CKGB5D Chemical Reaction Engineering is offered at Karlstad University as an advanced, second-cycle course that builds on first-cycle fundamentals but demands greater depth, autonomy, and analytical sophistication. Under the Swedish Higher Education Ordinance, Master ‘ s-level studies require students to command broad and detailed knowledge of their subject and critically engage with current research. While Bachelor courses focus on core concepts and standard problem-solving within set deadlines, second-cycle learners must integrate information critically, tackle complex or incomplete data sets, and push the discipline forward.
These expectations make the Master’s designation essential for CKGB5D. The class confronts students with intricate reactor-engineering problems that call for inventive solutions and independent judgmentprecisely the hallmarks of second-cycle work.
Aligning the course with Karlstad University’s Vision 2030 further underscores its advanced status. The vision urges the development of competencies that foster a sustainable society rooted in diversity, equality, and inclusion. Offering CKGB5D at the Master’s level lets students weigh chemical-process choices’ environmental and societal impacts and embeds sustainability considerations in their technical decisions. Karlstad also stresses the synergy between research, education, and society, along with a commitment to lifelong learning and a questioning mindset. A research-driven, critically oriented CKGB5D module meets these aims by sharpening.
