Undergraduate & honours qualifications

Advanced Diploma in Chemical Engineering

Qualification code: 90128
NQF level: 7
Total credits: 144
SAQA ID: 112054
APS/AS: 60
Rules:
Some of the pre-requisites and/ or co-requisites outlined in this qualification may not apply as they do not form part of the curriculum. From 2024, Engineering modules will be offered as year modules only. Please click on the modules to see further information.
Purpose statement:
The specific purpose of the Advanced Diploma in Chemical Engineering is designed to build the necessary knowledge, understanding, abilities and skills required for further learning towards becoming a competent practicing Professional Engineering Technologist. The qualification design is aligned to the Standard for Engineering Technologists as required by the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA). Therefore, learners will have the ability to apply established and newly developed engineering technology to solve broadly defined problems, develop components, systems, services and processes. They will be able to provide leadership in the application of technology in safety, health, engineering and commercially effective operations and have well-developed interpersonal skills. They will also have the ability to work independently and responsibly, applying judgment to decisions arising in the application of technology and health and safety considerations to problems and associated risks. Therefore, Professional Engineering Technologists learners will have a specialised understanding of the engineering science that underpins specific technologies together with financial, commercial, legal, social and economic, health, safety and environmental matters. The qualification serves to provide learners with knowledge in chemical engineering. The knowledge emphasises chemical engineering principles and application. Also, the qualification provides learners with an in-depth knowledge base in a particular field or discipline and the ability to apply their knowledge and skills to a particular career or professional contexts, while equipping them to undertake more specialised and intensive learning.
This qualification will be presented using both online and distance learning modes.

Who can register?

  • Applicants (new applicants & Unisa students who applied for admission to a new qualification) may only register if they have received an offer of placement from Unisa and have accepted the offer online. Unisa reserves the right to not process and / or to cancel your registration if it is found that you were incorrectly admitted to a qualification. 
  • Re-registering students may register for the 2024 academic year once the registration period opens.

Please note: Should you wish to start a new qualification, please apply online for the alternative qualification during the prescribed application period.


How to choose your modules

Each Unisa qualification is structured in such a way that you need to pass a certain number of NQF level credits within a certain amount of time in order to graduate.

  • Co-requisite: Module A is a co-requisite for Module B. You want to register for Module B, but have not yet passed Module A. You must then register for both Modules A and B simultaneously. You may NOT cancel your registration for Module A unless Module B is also cancelled.

  • Pre-requisite: If Module A is a pre-requisite for Module B, you must pass Module A before you may register for Module B.

You may not register for more than the allowed maximum number of credits / modules per academic year and / or semester: 60 credits per semester or 120 credits per academic year.

The maximum number of credits do not include supplementary and / or aegrotat examinations from a previous semester. Modules taken for non-degree / non-diploma purposes also count towards the maximum number of credits allowed.

You must take your available time into consideration when choosing your modules, as this will impact your academic performance. You need approximately

  • 6 to 8 hours per week for semester modules.
  • 4 to 6 hours per week for year modules.

Click here for more information on managing your studies.

Curriculum for this qualification

While you are deciding on the modules for which you will be registering, write down the module names and codes so that you have something to refer to when completing your registration.

Please click on the modules below to see further information (eg semester/year module, NQF level)

First level

Module (Please click on the module to see further information) Pre-requisite/Co-requisite/Recommendation
Group A. Compulsory. Compulsory
ACH3701 - Applied Chemical Principles
CEP3701 - Chemical Engineering Practicals III Co-requisite:PRC3701, TPH3701, SPP3701, REE3701, TDA3701
CPT3701 - Chemical Engineering Computational Techniques II Co-requisite:MAT3700
ENM3701 - Engineering Management II
MAT3700 - Mathematics III (Engineering) Pre-requisite:MAT2691
Recommendation:Students should enrol for this module as soon as possible after completing MAT2691.
PDP3701 - Chemical Process Design Principles Co-requisite:TPH3701, SPP3701
PDP3702 - Process Design Project Co-requisite:PDP3701, SPP3701, REE3701, TDA3701, CPT3701
PRC3701 - Advanced Process Control Co-requisite:MAT3700
REE3701 - Advanced Reaction Engineering Co-requisite:MAT3700, CPT3701
SPP3701 - Separation Principles IIB
TDA3701 - Applied Thermodynamics
TPH3701 - Transport Phenomena II Co-requisite:MAT3700