prospectus

who can operate the processes. contractors and consultants where
Career opportunities exist in process operations need to be
government sectors, Ministries planned and to be succeeded.
and major private organizations
such as Petroleum Development
Oman, Sohar and Oman refinery,
Occidental Inc., MB Petroleum,
Shell, Oman LNG, Oman gases
LLC, Tebodin, Indo Oman fertilizers
and many other organizations ,

Modules Process Engineering

(Total 60 Credits Part-time)

Credits Semester 1
4 Transport Phenomena
4 Applied Process Design
4 Advanced Chemical Reaction
Engineering
2 Hazard Analysis and Safety
Management

Credits Semester 2
4 Petrochemical Technologies
2 Computer Aided Process Eng
4 Energy and Environmental En-
gineering
4 Process Instrumentation and
Control

Credits Semester 3
4 Process Plant Optimization and
Economics
4 Process Modeling and Simula-
tion
2 Emerging Technologies
2 Water and Wastewater Trmt.

Credits Semester 4
2 Seminar
18 Project Work

Exit with MSc Degree

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Here at Caledonian College of Engineering, we recognise
research as a key element for imparting excitement and
dynamism to technical education. For this reason, we have
been increasingly encouraging research activities over the
past few years and have invested in developing our research
facilities. Our research strategies have emphasised professional
development, and we are proud of the research capabilities of
our Caledonian faculty members.

Research & Innovation

Close Collaboration with networks to facilitate joint research
Industry projects, and exchange programme for
staff and student.
We carry out scientific research in
close co-operation with industries and Research Funding
other organisations through proven
international partnership and research CCE has enjoyed success in attracting
collaboration. Importantly, we make a funded research projects worth in
special effort to ensure the fruits of our excess of US$2.5 million from various
research benefit our students, as well funding agencies, including The
as our other stakeholders. The college Research Council, Industrial Innovation
has also established extensive research Centre and Middle East Desalination

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Centre (MEDRC). Our research Caledonian Centre for in Oman through entrepreneurship
output is distinguished by over 250 Creativity and Innovation awareness and job creation
research publications. (CCCI) opportunities. CCCI offers a wide
range of facilities and is equipped
Our Core Research Areas The promotion of entrepreneurship with incubation, research facilities
and SME development stems from and other supporting provisions
• Condition monitoring and the vision of His Majesty, Sultan including mentoring and training
vibration control Qaboos, and receives the highest facilities for students, staff and
endorsement by government the community at large. CCCI
• Reliability, maintenance ministries in Oman. At CCE, we has also established cooperation
modelling, and analysis have been careful to align our and partnership with reputed
own strategic goals with this vision organisations, including the
• Waste water treatment, for the country’s future and have Malaysian Academy of SME &
desalination and nano photo opened the Centre for Creativity Entrepreneurship Development
catalysis and Innovation (CCCI) - the first (MASMED), University Technology
of its kinds in Oman – in order MARA and Technopark Technology
• Waste to energy and waste to encourage students and staff Incubation Centre in Trivandrum,
management towards innovation, creativity and India.
entrepreneurship.
• Electrical and renewable
energy systems The Centre provides a springboard
for budding engineers and
• Refrigeration and thermal academics at the college into the
engineering world of commerce and industry

• Mechatronic systems
engineering

• Concrete technology

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Student Support

At Caledonian we believe it is important for our students to feel
they are in an extended family and we know that if you are not
happy at college, you will find it difficult to study. We therefore
provide a whole range of services and facilities that help you
settle in and develop your personality and interests.

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Caledonian Student Support crisis and with long-term issues, The library houses different spaces
Services (CSSS) including personal relationship and for different activities including
financial difficulties. quiet study areas, an electronic
A department of dedicated and library, a general reading area
highly experienced staff looks after Accommodation and a periodical section on both
the welfare of our students at both campuses. The library provides
our campuses and chances are The college can provide many services apart from the
you will meet with a member of accommodation for students. routine issue of books, including
CSSS at some point in your college Separate accommodation a User Orientation Programme,
career. The mission of CSSS is to of both men and women are Selective Dissemination of
enhance the academic, personal provided at a subsidised cost. Information and Current Awareness
and overall development of our All accommodation activities services. On enrolment at the
students and to this end, they will are overseen by CSSS staff who college you will be inducted to all
encourage you to make use of their allot rooms based on requests these services and we are always
many services. Through CSSS, during admissions. Women’s ready to support you in your
you can also participate in events accommodation for 252 students learning by helping you make the
and activities designed to help you is located at Airport Heights most of these resources.
make the most of your study and Campus. The College provides
leisure time at college. You can transportation for students staying Other Facilities
visit CSSS for advice on any of the in college accommodation to and
following matters: from the campus. CCE has enjoyed success in
Wireless connectivity is available
Other Facilities Learning Resources almost everywhere in both our
campuses. The service is available
• Professional advice, support The College Library and to all students free of charge.
and guidance in academic and Information Centre (LIC) is a well-
non-academic matters equipped, modern information- You will be shown how
to register you laptop
• Appeals and rich facility with 27,000 books with ITSC in order to use
grievances and 90 journals in a range of this service. The college
engineering and human resource- provides you with a college
• Issues related to student related disciplines. There is also a email account for life.
accommodation substantial holding of resources
specifically related to educational Virtual leaning or e-learning
• Participation in social and professional development. facility at Caledonian
and recreational Over the years, the LIC has built College is powered by
activities up an impressive electronic Blackboard and associated
resource and subscribes to the technologies. Caledonian
• Joining the Student Ebrary database comprising College has added a new
Council or a student 119,000 e-books, and to proQuest dimension to the delivery of
clubs or society databases comprising 3,700 the learning and experience
e- journals. through the addition of IT-
• Alumni interaction assisted materials available
on-line for students. A unique
Counselling learning environment is offered in
Café Fortéy and Café Heights.
Counselling is aimed at making
students take responsibility for 53
their own decisions, to become
more aware of their personal
resources and to be more able to
cope with all aspects of life. The
college has a certified counsellor
who offers confidential guidance
and support to students at every
stage of their College life and helps
them to explore, clarify, understand
and overcome any problems or
concerns that may affect their
study. Our counsellor also provides
specialist assistance at times of

Campus Life

We have a very active body of students who run events and
activities, with the help of CSSS, throughout the year. These
events include Charity Fair, National Day Celebrations, College
Day, Blood Donation, Students Fun Day, sports tournaments and
student awareness campaigns.

Student Council professionally accountable for building,
sustaining and integrating a strong
The Student Council of Caledonian and functional engineering community
College of Engineering (SCCCE) is a that works in partnership with college
student-elected group that represents management and staff, as well as with
the student body. Inaugurated in parents, for the benefit of all students.
December 2009, the Student Council
offers a mechanism for identifying,
discussing, and solving student-related
issues as well as involving students in the
wider community. The Council provides
a platform for expressing students’
views, talents and abilities and thereby
provides an enriching experience in the
college. The members of the council are

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Heritage & Culture Activities and Sports Caledonian Centre for
Creativity and Innovation
The Sultanate of Oman is a country Life at Caledonian is not only (CCCI)
rich in heritage and steeped in about books, learning and exams.
tradition. At Caledonian College Participation in non-academic At CCE we encourage student
of Engineering, we believe in activities will help you to improve initiative and enterprise. Our
the importance of enhancing a your leadership skills, teamwork, unique Centre of Creativity and
student’s awareness of Omani and ability to meet and overcome Innovation nurtures the spirit of
culture and emphasizing the challenges and above all inculcates entrepreneurship among talented
acquisition of related social skills in you the spirit of sportsmanship. and ambitious students, providing a
and maintain the Department of All these are skills you will need technology link between the college
Heritage & Culture for this purpose. in your day to day life especially and commerce and industry in
when you move out into the world Oman. Various exciting projects
Activities of the Department of of work. With this in view ample supported by this centre include the
Heritage & Culture: opportunities are available to building of an eco-friendly, energy-
• Creating awareness among our polish your skills. CCE takes pride efficient car for participation in the
in developing these aspects of Shell Eco-Marathon Competition
students of Oman’s’ heritage, a student’s personality through to be held in February 2015. The
culture and traditions a wide range of extracurricular team builds on the success of Team
activities that include creative Oryx – a team of CCE students
• Fostering your leadership skills activities, recreational events, so passionate about cars they
in developing local cultural sports clubs and societies. All built their own, and in the process
activities Students are encouraged to be became the first team in Oman
a member of an existing club or and the Gulf to participate in
• Supporting you in being more society or to take their own initiative the annual international formula
open to different cultures and within and outside the campus. racing event at Silverstone in UK
civilisations Social and recreational activities in 2013. Future students at CCE
have been introduced to increase have the chance to build on this
• Enhancing the culture of the participation of students in legacy or indeed to receive the
tolerance and peace community services to build a technical and practical support of
better society and make students the centre in any creative project
• Raising awareness of Islamic aware of their responsibility to the that has extracurricular or potential
achievements in the field of community as a whole. commercial value.
science

• Conserving the traditions and
values inherited from previous
generations

• Developing your abilities to
invent modern and traditional
cultural products

• Linking modern technologies
with ancient and historical
engineering practices.

Heritage & Cultural Events
We encourage you to participate
in various cultural, traditional and
entertainment activities which
will enrich your experience in the
college and equip you well to
become a cultured graduate and
play a responsible role as a valued
member of your community.
We welcome you to participate in
national and international events;
exhibitions of Islamic culture,
calligraphy and handicrafts; and
organising and participating in
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At Caledonian we take
pride in presenting many
opportunities that you may not
find elsewhere, from studying
abroad to building personal
and soft skills on an Outward
Bound course. We also offer
various opportunities for
professional development
through short courses for
those already in employment.

Employability & Career
Enhancement

Placement & Training for you to engage with company
representatives from a range of
At CCE we offer help to you for industries
placement and training with industry  Campus interviews are conducted for
and other organisations. Students are the recruitment of students
placed for training in top industries to
give them first hand practical exposure Student Internship & Training:
to the workplace and to enable them  We provide opportunities for you
to be competent and productive in
their academic studies. The college’s to undertake the following exciting
Placement and Training Cell (PTC) activities:
will also help you both during your • Summer training, internship
studies and before your graduate
to find employment and placement and placement in various
opportunities in reputed industries and organisations
organisations. • International internship
• Exchange programmes with
Career Information and Employment: affiliates and partner institutions
 We provide you with an opportunity • Pre-Employment Guidance:

to explore  We provide you with support as
• Job availability in the market you reach the end of your studies
• Potential areas for higher studies and start looking for a job through
the following programmes and
 We organise an annual Careers Fair preparations:

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• Graduate Student This international student instrumentation, civil, process and
Orientation Program internship is given to twenty chemical engineering, together
(GSOP) Omani students (on year by with industrial management and IT
year basis). fields.
• Graduate Placement
and Training Orientation • An annual scholarship for Alumni
Programme (GPOP) meritorious Omani nationals is
offered to pursue postgraduate When you join Caledonian you join
• Interview and Job Seeking studies at Masters degree us for life! We are proud of our
Skills Development level through the Mohamed graduates and encourage them
Programmes Bin Rashid Al Araimi memorial to contribute to the college and
scholarship. our CSR activities throughout their
• Technical and Aptitude Test careers.
Preparation Caledonian Unit for
Training and Professional Corporate Social
Industry Inputs to Delivery: Development (CuTPD) Responsibility (CSR)
We regularly arrange site visits and
guest lecturers for our students’ This centre at CCE provides unique At Caledonian, we recognise the
benefit throughout their studies and and dynamic training solutions for importance of giving back to the
help them to explore a project with our corporate clients with the aim community that has supported
specific industries. of becoming Oman’s preferred over the years. To this end, we
training provider for professional regularly organise awareness
Scholarship and Internship development. We take pride in our campaigns that promote student
expertise to provide professional and community health and
At CCE we enhance the student training programmes with course wellbeing; lend our facilities to
experience by providing content and facilities that fulfill selected charitable organisations
opportunities to enrich the requirements of our corporate and run an annual summer school
knowledge and through student clients in industry. for local school leavers interested in
scholarships and internships. These experiencing college life. We expect
opportunities offer excellent ways Our team of highly qualified our students and our alumni to
to enhance your employability. professionals has a wealth of get involved in these activities and
Each summer, we identify students experience in delivering courses take a leadership role in organising
with strong academic credentials to a wide range of clients such as charitable events.
to train in advanced laboratories RCA, Ministry of Defence, Galfar
abroad with one of our partner Construction & Contracting Co, Green Awareness
universities in Germany, UK, and OMIFCO, among others. We
France, Malaysia, India, USA and build bespoke engineering and As part of our CSR, we have
Australia. If you strive for one of management courses around client a strong commitment to the
these internships, it will provide needs. environment and ‘green-
an invaluable help in engaging awareness’ is part of our mission,
with project work in your field of CCE’s training centre is committed vision and values. You will notice
study. The main purpose of these to providing outstanding value and that our campuses provide a leafy
internships is to encourage students quality training solutions for the environment with many trees; what
to acquire skills and knowledge, corporate marketplace through: you may not have noticed is that
gain international exposure and • Custom-designed training our corridors are lit at night by solar
bridge the gap between theory panels on the roof. We have been
and practice. Students have the programmes commended in the national Green
following opportunities: Awards for our activities in this area
• Corporate consulting and and we have sponsored a former
• PMA Student internship: Ten research services alumna of CCE as our Ambassador
funded internships offered by of Environmental Awareness. This
P Mohammed Ali, Chairman of • Certificate programmes ambassador represented us as the
the Board of Directors at CCE first lady from Oman to set foot
• Continuing education in Antartica and another former
• GCU-Student exchange programmes alumnus was the first Omani
programmes: Five internships man to set foot in the Arctic. We
with limited funding, offered by • Short term courses invite you to maintain our green
Glasgow Caledonian University credentials by your active interest in
We offer a wide variety of protecting the environment.
• Sheik Salim Bin Hamed Al blended courses for professional
Fannah Al Araimi Scholarship: development in engineering and
management areas covering
mechanical, electrical, electronics,

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CCE Foundation / Pre-Foundation Programmes RO 800
Pre-Foundation Course RO 845
Language and Learning (per module) RO 315
Techno Basics (mathematics & Science) (per module) RO 240
IT Skills (per module) RO 1,400
Net Foundation Per Semester:

Summary of Fee Schedule BSc/BEng Programmes 2017-2018

GCU BEng Programme

Levels Credit Points Per Module Fee
Level 1
Level 2 140 20 Credit Module = RO 550
Level 3 140 10 Credit Module= RO 275
Level 4 140 Fee/Credit Points = RO 27.5
Total Credit Points
140

560 credit points required for Award of BEng Honours
Degree

Summary of Fees

GCU BSc Programme

Levels Credit Points Per Module Fee
Level 1
Level 2 120 20 Credit Module = RO 533.333
Level 3
Level 4 120 10 Credit Module = RO 266.667
Total Credit Points Fee/Credit Points=RO 26.667
120

120

480 credit points required for the Award of BSc Honours
Degree

GCU ITMB Programme

Levels Credit Hours Per Module Fee
Level 1
Level 2 120 1 Credit points RO 22.400
Level 3
120 1 Credit points RO 22.400
Level 4
140 1 Credit points RO 22.400
Total Credit Hours
120 1 Credit points RO 22.400

500 credit points required for the Award of BSc Honors Degree

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BEng Chemical Engineering (USC)

Levels Credit Hours Per Module Fee
Level 1
Level 2 36 1 Credit points RO 22.400
Level 3
37 1 Credit points RO 22.400 FEES
Level 4
36 1 Credit points RO 22.400
Total Credit Hours
61 1 Credit points RO 22.400

140 credit points required for the Award of BEng Degree

Registration Fee, Caution Deposit & Credit Transfer Fee

Registration Fee RO 25

(Non-Refundable - Payable Once Only)

Deposit RO 100

(Refundable - Payable Once Only)

Credit Transfer Fee RO 125

(Non-Refundable - Payable Once Per

Programme)

Summary of Fee Schedule MSc Programmes 2017-2018

MSc Process Engineering

Semester Credit hour / Fee payment plan Fee/credit
Semester

Semester 1 14 RO 1,750 Per Credit
Semester 2 14 RO 1,750 RO 116.667

Semester 3 14 RO 1,750

Semester 4 18 RO 1,750

Total 60 RO 7,000 Registration Fee and
Refundable Deposit
Total 60 credit hour required for the Award of MSc Degree in Process Engineering (Payable Once Only)

MSc Maintenance Management MSc
Registration Fee
Semester Credit Semester Fee payment plan Fee/credit RO 50

Semester 1 30 RO 1,400 Per Credit (Non-Refundable)
Semester 2 30 RO 1,400 R.O.38.888
Refundable RO 100
Deposit
Semester 3 30 RO 1,400

Semester 4 30 RO 1,400

Semester 5 60 RO 1,400

Total 180 RO 7,000

Total 180 credit points required for the Award of MSc Degree in Maintenance Management Notes :

MSc Construction Management a) Discount applies for UG

Semester Credit Semester Fee payment plan Fee/credit courses if fees are paid in full
in advance for a semester
Semester 1 30 RO 1,400 Per Credit b) Refunding of fees is as per the
Semester 2 30 RO 1,400 R.O.38.888 CCE Fee Refund Policy

Semester 3 30 RO 1,400

Semester 4 30 RO 1,400

Semester 5 60 RO 1,400

Total 180 RO 7,000

Total 180 credit points required for the Award of MSc Degree in Construction Management

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CCE Admissions Process

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Step 1: Submit an Application The Caledonian Entrance Contact
Form Assessment comprises of three
components aimed at testing your Admissions Office
Download an application form skills in Mathematics and Science, Tel +968 24536165 Ext. 200
from our website (www.cce.edu. English Language, and IT skills. Email: [email protected]
om) or collect the form directly www.cce.edu.om
from the Admissions Department. If you hold an IELTS or TOFEL GSM: +968 98266600, +968 92855334
You can also request an application certificate with the following below
form by sending an email to scores, you will be exempted 61
[email protected] . from Language component of
the examination and also from
Fill in the application form and the Language and Learning
submit the following supporting component of Semester 1 of
documents to the Admissions Foundation Programme.
Department:
• Band 5.5 in IELTS
• Original and copy of General • 550 in Computer-based TOEFL
Education Diploma or its
equivalent • 173 in Computer-based TOEFL
• 59 in Internet-based TOEFL
• Letter of Equivalence (if
applicable) Step 4: Receive Notification
of Examination Results
• Copy of passport and ID card
The outcome of the examination
• Original and copy of Higher will show whether to confirm your
Qualifications (if available) study place in the Foundation
Programme or to offer you a
• Original and copy of official study place in the Engineering
transcripts (if available) Programme of your choice. To
confirm the admission formalities,
• Six photographs you will have to pay a refundable
deposit; this deposit will be
• Non-refundable application returned to you on completion of
processing fee the programme or at the time of
your leaving the college.
Step 2: Confirm acceptance
of offer of admission

If you have been made an offer of
admission, you will be required to
accept the offer. The acceptance
of an offer of admission results in
acceptance of the conditions and
terms stipulated in the offer letter.

Step 3: Appear for the
Caledonian Entrance
Assessment

It is compulsory for all Secondary
School leavers (Class 12) or
General Education Diploma
(GED) / Tanawiya Amma who are
wishing to join the Foundation/
Engineering Programme, to
write the Caledonian Entrance
Assessment( CEA). They can also
opt out of entrance test by singing
an undertaking to study Pre-
Foundation Programme.

Caledonian College of Engineering
Campus Maps

Engineering Campus (Al Hail)

Foundation Campus (Airport Heights)

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