School of Industrial Technology

Bioresource Tech Curriculum Structure 2020/2021

 Level   Semester I   Semester II
 Code  Course Name  Unit Code Course Name Unit
T E T E
100 IWK100 Bioresource as Industrial Raw Material 2 - IWK101 Basic Coatings Technology 4 -
IWK102 Basic Bioresource Science and Technology  4 - IWK103 Pulp Production and Paper Recycling 4 -
IUK191 Mathematics I 4 - IWK105 Bioresource Based Products 4 -
IEK101 Chemical Process Calculations 3 - IEK115 Environmental, Health and Safety Legislation - 3
IUK107 Chemistry for Technologist - 4 IUK291 Mathematics II - 4
KOT122 Organic Chemistry I - 4        
  13 8   12 7
200 IWK201 Raw Materials and Coatings Chemistry 4 - IWA283 Paper Technology Laboratory I 2 -
IWK203 Stock Preparation and Papermaking 4 - IWK205 Additives and Paper Properties 3 -
IWA281 Coatings Technology Laboratory I 2 - IWK204 Bioresource, Paper, and Coatings Product Development - 3
IWA282 Bioresource Technology Laboratory I 2 - IUK208 Experimental Design with Computer Applications - 3
IUK108 Statistics with Computer Applications 4 - IBK212 Renewable Biomass - 4
        IEK108 Process Fluid Mechanics - 3
        IUK303 Industrial Waste Management - 3
        KAT245 Analytical Chemistry I - 4
    16 0   5 18
 300  IWK301 Coatings Process and Equipment 3 - IWK308 Mechanics of Structural Materials 3 -
IWA383 Paper Technology Laboratory II 2 - IWA381 Coatings Technology Laboratory II 2 -
IWA313 Research Project of Bioresource, Paper, and Coatings Technology** 8 - IWA313 Research Project of Bioresource, Paper, and Coatings Technology** 8 -
IWA382 Bioresource Technology Laboratory II 2 - IWK305 Advanced Technology of Coatings - 2
IWK304 Furniture Manufacturing - 3 IWK306 Fibre and Lignocellulosic Composite - 2
IWK307 Advanced Paper Technology - Instrumental Analysis for Pulp and Paper -        
IEK212 Process Heat Transfer - 3        
    11 8   9 4
 400  IWA404 Bioresource, Paper, and Coatings Technology Industrial Training* 6        
   6 0         

Note that T is core and E is elective.
*
Students must register for this course from home during an internship

*Course is offered over 2 semesters (unit counted per semester is 4)

*Per course, the student needs to achieve a minimum grade of D- or 0.67 for all courses to pass the course.

*To graduate, the student needs to obtain a minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 2.00 or C. The student also needs to maintain a CGPA of 2.00 or C for all core courses.

Summary of University Requirement Courses

Course Name Unit
  • LKM400/2 Bahasa Malaysia IV
  • LSP300/2 Academic English
  • LSP402/2 Scientific and Medical English
  • 2
  • HFE224/2 Appreciation of Ethics and Civilisation
  • HFF225/2 Philosophy and Current Issues
  • WUS101/2 Core Entrepreneurship
  • 2
  • 2
  •  Various co-curriculum course
  •  2
  •  Skill, foreign language, or option courses
    • WSU101/2 Sustainability: Issues, Challenges, & Prospects 
    • HTV201/2 Thinking Techniques
    • SHE101/2 Ethnic Relations
    • English language courses (LHP451/2, LHP452/2, etc.)
    • Foreign language courses (LAP100/2, LAS100/2, etc.)
    • Other Option or Skill courses categorised as "U" offered by other Schools 
  •  4 to 6
  •  Total
  •  18 to 20
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