Process Engineering/Chemical Engineering

Process engineering and chemical engineering are located within the interdisciplinary complex formed by mechanical engineering, physics, mathematics, and physical and technical chemistry, and they are two of the core disciplines of engineering. Process engineering and chemical engineering are concerned with all aspects of the conversion of materials and energy. While the bachelor’s degree represents an entry-level professional qualification, the master’s program imparts the more in-depth expertise in chemical and process engineering that is required for positions of responsibility, particularly in research and development

The jobs open to process engineers/chemical engineers include all occupations that involve the industrial conversion of source materials by physical, chemical, or biological processes. The field also encompasses elements of efficient use of energy and raw materials as well as protection of the environment. Thanks to their broad-based education, process engineers/chemical engineers can take on roles in research, planning, and development, work on the technical side of environmental protection, get jobs in patents or the purchase and sale of processing devices, machinery and plants, or engage in supervisory and advisory activities for associations and public bodies.

• Device and plant construction
• The automobile industry
• Biotechnology
• The chemical and petrochemical sectors
• Cosmetics
• The food industry
• Pharmaceuticals
• Green products and manufacturing
• Environmental technology

This degree program has a strong focus on research and is characterized by close linkage to practical application, providing the ideal preparation for careers in industry or at research facilities. It does very well in rankings as a result of the attentive support that is provided to the students.

The focuses students can choose are aligned with the focus areas of the research conducted in TU Clausthal’s process-engineering institutes and chairs. Each student selects either chemical processes, energy, new materials, or life science engineering; each of these focuses comprises 32 credits and has some compulsory and some elective elements. Modeling and simulation, an increasingly important field, plays a crucial part in this degree program. Finally, the production of a master’s thesis marks the end of the program.

FocusChemical Processes

• Heterogeneous catalysis in solid-liquid reactions
• Non-catalytic multiphase reactions
• Computer-based representation of chemical reactors
• Industrial placement
• Electives

FocusEnergy

• High-temperature technology
• Technical thermodynamics I
• Heat transfer II
• Industrial placement
• Electives

FocusNew Materials

• Use of nanoscale powders
• Characteristics of nanoparticles
• Introduction to nanoscale materials
• Industrial placement
• Electives

Focus Life Science Engineering

• Use of nanoscale powders
• Biochemical engineering II
• Pharmaceutical process engineering
• Industrial placement
• Electives

Der Masterstudiengang Verfahrenstechnik/Chemieingenieurwesen kann auch in Teilzeit studiert werden. Näheres zu den Voraussetzungen, Ausgestaltung und Rechtsfolgen eines Teilzeitstudiums regelt die "Ordnung zur Regelung des Teilzeitstudiums (TzO)" der Technischen Universität Clausthal in der aktuell geltenden Fassung.

Vor der Beantragung und Aufnahme eines Teilzeitstudiums ist ein Beratungsgespräch bei dem zuständigen Teilzeitstudienkoordinator verpflichtend zu führen. Während dieses Beratungsgesprächs vereinbart der Teilzeitstudienkoordinator in Absprache mit der/dem Studierenden einen individuellen Studienplan (Learning Agreement) für das Teilzeitstudium.

Teilzeitstudienkoordinator:

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Turek
Telefon: +49 5323 72-2184
E-Mail: turek@icvt.tu-clausthal.de
Institut für Chemische und Elektrochemische Verfahrenstechnik

Vertretung:

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gregor Wehinger
Telefon: +49 5323 72-2183
E-Mail: gregor.wehinger@tu-clausthal.de
Institut für Chemische und Elektrochemische Verfahrenstechnik

Das Formular zur Beantragung eines Teilzeitstudiums (inkl. Learning Agreement) finden Sie hier:
https://www.tu-clausthal.de/fileadmin/TU_Clausthal/dokumente/Studierende/Studierendensekretariat/Antrag_auf_Genehmigung_eines_Teilzeitstudiums.pdf