Program Constituencies

The Chemical Engineering program considers the constituencies in the following lists;

• Alumni
• Employers
• Industry Advisory Board (IAB)
• Faculty (Curriculum Committee/ Faculty Committee)

The chemical engineering program is designed to meet the needs of the constituencies and is evaluated on a regular basis by the Department Chair and program committee.

The relationship of each of these constituencies with the program is described below.

• Alumni: The chemical engineering alumni are surveyed each year and are asked questions that relate to their current activities to find out how they currently meet the educational objectives of the program. The assessment helps to determine if any changes are required to help the future chemical engineering alumni perform better in their chosen professions. Alumni records are collected at the time of graduation and updated regularly so that as many alumni as possible are invited to participate in the online survey each year.
• Employer: Employers needs are assessed through a yearly survey of managers who work directly with the graduates. The program committee also assists in the evaluation of the survey results from the industry stakeholders, alumni, and graduating students.
• Industrial Advisory Board (IAB): The IAB represents a number of industry-related regional companies and organizations which consistently recruit chemical engineering graduates. As employers of the students, the IAB constituency’s needs are assessed through a yearly survey of managers who work directly with the graduates. The IAB also assists in the evaluation of the survey results from the industry stakeholders, alumni, and graduating students.

Members of Industrial Advisory Board (IAB)

Students Outcomes (SOs)

Graduates of the Chemical Engineering Program will have attained the following outcomes by the time of graduation.

1 An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics

2 An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors

3 An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences

4 An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts

5 An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives

6 An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions

7 An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies

Note: Minimum requirement to achieve the SO is 70%, which is calculated based on 80% weight of direct assessment (40% weight of each course) and 20% of indirect assessment.

Student Admissions

To be eligible for admission to Chemical Engineering Program, the applicants must hold a high school diploma or its equivalent certificate in the program or studying in Mathayom Suksa 6 (grade 12). Cumulative Grade Point Average from three-year study at high school is general qualification requirement as criteria for enrollment. Besides GPA requirement, applicants must hold a score of 9 common subjects (Thai, Mathematics I, Mathematics II, Social, Physics, Science, English, Chemistry, and Biology) including General Attitude Test (GAT) and Professional Attitude and Academic Test for Engineering Professional (PAT3). The subject requirements selected from 9 common subjects including GAT, PAT3 with minimum score for the Chemical Engineering Program are displayed in the Table 1 below.

Table 1 The subject requirements at minimum score for TCAS system

The 9 common subjects as well as GAT/PAT3 are tested by the National Institute of Educational Testing Service or NIETS in order for universities to consider the applicants based on their score through the Clearing-House system. The score of candidates who apply for TCAS admission is then ranked by scoring for the interview process in April to June. The interview process is organized by the Faculty of Engineering in collaboration with Department as well as the program. The successful candidates will be posted in June of every year. The admission score ranking among the other institution’s program of similar engineering area is demonstrated as shown in Table 2. The total freshman enrollment and national ranking that counted from nationwide admission in TCAS round 3 for Academic year 2017-2021 are also illustrated. The Faculty of Engineering considers and utilizes this national ranking from TCAS admission process as one of key data to review the educational strategic planning for seeking new enrollment as well as competitiveness to sustain the quality and number of freshman enrollment each year.

Table 2  Total freshman enrollment and admission statistic for the Chemical Engineering Program, Academic year 2017-2021.

*Note: Full score equals 30,000.

Table 3 and 4 summary the student admissions data and total freshman enrollment data during academic year

Table 3 Students admissions data, Academic year 2017-2020.

Table 4 Total freshman enrollment data, Academic year 2017-2020.

Admission to the Chemical Engineering Program for Academic year 2022.

Graduation Requirement

In order to graduate from the Chemical Engineering Program, Mahidol University, a graduating student has to fulfill all of the following requirements listed below in order to be awarded the degree of Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering:

• Pass the English language proficiency assessment criteria announced by Mahidol University;
• Pass the senior (capstone) project course;
• Pass the Engineering training course (minimum of 240 hours of Engineering Training in the industrial sector);
• Obtain minimum cumulative credits of Chemical (including the senior project and engineering training);
• Achieved minimum CUM GPA of 2.00;
• Completed and passed all BE. (Chemical Engineering) degree requirements as follows:

Capstone Design project

In the last year of study in the Chemical Engineering Program, all students are required to take the Senior Capstone Design project or the “EGCH 496 Chemical Engineering Project”. All capstone design projects are to cover the design of a real-world Chemical Engineering project that incorporates actual economic and design constraints as specified by all relevant design codes and standards.  Students working in multidisciplinary teams are required to provide design solutions to open-ended, real world engineering problems based on multiple realistic constraints. Where feasible, these courses are team taught, with one member of the team a practicing professional engineer.  To add to the realism of the design projects, students are required to address the project’s cost, its environmental impact, the associated social and political issues as well as providing a technically correct solution in accordance with the local zoning ordinance, subdivision regulations requirements.  Each team is required to submit a written technical report and to make a public presentation of its design solution. Typically, the projects selected for EGCH 496 Chemical Engineering Project involve site development or other generic chemical engineering problems.  In addition, the code and standards for the design are specified to meet the standardize implementation for real world situations. 

The figures below show a flow chart for the curriculum and indicates all pre-requisite and co-requisite courses including the prerequisites for chemistry, physics, mathematics, chemical engineering lab, and chemical engineering tanning.

Prerequisite: Chemistry

Prerequisite: Physics

Prerequisite: Mathematics

Prerequisite: Chemical Engineering Lab

Prerequisite: Engineering Training

Program Accreditation

The Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering at Mahidol University has been in Recognition of Engineering Degree Qualification by The Council of Engineers Thailand (COET) since 2003 for practicing the Regulated Engineering Profession

(refer to https://www.coe.or.th/http_public/main/choice_1/certified/examination.php).