web pages are linked in the column "Web" if a dedicated page is available for the subject. Lect/P/Lab abbreviates lectures/practical lectures/laboratory.
The general subjects are grouped into different modules. The categories are indicated by their abbreviations after the subject name.
Subjects that are not indicated with the abbreviations are mandatory (4 subjects, 16 credits, and the Thesis I. and Thesis II., 30 credits).
The rule for the selection of the different subjects for the individual modules is the following:
- Natural Science module (NS):
from 5 subjects the selection of 4 is mandatory
- Social and human module (SO):
from 4 subjects the selection of 3 is mandatory
- Professional knowledge (PK):
from 2 subjects the selection of 1 is mandatory
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Subject name |
Code |
Semester |
Credits |
Lect/P/Lab |
Remarks |
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Electronics and measurement technology (NS) |
fall |
5 |
2/0/2p |
preferably in the 1st year |
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Industrial statistics and design of experiments (NS) |
fall |
5 |
0/2/0e |
preferably in the 1st year |
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Intellectual Property Management (SO) |
fall |
4 |
2/0/0e |
preferably in the 1st year |
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Materials science: traditional structural materials and polymers |
fall |
4 |
2/0/1e |
preferably in the 1st year |
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Python Programming for Chemical Engineers (NS) altervative Algorithmic Thinking, Basics of Programming |
BMEVIAUPRE1 |
fall spring |
5 0* |
2/2/0e 2/0/0p |
preferably in the 1st year *accreditable as 5 credits with an additional project for chemeng application |
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Chemical Process Design and Control |
spring |
5 |
2/0/1p |
preferably in the 1st year |
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Environment, health and safety of the chemical industry (SO) |
BMEVEKFM215 |
spring |
4 |
1/1/0p |
preferably in the 1st year |
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Environmental bening and catalytic processes (PK) |
BMEVEKFM214 |
spring |
4 |
2/0/0e |
preferably in the 1st year |
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Structural chemistry (NS) |
spring |
5 |
2/0/0e |
preferably in the 1st year |
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Catalysis in organic chemical industry (PK) |
fall |
4 |
2/0/2e |
preferably in the 2nd year |
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Chemical simulations (NS) |
fall |
5 |
2/1/0e |
preferably in the 2nd year |
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Fundamentals of Launching Innovative Ventures (SO) alternative Startup Management (SO) |
BMEGT20M412 BMEGT20V104 |
fall fall |
4 4 |
2/0/0p 0/0/0p |
preferably in the 2nd year |
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Practice-oriented chemical analysis |
fall |
4 |
2/0/0p |
preferably in the 2nd year |
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Biology, Biotechnology |
spring |
3 |
2/0/0p |
preferably in the 2nd year |
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Környezetgazdaságtan (SO) altervative Environmental Management |
BMEGT42A410 |
spring spring |
4 4 |
2/0/0e 3/0/0p |
preferably in the 2nd year |
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Thesis Project I |
BMEVE..M300* |
15 |
11/0/0p |
only after 40 credits |
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Thesis Project II |
BMEVE..M400* |
15 |
11/0/0p |
only after 70 credits |
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Specialization electives |
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32 |
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see table below |
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Electives (free) |
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6 |
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Industrial practice project |
4 weeks/s |
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MSc total |
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120 |
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*Department-depending code.
Compulsory Languages - these courses cannot be counted for the specialisation credits
In general, two semesters of English are required. However, students can earn an internal language certificate during the English for Chemical Engineering 1 or 2 courses by passing additional tests. Those who receive the certificate will not need to do any further English courses, if any. Once you have obtained the internal language certificate, submit the E024 Neptun request for the accreditation.
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Subject name |
Code |
Semester |
Credits |
Lect/P/Lab |
Remarks |
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English for Chemical Engineering 1. |
BMEGT60LNGKA08-01 |
fall |
3 |
0/4/0p |
in the 1st year |
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English for Chemical Engineering 2. |
BMEGT60LNGKA08-02 |
spring |
3 |
0/4/0p |
in the 1st year |
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Hungarian Language and Culture for SH Students 1. |
BMEGT60Z9H1 |
fall |
2 |
0/4/0p |
compulsory ONLY for full-time SH students in the 1st semester |
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Hungarian Language and Culture for SH Students 2. |
BMEGT60Z9H2 |
spring |
2 |
0/4/0p |
compulsory ONLY for full-time SH students in the 2nd semester |
The Hungarian courses are mandatory only for the students supported by the Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship who applied for the complete study. It is not needed for part-time students.
The language courses are considered as free electives.
Specialization electives
Subject programs can be viewed by clicking on the code of the subject. Web pages are linked in the column "Web" if a dedicated page is available for the subject. Lect/P/Lab abbreviates lectures/practical lectures/laboratory. The Specialization electives must be selected from the list below.
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Subject name |
Code |
Semester |
Credits |
Lect/P/Lab |
Remarks |
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Modern Chemical Technology Specialization |
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Chromatography |
fall |
3 |
2/0/0e |
analytics module |
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Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory Practice |
fall |
3 |
0/0/4p |
analytics module |
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Analytical and Structure Determination Laboratory |
spring |
5 |
1/0/4p |
analytics module |
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Applied electrochemistry |
spring |
3 |
2/0/0e |
analytics module |
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Biocatalysis |
fall |
2 |
2/0/0p |
biotechnology module |
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Bioinformatics 2 - proteomics |
spring |
3 |
1/1/0e |
biotechnology module |
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Bioregulation |
fall |
3 |
2/0/0e |
biotechnology module |
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Environmental Toxicology |
fall |
3 |
1/0/1p |
biotechnology module |
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Methods in Molecular Biology |
fall |
3 |
2/0/0e |
biotechnology module |
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Biopolymers |
fall |
4 |
2/0/1e |
materials sciences module |
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Nonconventional Materials |
fall |
3 |
2/0/1p |
materials sciences module |
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Plastics |
fall |
5 |
2/0/2p |
materials sciences module |
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Physical Chemistry of Surfaces |
spring |
3 |
2/0/0e |
materials sciences module |
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Chemistry and Technology of Biomaterials |
fall |
2 |
2/0/0p |
pharmaceuticals module |
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Unit Processes of Organic Chemistry |
fall |
3 |
2/0/0p |
pharmaceuticals module |
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Medicines |
spring |
3 |
2/0/0e |
pharmaceuticals module |
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Organic Chemical Technology |
spring |
3 |
2/0/0e |
pharmaceuticals module |
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Hydrocarbon Technology |
fall |
3 |
2/0/0e |
technology module |
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Energy production and its environmental impacts |
BMEVEKFM112 |
fall |
4 |
2/0/1e |
technology module |
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Environmentally Benign Chemical Processes |
spring |
4 |
3/0/0e |
technology module |
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Radiochemistry and Nuclear Energetics |
fall |
3 |
2/0/1p |
technology module |
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Fundamentals of simulating equilibrium separation processes |
fall |
5 |
2/0/1p |
technology module |
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Flowsheeting I. |
fall |
4 |
0,25/0/1,5p |
technology module |
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Petrochemistry |
fall |
5 |
2/0/3e |
technology module |
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Flowsheeting II. |
spring |
4 |
0/0/1p |
technology module |
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Individual research project I.* |
BMEVEKFM150 |
fall |
4 |
0/0/4p |
technology module |
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Individual research project II.* |
BMEVEKFM250 |
spring |
4 |
0/0/4p |
technology module |
* These subjects are not equal to Individual projects I and II. (BMEVETOM201 and BMEVETOM202). Individual project courses cannot be counted as specialization courses; those are free electives.