Pre-essential Module (Compulsory)
| Module Code | Core modules | Lecturers | Hours | Sem |
| NM6020 | Business and Technical English | Dr Carmel HeahMs Li Shu Yun | 40 | 1 |
Core Modules During the course work in semester one and two the students have to complete 4 core modules. Each module has 45 contact hours. They will take place at facilities at NUS by Professors of TUM or NUS.
| Module Code | Essential modules | Lecturers | Modular Credits | Sem |
| CM5172 | Bio-Organic Chemistry | Prof Tanja Weil Dr Michael Rossbach | 6 | 1 |
| CM5173 | Chemical Reaction Engineering | Prof Wilfried H. Petzny Prof Dr Andreas Jentys | 6 | 1 |
| CM5105 | Chemical Business Administration | Dr Frank Böckelmann
Dr Thomas Schmid
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6 | 1 |
| CM5171 | Organometallic and Coordination Chemistry | Prof Dr Fritz Kuehn | 6 | 1 |
Specialization Modules
Specialization 1: Petroleum and Petrochemistry |
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| Module code | Modules | Lecturers | Modular Credits | Sem |
| CM5271a | Molecular and Heterogeneous Catalysis |
Prof Dr.rer.nat
Fritz Kühn
Dr Armando Borgna
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6 | 2 |
| CM5271b | Petroleum and Petrochemical Processes |
Prof Dr.rer.nat
Johannes Lercher
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6 | 2 |
| CM5271c | Unit Operations | Prof Dr.-Ing Kai-Olaf Martin Hinrichsen | 6 | 2 |
Specialization 2: Biochemistry |
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| Module code | Modules | Lecturers | Modular credits | Sem |
| CM5272a | Biochemistry for Industrial Chemists |
Prof Dr.rer.nat.habil.
Gerd Gemmecker
Dr Michael Rossbach
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6 | 2 |
| CM5272c | Bioprocessing/Bioengineering | Dr Michael Siedel | 6 | 2 |
| CM5272b | Cell Biology | Dr Michael Rossbach | 6 | 2 |
Specialisation 3: General
- Free choice Specialisation 1
- Free choice Specialisation 1 or 2 or from Elective modules*
- Free choice Specialisation 2
*Please note that Elective modules are subjected to changes.
Elective Modules
The student has to choose 4 of the following electives:
*Elective Modules (Choose 3)
- Advanced Organic Synthesis
- Advanced Organic Synthesis and Spectroscopy
- Advanced Reaction Engineering
- Biomaterials
- Building Chemistry and Construction Chemicals
- Industrial Chemical Marketing
- Material Chemistry and Engineering
- Mathematical Methods in Chemical and Environmental Engineering
- Modern Analytical Techniques
- Pharmaceuticals and Fine Chemicals
- Production Planning in Chemical Industry
- Topics in Supra-molecular Chemistry
- Trace Analysis
- Water Chemistry & Industrial Requirements
Cross-discipline Modules (Compulsory)
Specialization Modules
Specialization 1: Petroleum and Petrochemistry
CM5271a Molecular and Heterogeneous Catalysis
The goal of this module is to provide insight into the industrially very important field of catalysis. Both homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis will be described and important applications will be exemplary described. An understanding of the principles of catalysis and the demands on efficient catalysts will be provided. The principles of establishing catalytic mechanisms will be outlined.
CM5271b Petroleum and Petrochemical Processes
The scope of the course module is to enable students to understand the principal processes involved in petroleum processing, in the interface between petroleum refining and a petrochemical plant and in major petrochemical operations. This includes: Basics of crude oil chemistry, Distillation of crude oil, Catalytic conversion and upgrading processes, Thermal conversion and upgrading processes, Production and managing hydrogen, Basic Petrochemical Processes.The course teaches the chemical and engineering basics underlying the processing options and processes. The successful participant should be able to understand the options and limits of adjusting reaction conditions and to develop improved or alternative reaction routes. The insight into these chemical and engineering aspects should help to understand the complexity of the processes in the two areas and the options for designing the appropriate interface between a petroleum complex and the making of basic petrochemicals.
The scope of the course module is to enable students to understand the principals and the applications of unit operations involved in Petroleum and Petrochemical Processes. This is aimed at providing the skills in the following fields: Thermal unit operations, Mechanical unit operations, Reactor Technology. The course teaches the qualitative and quantitative basics engineering principles used to design and to operate mechanical, thermal, and chemical units of a process plant. The successful participant will be able to understand the basic layout of these units and to quantitatively predict the performance of these units. This will help to understand the applicability, potential, and limitations of different unit operations.
Specialization 2: Biochemistry
CM5272a Biochemistry for Industrial Chemists
This module is specifically designed to provide students with fundamentals on biochemistry required for a wide range of (industrial) applications in bioscience and biomedicine. Selected topics are gene regulation, protein expression and physiological metabolism in cellular reactions, structural aspects to gain insight into drug design and assay development for pharmaceutical applications. The module includes the structural and functional properties of DNA, proteins and interactions between molecules. An emphasis on gene regulation will lead to the understanding of metabolic processes and proteomics (from genomics to proteomics). Also, the pathogenesis of diseases related to the malfunction of genes and proteins will be addressed – and mayor developments in recent biomedicine research.
CM5272c Bioprocessing/Bioengineering
In this module, biotechnological and process engineering principles will be introduced with a specific emphasis on industrial and pharmaceutical applications. The modifications of organisms like bacteria, yeast, insect or human cells provide the possibility to produce large amounts of recombinant proteins for biological or medical applications. Since enzymes are widely used in industrial and medical applications, it is crucial to understand enzyme kinetics and bioprocessing techniques for the production of such proteins. The latest techniques for the modification of organisms (modifications on the genomic/transcriptional or proteomic/translational level) will be introduced as well as scale-up and scale-out technologies, drug handling, analysis and (cryo-) conservation. Bioreactor technology provides the tools required for production processes under GLP conditions and assures a high reproducibility and quality of a product. Modern (bio-) analytical techniques will be discussed since they are important to validate samples and to characterize target molecules. Among these techniques are Mass Spectroscopy, NMR, X-ray crystallography, Spectroscopic and Fluorescent assays.
More advanced applications in biochemistry are the main objectives of this module. The course will cover the organization of living cells with respect to using cells for induced bioreactions and applications in biotechnology. The communication and reaction of cells to extra- and intracellular signals will be discussed. Understanding the organization of cells, from a single to a multi-cellular organism, gives insight into one of the most complex and fascinating networks alive. This module focuses on the compartmentalization of cellular organisms, the complex reactions in genetics and protein biochemistry, the highly organized metabolic reactions and the pathology occurring when parts of this network fail. Within the cell are transport processes, feedback loops, sensing interfaces, membrane compartments and gradients over membranes. Altogether they allow a cell not only to grow, divide and communicate with its environment, but also to adapt to changes in the environment and to evolve. If such complex procsses malfunction, oncogene may cope for tumor development and thus immunological reactions within an organism start to fight back. Today, scientists know that the crosstalk between the immune, hormone and nervous system plays an important role for tissue homoeostasis. Pharmaceutical research focuses on such reactions to develop innovative drugs for cancer therapy or to fight diseases like AIDS or neurodegenerative diseases (Morbus Alzheimer, Morbus Parkinson etc.). This research could be addressed as “from bench to screening” or “from bench to drugs”. This module will also cover the biological features of adult and embryonic stem cells since they provide a great means to develop disease models and individualized drugs.