Chemistry Engineering Program

Three years to develop real expertise in chemistry, process engineering and materials, depending on your field of study and the specialisation you choose in your third year.

The Chemistry Engineering program is designed to meet the needs of businesses and the challenges of tomorrow.

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Key points

Admission requirements

Two or three years of post-secondary education

Language

French and English

Duration

Three years

Registration fees*

€628 (for non-scholarship holders) + CVEC €105 + SIGMA fee €90

Organisation

General organisation

The first year is the same for all students, regardless of their route into the program (see Admission). This year is devoted to teaching in many branches of chemistry (organic chemistry, process engineering, materials chemistry) and the humanities and social sciences. Its aim is to prepare future engineers to work in a multi-specialised and multicultural cooperative environment.

Through various courses, it also prepares students to choose the department in which they will continue their studies in the second year.

Depending on the department chosen in the first year, students will join IPSACO (Health and Cosmetics Engineering) or MHP (High-Performance Materials) GPE (Process and Energy Engineering) in the second year.

In addition to courses common to all departments, the second year is devoted to discovering the specificities of the field. It also prepares students for choosing their specialisation for the third year in the IPSACO departments. The different departments are presented in the following sections.

Skills developed in the chemistry engineering program

First year (semesters 5 and 6)

In the scientific fields, the first year begins with a review of the knowledge acquired in the student's previous studies. It is then structured around organic chemistry, analytical chemistry, materials chemistry, process engineering, and engineering tools.

For humanities and social sciences, courses are structured around the themes of international outreach (two foreign languages, including English, are compulsory) and personal and professional development. Students may also learn a third foreign language.

Second year (semesters 7 and 8)

For humanities and social sciences, students continue their studies on the themes of international outreach (2 foreign languages, including English) and personal and professional development (marketing, career planning, management, etc.). Students can personalise their program by choosing an elective course from a catalogue of around ten courses covering a wide range of topics.

For technical and scientific courses, the second year is structured according to the field chosen by students at the end of the first year.

These fields are:

This course combines chemistry and materials science.

The materials chemistry program will provide you with knowledge and skills in the synthesis, formulation, characterisation and shaping of materials in all their diversity (ceramics, metals, polymers and composites).

Practical work, case studies and projects are given high priority.

Internships will be related to career opportunities in research and development, production, quality, health, safety and the environment.

The first year of specialisation includes an approach to materials science.

The second year of specialisation offers a new approach to engineering and sustainable development.

Main subjects

CHEMISTRY
- Synthesis and modification of polymers
- Synthesis of inorganic materials
- Formulation of composite materials
- Nanomaterials

CHARACTERISATION
- Microscopy, spectroscopy, X-ray fluorescence, XRD
- Thermal analysis
- Rheology and mechanical testing

PROCESSES
- Shaping of polymer and composite materials
- New approach to engineering and sustainable development
- Bio-based polymer engineering
- Durability and recycling of polymers
- Degradation and protection of metals
- Biomaterials

After a year of core courses in chemistry and chemical engineering, you can choose a unique program combining organic chemistry, analytical chemistry and the chemistry of natural substances within the field of Health and Cosmetics Product Engineering.

The IPSACO programme will enable you to acquire knowledge and skills in organic synthesis, analytical chemistry, and the chemistry of natural substances (plants, complex matrices, food matrices). Practical work, case studies and projects are given high priority.

Internships will be related to career opportunities in research and development, production, quality, health, safety and the environment, and formulation.

Two specialisations are offered within this field:

The NAI programme offers training focused on acquiring the skills needed at all stages of the ‘manufacturing’ of a health or cosmetic product: ‘design’ of the ingredient or cosmetic, industrialisation, production, formulation, analysis and qualification of raw materials and finished products within a CSR approach.

Main subjects

CHEMISTRY OF NATURAL SUBSTANCES
- Major families of volatile compounds in plant matrices
- Major families of secondary metabolites in plant matrices
- Extraction methods for complex matrices

CHARACTERISATION
- Purification methods for complex matrices
- Chromatographic analysis of complex matrices (HPLC, HPTLC, GC, etc.)
- Spectroscopic analyses of complex matrices (NMR, mass)

PROCESSES and FORMULATION
- Implementation of extraction processes
- Formulation of cosmetic and nutraceutical products
- New approach to engineering and sustainable development

The CFP program focuses on areas of fine chemistry where organic molecules are designed, developed, produced and analysed in accordance with industrial, regulatory, economic and environmental constraints. Chemical engineering students will acquire in-depth knowledge of organic and analytical chemistry, as well as cross-disciplinary and multicultural skills, enabling them to take on positions of responsibility.

Main subjects

FINE AND PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY
- Synthesis strategy
- Biocatalysis
- Major classes of molecules with pharmaceutical applications
- Agrochemistry
- Medicinal chemistry

CHARACTERISATION
- Methods for purifying chiral molecules and analytical development
- Chromatographic analyses for kinetic monitoring and quantification of organic molecules (HPLC, HPTLC, GC)
- Spectroscopic analyses of organic molecules (NMR, mass)

PROCESSES
- Tools for the development of chemical processes
- Galenics
- New innovative industrial methods and sustainable development
- Continuous process improvement

The aim of the ‘Process Engineering and Energy’ programme is to train versatile engineers who can work across the entire material and energy transformation chain: from development, modelling, design, simulation and optimisation to process management, safety and digitalisation.

The programme is based on a solid scientific and technical foundation in Process Engineering and Energy and the learning of methods and tools for analysing and solving problems encountered in industry.

It provides students with a broad scientific and technical background, enabling them to communicate with specialists at the interfaces of chemistry, industrial engineering and automation. The teaching method is based on a balance between lectures, tutorials and practical work. The courses are delivered in integrated classes (hybrid lecture/exercise format), with regular use of projects or case studies to help students gain autonomy.

Skills:

Understand and analyse the chemical, physical and biological phenomena involved in material and energy transformation processes
Model and simulate unit operations or parts of a process (reaction, separation, heat exchange, etc.) in order to optimise their performance
Implement and regulate these unit operations from pilot scale to industrial equipment
Develop and configure the industrial processes of tomorrow, taking into account energy, environmental and safety constraints

Third year (semesters 9 and 10)

In the third year, humanities and social sciences courses are common to all fields and help students build their career plans through international outreach (two foreign languages, including English) and personal and professional development (job marketing, strategy, engineering responsibility).

Students can personalise their training by choosing two elective courses from a catalogue of more than 20 courses covering a wide range of topics.

For technical and scientific courses, students continue their specialisation in the fields of High-Performance Materials and Process Engineering and Energy and take courses specific to their chosen specialisation in the field of Health and Cosmetics Engineering (Natural Active Ingredients or Fine and Pharmaceutical Chemistry).

The final semester (S10) is entirely devoted to an engineering internship lasting a minimum of 22 weeks.

It is possible to complete the third year under a professional training contract.