UENR School Of Engineering Programmes

The Departments of the School

The School of Engineering is proposed to comprise eight (8) Departments:

a) Department of Energy and Environmental Engineering

b) Department of Computer Engineering

c) Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

d) Department of Petroleum and Petrochemical Engineering

e) Department of Materials Science Engineering

f) Department of Mechanical Engineering

g) Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering

h) Department of Geological Engineering.

Bachelor of Science in Renewable Energy Engineering

The four-year BSc Renewable Energy Engineering programme was introduced in 2012/2013 academic year with the aim of fully integrating renewable energy generating technologies and environmental issues to meet the changing demands of the energy industry particularly in Ghana and the West Africa sub- region. The programme has been designed in response to a recognized need from the energy industry for university graduates who have a detailed knowledge, appreciation and fundamental understanding of the various sources of energy, their production, harnessing, conversion, and environmental concerns associated with the use of energy. How well energy can be managed in industries and domestic settings to overcome environmental issues associated with the use of energy is also critical.

The renewable energy engineering programme provides knowledge in the scientific and engineering foundations and skills for such needs as alternative fuel technology, renewable energy, hydrogen fuel cell development and utilization, solar energy, energy extraction and geothermal storage, fusion and nuclear energy and the technologies for understanding and mitigating the environmental impacts of energy usage. The programme also includes some aspects of materials sciences, chemistry, geosciences, and biosciences that support energy processes, environmental remediation and waste management. Students will be equipped with skills in developing technical solutions, alternative technologies and regulations related to renewable energy. In addition, the department will provide knowledge and skills in computational modelling and simulation for problems that may not be solved with traditional theoretical and experimental approaches, hazardous to study in the laboratory, or time-consuming. This will include applied mathematics for modelling complex physical, biological, and energy systems.

Bachelor of Science Environmental Engineering

The four-year BSc Environmental Engineering programme was introduced in the 2013/2014 academic year with the aim of fully integrating environmental engineering technologies and management principles to meet the challenging and dynamic demands of the industries as well as other biotic and abiotic activities in Ghana and the West Africa sub-region. The programme has been designed in response to a recognized need for efficient and sustainable uses of Ghana and Africa’s energy and natural resources. University graduates who undergo training in the environmental engineering programme will have a detailed knowledge, appreciation and fundamental understanding of the economical, efficient and sustainable uses of various sources of water, energy, and other natural resources in an environmentally friendly manner.

The environmental engineering programme will provide knowledge in the scientific and engineering foundations and skills for such needs as efficient and sustainable uses of natural resources, regeneration and alternative uses of water, energy and wastes in all faculties of society. These will be done in the framework of technologies with the view of understanding and mitigating the environmental impacts of biotic and abiotic factors on society. The programme also includes some aspects of materials sciences, chemistry, biology, physics, hydrology, geosciences, atmospheric and other sciences that support and explain environmental pollution, remediation technologies and waste management. The BSc programme seeks to create graduates who are well prepared for placement within almost all the industries in Ghana and elsewhere, whether for a work with a company as sustainable and efficient material, water and energy resource managers or continued study at an advanced level at the MSc and PhD levels.

2.2.2.1 Programme Outcomes

The following are the learning outcomes expected from the programme with respect to knowledge and understanding:

Fundamental, cross-disciplinary principles and practices that underpin sustainable energy, water, waste generation and their industrial and research applications and environmental issues;
A range of key, specialist information primarily focused on water, energy, wastes and associated environmental issues;
Awareness of Ghana and international policy, regulations and incentive schemes put in place for energy providers and users
An appreciation of how industry utilises greater fundamental and applied research findings in the field of Environmental engineering.
Specialist knowledge in the design of environmental systems and topical issues in sustainable uses of resources through taught modules and by undertaking a field-based research project.
A range of relevant practical techniques and methodologies and their uses, together with appropriate procedures for analysis and presentation of environmental data.

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

The Mechanical Engineering Programme was introduced in the 2013/2014 academic year to admit its first batch of students who met the general university admission requirements as well as department admission requirements. The programme has been designed to produce the next generation of mechanical engineers with the necessary knowledge and skills to provide cutting edge solutions to everyday issues confronting society. In addition, students will be equipped with the necessary engineering tools and entrepreneurial skills that will make them highly integral and useful for industries in Ghana in particular and the world at large.

Four main sections or areas of specializations will be established under the Mechanical Engineering Program. The four sections are: (1) Thermofluids and Energy Systems Engineering; (2) Applied Mechanics; (3) Automobile Engineering and (4) Design and Manufacturing Engineering. Courses administered in these four sections will help to train and develop the students with mult-idisciplinary and pragmatic approach of developing engineering solutions to meet the challenges of everyday life. Students enrolled in the mechanical engineering programme from first year to third year will have the opportunity to study basic core courses in all the four main sections. However, in the final year, students will be allowed to select only one section for specialization that will define the student’s unique area of interest.

Bachelor of Science in Electric and Electronic Engineering

The four-year BSc Electrical and Electronic Engineering programme was introduced during the 2013/2014 academic year with the aim of producing graduates with firm grounding in the principles at the heart of the subject, through teaching, practical work, and projects which foster innovation and creativity, supported by excellent ICT and laboratory teaching facilities.

The programme has been designed in response to a recognized need from industry for highly skilled Electrical and Electronic Engineers who have a detailed knowledge, appreciation and fundamental understanding in Communications & Networks, Integrated Circuits & Embedded Systems, Control, Intelligent Systems & Robotics, Signal Processing, Microelectronics Technologies & Devices, Microwave and RF, Power and Energy Systems. The availability of such highly skilled human resource will rapidly enhance Ghana’s drive to industrialise the economy. The programme revolves around a core electrical & electronic energy engineering curriculum that provides a broad but balanced framework for power systems and machines, electronics and communications, automation and control. The four-year duration of the course makes it possible to include specialist electrical & electronic engineering courses.

During their senior years of study (third and final years), students may choose to specialize in electrical or electronic engineering through their selection of elective modules. Students who specialize in electrical engineering may select elective modules which concentrate on:

Electrical Machines
Power Systems Analysis and Protection
Plant Automation and Control
Renewable Energy Systems

Others who choose electronic engineering may select elective modules which concentrate on:

Communications Systems & Networks
Integrated Circuits & Embedded Systems
Intelligent Systems & Robotics
Signal Processing

The educational and professional objectives of the Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Electronic Engineering Programme are to train graduates who have the following attributes:

Technical skills: are technically competent to solve complex problems in electrical & electronic engineering and can adapt effectively in a fast changing environment
Critical thinking: are able to critically think, analyse and make decisions that give due consideration to global issues in business, ethics, society and the environment
Leadership, team building: are able to communicate effectively, act with integrity, and have the inter-personal skills needed to engage in, lead, and nurture diverse teams
Attitude: are committed to lifelong learning, research oriented, resourceful and embrace global challenges and opportunities to make a positive impact in society.

2.2.4.1 programme outcomes

By the end of the BSc Electrical & Electronic Engineering programme, the student will have demonstrated through essay writing, written and numerical examination, simulation and oral presentation, comprehensive academic knowledge, ability and practical skills related to integrated approach to design of power, control and electronic communication systems, both in theory and in practice. The following are the learning outcomes expected from the programme with respect to knowledge and understanding:

A1. The fundamental, cross-disciplinary principles and practices that underpin power generation and its industrial and research applications.
A2: Knowledge of a basic core of electrical engineering principles necessary to analyze electrical and electronic devices, software, and systems.
A3: An appreciation of how industry utilises greater fundamental and applied research findings in the field of electrical & electronic engineering.
A4: Specialist knowledge in the design of power, control and electronic communication systems through taught modules and by undertaking a research project.
A5: A range of relevant practical techniques and methodologies and their uses, together with appropriate procedures for analysis and presentation of energy generation and consumption data.
A6: An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering to the solution of complex engineering problems.

UENR School Of Engineering Programmes

UENR School Of Engineering Programmes

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