1. Summary of the knowledge modules: General knowledge, Core knowledge, Specialization, Internship, Thesis
The courses of the Chemical Engineering programme can be grouped into four modules: (I) General knowledge; (II) Core knowledge; (III) Specialization knowledge; and (IV) Professional practice and research, internship and thesis.
Summary of the CHE program from in the period 2018 – 2022 modules (Total Credits = 151/246.55 ECTS)
– The general knowledge module (65 credits/ 101.82 ECTS, 41.3%): provides the fundamental knowledge courses to expand the student mindsets, capacity, and worldview. The general education includes the courses of (1) Political theory, (2) Social Sciences – Humanities – Arts, (3) Academic English, (4) Mathematics – Informatics – Natural Sciences – Technology – Environment, (5) Economy – management, and Physical training, and (5) Military training.
– The core major knowledge module (36 credits/ 58.82 ECTS, 23.9%): provides required basic knowledge in Chemical Engineering. All the courses here train students the knowledge in Chemistry and are essential to apply them for the next study in Chemical Engineering.
-The specialization knowledge module (31 credits/ 49.27 ECTS, 20.0%): consists of both compulsory and elective courses. This module provides knowledge and skills in specific fields of Chemical engineering. It gives the students career orientation. Compulsory courses include Chemical Process engineering, Chemical Reaction Engineering, Energy, Material science and Technology. For elective, the courses will provide the knowledge for students in specific field.
– The professional practice and research module (19 credits/ 36.64 ECTS, 14.9%): aims to hone students’ research and practical skills. It will instruct students in research methodology and common practices used in Chemical engineering, to develop essential skills in conceptualizing and designing, and to apply those skills in designing, managing, and performing engineering projects. This module includes research methodology, research, internship and thesis. The students are required to do an internship in chemical companies to take opportunities to learn in a professional environment and get first approach to labor market. In the final year, students will be able to do their research work in the graduation thesis.
– Upon the period of 2023:
– The general knowledge module (56 credits/ 88.36 ECTS, 35.3%)
– The core major knowledge module (36 credits/ 58.82 ECTS, 23.5%)
– The specialization knowledge module (36 credits/ 58.36 ECTS, 23.3%)
– The professional practice and research module (23 credits/ 45.09 ECTS, 18.0%)
Summary of the CHE program modules in the period of 2023 till now (Total Credits = 151/250.64 ECTS)
2. Reference curriculum comparison with other institutions
For Chemical Engineering programme, the curriculum was established based on the curriculum of prestigious universities over the world with the equivalent percentage shown in Table 9.
The equivalent percentage of Chemical Engineering programme at IU vs the same programme at different universites.
| Seq. | Chemical Engineering programme at different universities | Equivalent percentage (%) |
| 1 | Stanford University | 27.8 |
| 2 | Hongkong University of Science and Technology | 39.7 |
| 3 | California Institute of Technology | 36.5 |
| 4 | Kyoto University | 29.4 |
| 5 | National University of Singapore | 28.6 |
| 6 | Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, VNU-HCMC | 57.1 |
| 7 | Da Nang University of Technology | 44.4 |
| 8 | Ha Noi University of Science and Technology | 56.3 |
Most courses are offered by the School incharge while some courses of the general knowledge module are offered by various departments/ schools in IU. The contributions made by each course to achieve the ILOs are clear. Each course in the curriculum is designed to help the programme meet the ILOs. In every course syllabus, the course objectives, courses learning outcomes, and their relations with certain programme ILOs are clearly defined. Relation between course learning outcomes and individual lessons as well as assessment forms of the learning outcomes is also indicated in the course syllabus.