Welcome to the Chemical Engineering Department, where innovation meets excellence! We prepare future engineers with cutting-edge knowledge, hands-on experience, and research opportunities in fields like process design, sustainable energy, and more.
Key Features:
- State-of-the-Art Labs: Equipped with advanced tools like HPLC, UV/Visible Spectrophotometer, Distillation Unit, and more for practical learning.
- Comprehensive Curriculum: Covers process engineering, thermodynamics, reaction kinetics, and sustainability.
- Industry Collaboration: Training and internship opportunities with OQ, PDO, OCTAL, OCCIDENTAL, and ORPIC.
- Research & Innovation: Focus on process engineering, nanotechnology, renewable energy, and biotechnology.
- Career Prospects: Graduates excel in oil and gas, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, food processing, and environmental engineering.
Join us to shape the future of chemical engineering with knowledge, innovation, and sustainability.
The Diploma in Chemical Engineering is designed to engage students for at least 35 credit hours of basic sciences and mathematics, at least 25 credit hours of engineering sciences, engineering design, and at least 15 credit hours of communications skills, humanities, social sciences. Laboratory hands-on experience and emphasis on design are important elements that are integrated throughout the curriculum. The curriculum is designed to grant students the Diploma of Engineering upon the successful completion of the two-year program.
- A deep knowledge of chemical engineering major, familiarity with professional opportunities, and knowledge of contemporary issues.
- Practical experience with chemical process equipment, handling chemicals, chemical analysis, and process instrumentation.
- An ability to use modern engineering tools is necessary for engineering practice.
- القدرة على تحديد وحل المشكلات الهندسية ، بما في ذلك الاستفادة من المهارات الإبداعية والمبتكرة.
- القدرة على توصيل الأفكار بشكل فعال في كل من الأشكال الشفوية والمكتوبة.
- إجادة المعرفة الأساسية للعمل في الهندسة الكيميائية ، بما في ذلك جوانب السلامة والجوانب البيئية.
For admission to the Diploma in Chemical Engineering program, a student must have:
- A General Education Certificate or its equivalent and
Passed the Foundation Program (FP) from DU or any other Higher Education Institute (HEI)
recognized by the Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research, and Innovation (MoHERI) - أو be exempted from FP English, Mathematics, and Information Technology (IT) courses
based on placement tests conducted by FP.
Based on the results of the English, Mathematics, and IT placement tests, students who need remedial work based on placement test results, will join the FP, where three levels of English and two levels of Mathematics courses, as well as IT courses, have to be successfully completed with a minimum grade of 50 to proceed to the first year of the Diploma/Bachelor program.
FP course exemption criterion minimum scores are as follows:
FP Course Exemption Criteria
- 1) English:
- IELTS Band – 5
- TOEFL – 500
- CEPT – 50
- 2) Mathematics:
- Moodle-based Math Placement Test – 60
- 3) Information Technology:
- Moodle-based IT Placement Test – 70
- International (English) IC3 certificate
For admission to any of the undergraduate programs offered by the CE, a student must have:
• A General Education Certificate or its equivalent and
• Passed FP from DU or any other HEI recognized by MoHERI
To receive a Diploma certificate in any of the majors in the CE, the student must satisfactorily complete the required credit hours for his/her major with an overall minimum average of 65 percent.

تتكون المتطلبات الأساسية للبرنامج من 15 دورة ومختبر تشمل 36 ساعة معتمدة.
The دبلوم في الهندسة الكيميائية requires a total of 75 credit hours. The fee is 70 OMR per credit hour.
To graduate with a Diploma in Chemical Engineering, students must successfully complete 75 credits over two academic years (4 semesters).
The medium of instruction for all programs in College of Engineering at Dhofar University is English.
- Beautiful Green Campus
- Sate of the art learning resources with excellent student facilities
- Erudite Faculty with PhD and proven research records
- Program licensed from MoHRI
- Nationally Accredited by OAAAQA
- ABET accreditation in Progress
- Internationally Benchmarked Curriculum
- Well-equipped engineering labs and workshop
- Active learning model of education
- Assurance of learning philosophy
- Excellent Industry and community outreach and engagement
- Soft Skills training for personality enhancement and career Planning
- Training opportunities support nationally and internationally through IASTE and Erasmus
For more information and counselling meet our program manager
Tel: +968 2323 7360 / +968 9206 3936
Email: mskhan@du.edu.om