Bachelor of Applied Science - Chemical Engineering (QE)

Society relies daily on products such as fuel, pharmaceuticals, advanced composites, semiconductors, magnetic and optical storage devices, agricultural products, light-weight materials, coatings, synthetic fibers, and personal care products. Chemical Engineers develop new advanced materials and design the processes that convert raw materials into value-added products. Chemical Engineering is a broadly-based engineering discipline, which combines the study of mathematics, chemistry, physics, and biology with engineering science, design, and economics.

Students learn how to design safe, efficient, environmentally-friendly, sustainable, and economical processes and products. They also acquire direct experience with pilot-scale chemical process equipment and simulators. Queen’s Chemical Engineering offers options in Chemical Process Engineering and in Bioengineering. Areas of specialization include biochemical, biomedical, bioenvironmental, and chemical process engineering options.

The first year of study in Engineering and Applied Science is based on a common curriculum and serves as an introduction to all of the academic plans offered by the Faculty. The choice of academic plan the student intends to follow in the second and subsequent years is made in February in the Winter Term of the first year.

Note: Students in this program are also eligible for the Queen’s Undergraduate Internship Program (QUIP) which provides 2nd or 3rd year students with a 12-16 month work experience. The internships are paid, professionally supervised, career-related positions offering students the opportunity to learn about current advances, practices, and technologies in business and industry.