Qualification awarded (in original language)

"Licenciatura em Engenharia Química". Title of "Licenciado".

Level of qualification

1st Cycle of Studies. EQF level 6. ISCED 2011 level 6.

Admission requirements

Students may apply to the 1st cycle of studies through the general regime, through special conditions and through special competitions, as stated in the description of the Portuguese Higher Education System, provided by NARIC (http://www.dges.mctes.pt/DGES/pt/Reconhecimento/NARICENIC/) and presented in section 8 of the Diploma Supplement. Students may apply, through the general regime, if they obtain a minimum classification of 95 points (on a scale of 0 to 200) in one of following national entrance examinations: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry or Biology and Geology.

Recognition of prior learning

Following the implementation of the Bologna Process and the consequent legislation regarding the mobility of students among degrees and higher education institutions, prior learning must be recognized and credited. The prior learning concept comprises all the previous learning/training undertaken in other higher education study cycles in national or international institutions (crediting of certified training), as well as previous professional experience and any post-secondary school training or education. As such, the IPB promotes the crediting of the student’s prior learning when arriving at the institution.
Aiming at a quick and full integration of the student in his/her new education programme, the recognition procedures must be submitted when enrolling at the IPB.
For further enquiries on crediting and recognizing prior learning and training at the IPB (calendars, procedures and assessment criteria), please go to the Applicant Portal at www.ipb.pt/portaldocandidato.

Qualification requirements and regulations

6 Semesters (3 years). 20 Weeks of study, per semester, full-time (40 per year). 40 total Hours per week. 810 total Hours per semester (1620 per year). 180 ECTS Credits (30 per semester); 1 credit corresponds to 27 hours. It includes a final project comprising 6 credits.
The holders of this qualification are admitted in ANET – National Association of Technical Engineers. Professional titles are awarded by this institution, according to its internal rules.
The programme is included in the FEANI INDEX - European Federation of National Engineering Associations.

Profile of the programme

The profile of the programme comprises the development of the technical-scientific knowledge and professional skills in the study areas of Thermodynamics and Transport Phenomena; Chemical Process Engineering; Chemistry

Key learning outcomes

The degree of "licenciado" (bachelor) in Chemical Engineering is awarded to those students that demonstrate, in this field, the ability to:
a) develop and enhance the acquired knowledge;
b) apply acquired knowledge and understanding capacity in order to clearly demonstrate a professional approach to the work carried out;
c) solve problems based upon their own arguments;
d) collate, select, and interpret relevant information which will enable them to consolidate the solutions they present and the opinions they put forward, including the analysis of relevant social, scientific and ethical aspects;
e) communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions, both to experts and non-experts;
f) develop competences that will enable them to benefit from lifelong learning with a high degree of autonomy.

To complete the qualification, the student is required to pass all compulsory course units of the study plan.

Occupational profiles of graduates

The degree of "licenciado" (bachelor) in Chemical and Biological Engineering belongs to the education and training area of Technologies. Graduates are qualified to develop a professional activity within the profile of the programme.

Access to further studies

The degree of "licenciado" allows to proceed to post-graduate studies, according to the diagram of the Portuguese Higher Education System, provided by NARIC (http://www.dges.mctes.pt/DGES/pt/Reconhecimento/NARICENIC/) and presented in section 8 of the Diploma Supplement.

Graduation requirements

Note: Programme taught in English

Examination regulations, assessment and grading

Examination and assessment are regulated by the IPB general regulation, available in www.ipb.pt/sa, and by the School pedagogical regulation, available in www.estig.ipb.pt.
Consult this Guide under the option “The ECTS at the IPB” for information on the grading and qualification system.

Mode of study

Full-time.

Programme director

Antonio Manuel Esteves Ribeiro (

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Scientific areas of the study plan

Scientific Area	Acronym	ECTS Credits
		Compulsory	Optional
All of IPB	AIPB	12.0	0.0
Biology	Bio	6.0	0.0
Biotechnology	BTc	12.0	0.0
Chemical Process Engineering	CPe	27.0	0.0
Chemistry	Che	36.0	0.0
Environmental Technology	ETc	6.0	0.0
Informatics	Inf	6.0	0.0
Mathematics	Mat	30.0	0.0
Physics	Phy	6.0	0.0
Thermodynamics and Transport Phenomena	TTP	39.0	0.0
Total		180.0	0.0

Course structure

Year	Sem	Type	Code	Course Unit	Scientific Area	ECTS Credits
1	1	Semestral	9125-755-1101-00-24	Linear Algebra and Analytic Geometry	Mat	6.0
1	1	Semestral	9125-755-1102-00-24	Calculus I	Mat	6.0
1	1	Semestral	9125-755-1103-00-24	Physics	Phy	6.0
1	1	Semestral	9125-755-1104-00-24	Informatics	Inf	6.0
1	1	Semestral	9125-755-1105-00-24	General Chemistry I	Che	6.0
1	2	Semestral	9125-755-1201-00-23	Biology	Bio	6.0
1	2	Semestral	9125-755-1202-00-23	Calculus II	Mat	6.0
1	2	Semestral	9125-755-1203-00-23	Fluid Mechanics	TTP	6.0
1	2	Semestral	9125-755-1204-00-23	General Chemistry II	Che	6.0
1	2	Semestral	9125-755-1205-00-23	Organic Chemistry I	Che	6.0
2	1	Semestral	9125-755-2101-00-24	Statistics	Mat	6.0
2	1	Semestral	9125-755-2102-00-24	Instrumental Methods of Analysis	Che	6.0
2	1	Semestral	9125-755-2103-00-24	Chemistry Projet	Che	6.0
2	1	Semestral	9125-755-2104-00-23	Organic Chemistry II	Che	6.0
2	1	Semestral	9125-755-2105-00-24	Chemical Thermodynamics I	TTP	6.0
2	2	Semestral	9125-755-2201-00-23	Process Analysis	CPe	6.0
2	2	Semestral	9125-755-2202-00-23	Chemical Reaction Engineering	CPe	6.0
2	2	Semestral	9125-755-2203-00-23	Transport Phenomena I	TTP	6.0
2	2	Semestral	9125-755-2204-00-23	Numerical Methods	Mat	6.0
2	2	Semestral	9125-755-2205-00-23	Chemical Thermodynamics II	TTP	6.0
3	1	Semestral	9125-755-3101-00-24	Transport Phenomena II	TTP	6.0
3	1	Semestral	9125-755-3102-00-24	Environmental Quality Control Laboratory	ETc	6.0
3	1	Semestral	9125-755-3103-00-24	Chemical Engineering Laboratory I	TTP	6.0
3	1	Semestral	9125-755-3104-00-24	Applied Microbiology and Bioprocesses	BTc	6.0
3	1	Semestral	9125-755-3105-00-24	IPB Free Unit I	AIPB	6.0
3	2	Semestral	9125-755-3201-00-23	Chemical Engineering Laboratory II	CPe	6.0
3	2	Semestral	9125-755-3202-00-23	Separation Processes	CPe	6.0
3	2	Semestral	9125-755-3203-00-23	Chemical Engineering Project	CPe/ TTP	6.0
3	2	Semestral	9125-755-3204-00-23	Food Technology	BTc	6.0
3	2	Semestral	9125-755-3205-00-24	IPB Free Unit II	AIPB	6.0

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