You should add hyphens to indicate additional information (-), which will also make your writing more formal. I also reccommend changing a few things like word order and vocabulary. As an example, this would be better: I'm writing because I'd like to know if - as a chemical engineering student - my academic curriculum would allow me to study on your faculty of material science and applied chemistry, and also if I would be able to participate on research in those areas above that really peak/heighten my interest. -- Also, you shouldn't really use the word "arouse" as it's often a word that indicates sexual pleasure, and I'm sure that's not what you mean!