Melbourne School of Engineering

Professional Master of Engineering

Master of Engineering (Chemical)

The Master of Engineering (Chemical) is a two-year professional degree which prepares graduates for employment as an engineer.

Demand for chemical engineers in the workplace remains strong, with significant growth in salaries in particular for graduate engineers gaining employment in the mining industry, graduates from the Master of Engineering (Chemical) will be well placed to ensure into the workplace at an advanced level.

Students will gain high level skills in advanced areas of chemical engineering which will further enhance employment opportunities. Elective subjects include Advanced Process Control, Process Engineering Case Studies and Computational Fluid Dynamics. The course incorporates practical, laboratory based skills and expertise in computing and simulation. The course will also contain an industry project that will allow for students to complete a project in conjunction with a relevant industrial partner.

Career outcomes

Our Engineering graduates may seek careers in chemical and biomolecular engineering in the petrochemical, mining, food, pharmaceutical or chemical industries.

Duration

Two years full-time.

Entry Requirements

University of Melbourne Graduate

Degree in Science or Engineering with the appropriate discipline (Chemical) or Commerce with carefully selected and executed course plan with chemical Engineering sequence of subjects, and with at least a 65% avearage in the final two years of study.  This may include consideration of students who have completed three years of a Bachelor of Engineering degree.

A H2B average in the Bachelor of Engineering degree in the appropriate discipline will be sufficient to gain entry into the second year of the accredited program.

non-University of Melbourne Graduate

An engineering undergraduate degree in the appropriate discipline or undergraduate degree and graduate diploma in an appropriate discipline or undergraduate degree and graduate diploma in an appropriate discipline and at least one year of documented relevant professional work experience with at least a 65% avearage in the final two years of study.

A H2B average in an approved engineering undergraduate degree will be sufficient to gain entry into the second year of the accredited program.

Alternative English Language (international)

International students and students whose prior qualifications are from an overseas university where English is not the official language of instruction and examination need to supply proof of academic English language competency. Proof acceptable to University includes:

Original evidence of an English Language test score at a sitting within the 24 months of either

  • TOEFL: at least 577 and a TWE of at least 4.5 (paper-based) or a TOEFL of at least 233 with an Essay rating of at least 4.5 (computer based –or-
  • IELTS at least 6.5 (A minimum band score of 6 is required in the Academic Writing module)

This course accepts applicants through the UMELBP program (550 TOEFL with a TWE of 4 or an overall band score of 6 in IELTS at a sitting in the 24 months preceding the application may be selected for entry into a 24 month masters provided they take, as a component of the elective work, the subject Advanced English as a Second Language 1 or equivalent in the first semester of study).

Pathways

Pathways to the Master of Engineering (Chemical) include:

Note: Bachelor of Commerce students need to enrol in a specified sequence of Engineering subjects that will lead to the professional Master of Engineering.

Course Structure

This sample is provided as a guide only. There are numerous different possibilities available, and subject availability will vary from year to year.

Bachelor of Science (Chemical Systems)

Year 1
Sem 1
Engineering Systems Design 1 Calculus Chemistry Breadth
Year 1
Sem 2
Engineering Systems Design 2 Linear Algebra/Calculus Chemistry Breadth
Year 2
Sem 1
Chemical Process Analysis 1 Engineering Maths Chemistry Breadth
Year 2
Sem 2
Chemical Process Analysis 2 Transport Processes Science Elective Breadth
Year 3
Sem 1
Reactor Engineering Heat & Mass Transport Science Elective Breadth
Year 3
Sem 2
Fluid Mechanics Process Dynamics & Control Science Elective Breadth

Master of Engineering (Chemical)

Year 4
Sem 1
Advanced Heat & Mass Transport Biomolecular Process Principles Chemical Engineering Elective Chem Eng Management
Year 4
Sem 2
Advanced Thermo & Reactor Eng Bionanoengineering Chemical Engineering Elective Approved Elective
Year 5
Sem 1
Process Equipment Design Process Engineering Chemical Engineering Elective Approved
Elective
Year 5
Sem 2
Design Project Research Project

 

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