Na so, my wife dey nursing school now, my friend advised and agreed to sponsor us.

ADAMUdaCOWBOY:

Beautiful advice OP. Switch to nursing, japa to UK and get your degree within 1 year. Get a job right away. Don't suffer yourself.

RingRoadMafia:


Congratulations, you've been scammed

He may just be honest bro

Contango:


It depends on a lot of factors to be honest but I can almost guarantee you that if your reason for switching to chemical engineering via the PGD route is to broaden your job search, then you are towing the wrong lane that could lead you to frustration.

First of all, you will need to correct the notion that there is a correlation between Chemical Engineering and Chemistry. Absolutely none! But [to be fair, it might help you in certain aspects of reaction kinetics in chemical engineering reaction engineering modules but will offer you no significant advantage over a good mathematician. Perhaps if I summarize some of the modules to be taken, it might help you in making a decision. The Eight most important building blocks of chemical engineering in my opinion are: Engineering Mathematics, Fluid Mechanics,Thermodynamics, Separation Processes, Transport Phenomena, Reaction Engineering, Plant Design and Process Control among others. But what exactly are they? Note that I didn’t mention chemistry!

1. Engineering mathematics: Most important among these are Calculus, Linear Algebra,Deterministic & numerical techniques to finding solution to equations, statistics and laplace transforms.

2. Fluid Mechanics: these includes flow of both compressible and incompressible fluids.

3. Thermodynamics: Power cycles, analysis of energy, work, chemical thermodynamics, solid understanding of all the intensive and extensive properties of substances in closed and opened systems etc.

4 &5 Reaction Kinetics/Engineering and Separation processes: fundamental to sizing reactors, separators like distillation columns, absorbers etc and for developing their material and energy balances.

6. Transport Phenomenon: Needed for the design of almost all process equipment that normally undergo at least one of the following; Heat, Mass and Momentum transfer like your refrigerators, radiators, blowers etc.

7. Plant design: includes codes, standards, principles deployed to assemble a system that transforms materials.

8. Process Control: anticipate and analyze dynamic situations that could be encountered in what ever equipment or system you’re designing based on their performance models. Most of these analysis are done in the laplace domain so your knowledge of linearization of differential equations, optimization and solving models in their respective laplace domains will be handy as it would be expected that you’ve learnt it from your mathematics modules.

Quite frankly, a one year diploma in chemical engineering will barely scratch the surface and this may put you in a serious disadvantage in the job market because only competent chemical engineers get employment these days. Your only option would likely be to apply as a lecturer (Which is not bad) in the department of chemical engineering which you could also easily do with your chemistry degree so what’s the point? If indeed you have passion for chemical engineering and your acumen for maths is above average plus you enjoy working with computers and have little flare for computer programming, you can switch to chemical engineering since you’re still young but you’re better off starting from 200L. PGD won’t help you.

You're the only person who made sense here so far. There's no correlation between Chemistry and Chemical engineering apart from Reaction kinetics. I went into Chemical engineering because of my love for Chemistry but found something totally different from what I expected. You can not know anything about Chemical engineering by just doing A PGD on it, by the way, no University even abroad do a PGD in Chemical engineering 1 year, all are 2years or 18months.

My advice for him.
If you want to a Chemical engineering job or you love Chemical engineering, just go for Masters and/or PhD in Corrosion science and engineering,at least the course is meant for both discipline including Materials scientists. This way you will work exactly like a Chemical engineer while being a Chemist, moreso, the course has high employability rate

OP as a Nigerian trying to leave trenches.use that your masters period and learn a Tech skill.One year of dedication and you’re good to go. Both that chemical engineering and industrial chemistry is difficult to enter the labour market with.
Tech,Health sciences and fraud are the easiest way to leave trenches

I studied chemical engineering.

Some of my professors had bachelors in biochemistry or industrial chemistry or chemistry.

They did post graduate diploma and then masters in chemical engineering.

And now they are professors of chemical engineering with sub-specialities relating to their bachelors.

For example, the biochemistry holders did biochemical engineering focus in their PhD as a sub-specialty of Chemical Engineering.

The chemistry holders may decide to focus on polymer engineering in their PhD as a sub-specialty of Chemical Engineering.

So obviously, they did well for themselves.

tuzle:
Chemistry, chemical engineering what is the difference? Chemistry engineering. I don't know much about the chemical engineering course but [b]the only person I know [/b]who did that course is currently a teacher.

Stop trying to draw inferences from single data points!

Dollyak:
Majoring in chemistry in Nigeria (in most places in the world) is such a waste of time as it's such a niche market. I'll advise you switch into engineering as it's has a much better job prospects.
Other USA and China, there are not many places with enough job market for chemist.

FMCGs & Pharmaceuticals are one of the top grossing sectors in the economy today.

Majority of players are foreign.
Without knowledge how can you at least have a foot in the door if you consider it a waste.

Lexiskillz09:
Good evening guys. I'm sorry for the long story. But it's serious Please
Please I need ur opinions on this issue bothering me. I am a Industrial chemistry graduate. I graduated last year and just completed my NYSC. I want to go for postgraduate studies but I am having difficulties in making a decision on what to do.

Someone advised me to switch to Chemical engineering, (this will require a 1 year postgraduate diploma course) though I wouldn't mind if there's a guarantee I stand a very good chance in the labour market after the PGD and MSC. On the other hand, 2 bros in my area I respect so much discouraged me about switching. Both of them were of the opinion that it would rather keep me confused instead of helping me. That recruiters will consider a candidate with B.Eng Chemical engineering without a masters over me, while chemistry field will consider a chemistry msc holder over me also.
Bottom line, it's almost a waste of time especially here in Nigeria that I should just do msc in industrial chemistry.

I'm still young though. I Will be 22 on 27th of this month.

Chemical engineering is broad, don't box yourself in a corner with Chemistry BSC

Isobug:

You're the only person who made sense here so far. There's no correlation between Chemistry and Chemical engineering apart from Reaction kinetics. I went into Chemical engineering because of my love for Chemistry but found something totally different from what I expected. You can not know anything about Chemical engineering by just doing A PGD on it, by the way, no University even abroad do a PGD in Chemical engineering 1 year, all are 2years or 18months.

My advice for him.
If you want to a Chemical engineering job or you love Chemical engineering, just go for Masters and/or PhD in Corrosion science and engineering,at least the course is meant for both discipline including Materials scientists. This way you will work exactly like a Chemical engineer while being a Chemist, moreso, the course has high employability rate

A pgd is just dipping their toes.

They will need to do a masters too.

And they should not dare enter reaction kinetics, or transport phenomena, or mass transfer as a focus especially for those that want to do a PhD.

They will fail.

They should just stick to their sub-specialities relating to their bachelors.

Lexiskillz09:
Good evening guys. I'm sorry for the long story. But it's serious Please
Please I need ur opinions on this issue bothering me. I am a Industrial chemistry graduate. I graduated last year and just completed my NYSC. I want to go for postgraduate studies but I am having difficulties in making a decision on what to do.

Someone advised me to switch to Chemical engineering, (this will require a 1 year postgraduate diploma course) though I wouldn't mind if there's a guarantee I stand a very good chance in the labour market after the PGD and MSC. On the other hand, 2 bros in my area I respect so much discouraged me about switching. Both of them were of the opinion that it would rather keep me confused instead of helping me. That recruiters will consider a candidate with B.Eng Chemical engineering without a masters over me, while chemistry field will consider a chemistry msc holder over me also.
Bottom line, it's almost a waste of time especially here in Nigeria that I should just do msc in industrial chemistry.

I'm still young though. I Will be 22 on 27th of this month.

Go for medical science

Forget switching to engineering

In Nigeria it is who you know that can get a good job placement.... whether chemistry or chemical engineering...i knew 2 people who read art courses but are working in operations in d oil industry.

Contango:


It depends on a lot of factors to be honest but I can almost guarantee you that if your reason for switching to chemical engineering via the PGD route is to broaden your job search, then you are towing the wrong lane that could lead you to frustration.

First of all, you will need to correct the notion that there is a correlation between Chemical Engineering and Chemistry. Absolutely none! But [to be fair, it might help you in certain aspects of reaction kinetics in chemical engineering reaction engineering modules but will offer you no significant advantage over a good mathematician. Perhaps if I summarize some of the modules to be taken, it might help you in making a decision. The Eight most important building blocks of chemical engineering in my opinion are: Engineering Mathematics, Fluid Mechanics,Thermodynamics, Separation Processes, Transport Phenomena, Reaction Engineering, Plant Design and Process Control among others. But what exactly are they? Note that I didn’t mention chemistry!

1. Engineering mathematics: Most important among these are Calculus, Linear Algebra,Deterministic & numerical techniques to finding solution to equations, statistics and laplace transforms.

2. Fluid Mechanics: these includes flow of both compressible and incompressible fluids.

3. Thermodynamics: Power cycles, analysis of energy, work, chemical thermodynamics, solid understanding of all the intensive and extensive properties of substances in closed and opened systems etc.

4 &5 Reaction Kinetics/Engineering and Separation processes: fundamental to sizing reactors, separators like distillation columns, absorbers etc and for developing their material and energy balances.

6. Transport Phenomenon: Needed for the design of almost all process equipment that normally undergo at least one of the following; Heat, Mass and Momentum transfer like your refrigerators, radiators, blowers etc.

7. Plant design: includes codes, standards, principles deployed to assemble a system that transforms materials.

8. Process Control: anticipate and analyze dynamic situations that could be encountered in what ever equipment or system you’re designing based on their performance models. Most of these analysis are done in the laplace domain so your knowledge of linearization of differential equations, optimization and solving models in their respective laplace domains will be handy as it would be expected that you’ve learnt it from your mathematics modules.

Quite frankly, a one year diploma in chemical engineering will barely scratch the surface and this may put you in a serious disadvantage in the job market because only competent chemical engineers get employment these days. Your only option would likely be to apply as a lecturer (Which is not bad) in the department of chemical engineering which you could also easily do with your chemistry degree so what’s the point? If indeed you have passion for chemical engineering and your acumen for maths is above average plus you enjoy working with computers and have little flare for computer programming, you can switch to chemical engineering since you’re still young but you’re better off starting from 200L. PGD won’t help you.

Thanks.

I benefited from this.

EvangDrGeo:



With your good knowledge of chemistry (plus physics), write Jamb again and fill Medicine and Surgery. Choose a school like Niger Delta University, Bayesla State.

You are very young.

You will thank me after 6 years time.

I did the same thing too

Lexiskillz09, listen to this, it's the best advice you can ever get.

With that MSc in chemical engineering you will never be referred to as an engineer. A lecturer in my department then had the same issues. He did his masters in engineering but was never regarded as an engineer despite his very exceptional intelligence.

being:
Are there even jobs in chemical engr?
Best thing forget about all that and focus on an IT area.

There are.
Or should I say there will be.

Direct & /or adjacent jobs abound in the chemical /FMCG industries for chemists.

Lexiskillz09:
Good evening guys. I'm sorry for the long story. But it's serious Please
Please I need ur opinions on this issue bothering me. I am a Industrial chemistry graduate. I graduated last year and just completed my NYSC. I want to go for postgraduate studies but I am having difficulties in making a decision on what to do.

Someone advised me to switch to Chemical engineering, (this will require a 1 year postgraduate diploma course) though I wouldn't mind if there's a guarantee I stand a very good chance in the labour market after the PGD and MSC. On the other hand, 2 bros in my area I respect so much discouraged me about switching. Both of them were of the opinion that it would rather keep me confused instead of helping me. That recruiters will consider a candidate with B.Eng Chemical engineering without a masters over me, while chemistry field will consider a chemistry msc holder over me also.
Bottom line, it's almost a waste of time especially here in Nigeria that I should just do msc in industrial chemistry.

I'm still young though. I Will be 22 on 27th of this month.

To tell you the truth...even a PGD (tye way Nigerian unis currently run them) will not be enough to switch bridge the knowledge gap that'll make you grounded enough into chemical engineering... If you were doing it abroad..then I'll say good...

Moreover, whether you did Chemistry or chemical engineering is really immaterial..my advice would be that since you're young enough...

1. Find out about the US uni advisory agency at the US embassy in Lagos.

2. By yourself begin to register and prepare for GRE next year...

3. Get back to your undergrad supervisor to learn how to write journal articles.

4. Get yourself masters or any other graduate admission in a uni in any of US, Germany, Canada, Australia or UK.


5. You can also try and reach out to me...if you have interest in energy conversion and storage/ Battery Research....

alakara:
My advice is that, for your Masters try the traveling out study route.

Lol

The average Nigerian can spend enough money on acquiring certificates without gaining common sense. Msc holder nai carry stop work wey dey survive am without say he never get new one. Lie say he dey go back to portharcort one year after; surprise to see am for bet9ja shop on Wednesday night dey watch football match. Msc holder stop work because of world cup wey he wan dey watch. Nonsenses and ingredients!

Let me chip in, Chemistry is the best course to study in the science, job opportunities are numerous in the field when compared to others, I am a graduate of Applied chemistry myself, working in a Laboratory where we analyse food, water, waste water, drugs etc. Our Professional body is IPAN( Institute of Public Analyst of Nigeria). All I am saying in essence is that stick with chemistry.

Lexiskillz09:
Good evening guys. I'm sorry for the long story. But it's serious Please
Please I need ur opinions on this issue bothering me. I am a Industrial chemistry graduate. I graduated last year and just completed my NYSC. I want to go for postgraduate studies but I am having difficulties in making a decision on what to do.

Someone advised me to switch to Chemical engineering, (this will require a 1 year postgraduate diploma course) though I wouldn't mind if there's a guarantee I stand a very good chance in the labour market after the PGD and MSC. On the other hand, 2 bros in my area I respect so much discouraged me about switching. Both of them were of the opinion that it would rather keep me confused instead of helping me. That recruiters will consider a candidate with B.Eng Chemical engineering without a masters over me, while chemistry field will consider a chemistry msc holder over me also.
Bottom line, it's almost a waste of time especially here in Nigeria that I should just do msc in industrial chemistry.

I'm still young though. I Will be 22 on 27th of this month.

To start with, I have Bsc industrial chemistry, MTech analytical environmental chemistry and PhD analytical chemistry (at age 30). Please don't try it as it will disrupt your career path. Worst of all, if you go into academics, you will become an academic orphan, chemist will not recognize you, likewise engineers.
Let me tell you about a lecturer I know very well. He has Bsc and msc in chemistry. His only offense is going to study chemistry at pharmaceutical department in Japan, he was denied HOD of chemistry, another lecturer in same department, same sch, Bsc chemistry, msc chemistry but PhD textile was also denied.
ADVICE: it's not your course that makes you rich its packaging. Even if it IRS or CRK, maintain your lane and become a specialist in your field. Finally, do you know who a specialist is?
A specialist is someone who knows alot about very LITTLE. Go and learn alot about very little(chemistry)

tuzle:
Chemistry, chemical engineering what is the difference? Chemistry engineering. I don't know much about the chemical engineering course but the only person I know who did that course is currently a teacher.

and I know someone who did that course and got employed in nnpc right after nysc. More than 10 years in nnpc now and is doing very well.

With Chemical Engineering, the sky is your limit. What you can't do because of extreme safety reasons, you automate.

After your B.Eng, you can do PGD or OND in Industrial Automation.

CSTRR:
I studied chemical engineering.

Some of my professors had bachelors in biochemistry or industrial chemistry or chemistry.

They did post graduate diploma and then masters in chemical engineering.

And now they are professors of chemical engineering with sub-specialities relating to their bachelors.

For example, the biochemistry holders did biochemical engineering focus in their PhD as a sub-specialty of Chemical Engineering.

The chemistry holders may decide to focus on polymer engineering in their PhD as a sub-specialty of Chemical Engineering.

So obviously, they did well for themselves.

A lot of them will not be able to teach foundational and real undergraduate courses in Chemical Engineering properly...and as such, even though they might go on to attain their professorships and whatnots..it still doesn't mean they're good at chemical engineering.

Lastly.... Many new Nigerian universities find it hard to get really qualified hands ...as such they often have to take people from backgrounds may only slightly relate to the department in need. But give it a while... they'll gradually weed out these people and let the real technocrats run the show

LARRYOBRAIN:
Na so, my wife dey nursing school now, my friend advised and agreed to sponsor us.

That's cool! These are difficult times. Don't go and do industrial something and be jumping from place to place looking for poorly paid jobs. These are not days when you will study courses and be roaming about hungry. Life is short, let's not spend it suffering.

LARRYOBRAIN:
Na so, my wife dey nursing school now, my friend advised and agreed to sponsor us.

I advised our last born to do nursing and she just finished with her post utme at uniben.

Hopefully, she gain admission.

Nursing is hot.

Spiff20:
Your still young go back to the university and do chemical engineering

Which kind talk be this one na? Instead of u to advice the young man say make he quickly find better marketable skills learn as he still dey very young, but no, u dey advice am to go back to same university go begin another five years course so related to same course he spent more than four years doing in the university before. Na wa for u o.

Lexiskillz09:
Good evening guys. I'm sorry for the long story. But it's serious Please
Please I need ur opinions on this issue bothering me. I am a Industrial chemistry graduate. I graduated last year and just completed my NYSC. I want to go for postgraduate studies but I am having difficulties in making a decision on what to do.

Someone advised me to switch to Chemical engineering, (this will require a 1 year postgraduate diploma course) though I wouldn't mind if there's a guarantee I stand a very good chance in the labour market after the PGD and MSC. On the other hand, 2 bros in my area I respect so much discouraged me about switching. Both of them were of the opinion that it would rather keep me confused instead of helping me. That recruiters will consider a candidate with B.Eng Chemical engineering without a masters over me, while chemistry field will consider a chemistry msc holder over me also.
Bottom line, it's almost a waste of time especially here in Nigeria that I should just do msc in industrial chemistry.

I'm still young though. I Will be 22 on 27th of this month.

Oga look for better selling skills learn and go do your masters for industrial chemistry (since as masters dey hungry u to get).

There is no difference between industrial chemistry and chemical engineering in the labour market.

[quote author=Slawomirr post=119221566]Damnnn niggar
See the two courses way you want put hand

First na industrial chemistry

Now na you want enter chemical engineering

Make una dey study wetin go make una quick get work for Nigeria

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Location and information matter alot in search of job.
Who told you chemical engineering not lucrative course?
Lots of opportunities abound for them in Lagos.
All I see about job is getting information.
I am an Industrial Chemistry graduate from Uniben currently in a petrochemical plant in Lagos.
OP go for your 1yr PGD in Chem Eng. Thereafter, go for MS Chem Eng. Lots of job for you.

Meanwhile, have LinkedIn account for more opportunities.
Did you apply for recent opening for young graduates in NLNG? I think the opening closed by now.
While you do the PGD, keep looking for job. Don't wait till u round off the program.

Lexiskillz09:
Good evening guys. I'm sorry for the long story. But it's serious Please
Please I need ur opinions on this issue bothering me. I am a Industrial chemistry graduate. I graduated last year and just completed my NYSC. I want to go for postgraduate studies but I am having difficulties in making a decision on what to do.

Someone advised me to switch to Chemical engineering, (this will require a 1 year postgraduate diploma course) though I wouldn't mind if there's a guarantee I stand a very good chance in the labour market after the PGD and MSC. On the other hand, 2 bros in my area I respect so much discouraged me about switching. Both of them were of the opinion that it would rather keep me confused instead of helping me. That recruiters will consider a candidate with B.Eng Chemical engineering without a masters over me, while chemistry field will consider a chemistry msc holder over me also.
Bottom line, it's almost a waste of time especially here in Nigeria that I should just do msc in industrial chemistry.

I'm still young though. I Will be 22 on 27th of this month.

Its good development if you can switch but chemical engineering is a tedious course among all engineering courses. Institutions that have chemical engineering with other engineering courses can testify to this. Going for PGD in any engineering courses but duration is two good years not one year you stated. I studied chemical engineering as a profession. Just take a decision cos its a good development.

Realguyman1:
Oga look for better selling skills learn and go do your masters for industrial chemistry (since as masters dey hungry u to get).

There is no difference between industrial chemistry and chemical engineering in the labour market.

There is a diff btw d two. I will not go deep

Hmmm, the world has moved away from this. Your future and prosperity, to a larger extent, have nothing to do with your course of study. Be a graduate, pray for luck, be prepared, and positioning yourself for opportunities are the others of the day.
This is an area nobody can advise you about. The decision fully lies on you. I study Physics during my own time and I thank God today I studied it. Though, it flashed my mind then that I might end up being a teacher but I have worked as Satellite engineer, worked in biggest telecommunication company in Nigeria. So, these days JUST BE GOOD IN WHAT YOU DO, EVEN BE BETTER THE SKY IS THE LIMIT.