Melbourne School of Engineering

Master of Engineering (Chemical)

The Master of Engineering (Chemical) is a 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

The Master of Engineering (ME) degree is a 300-point three-year program. Students who have completed an Engineering Systems major in a University of Melbourne new generation undergraduate degree will enter the ME degree with one-year advanced standing, and will be able to complete their ME in two further years. Students with other undergraduate backgrounds that include study of Engineering may also receive partial credit towards their ME program, and will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis at time of application.

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% average in the final two years of study.  This may include consideration of students who have completed three years of a Bachelor of Engineering degree.

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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% average in the final two years of study.

 

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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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