Melbourne School of Engineering

Chemical Engineering (Chemical Systems)

Chemical engineering involves industrial scale processes in which materials undergo chemical or physical changes to produce the products we need for everyday life. These include pharmaceuticals, metals, fuels, plastics, paper, fabric and biochemical processing. Chemical engineers also make a difference to our wider environment by developing methods for cleaner production, air pollution control, sustainable development and waste treatment by chemical and biological processes.

Careers

Chemical engineers can be found working as process engineers in the food, beer and wine industry, preserving the fragile environment of Antarctica, developing new technology to reduce carbon emissions and working in Australia’s booming mining industry.

 

Chemical Engineering study options

 

Undergraduate Study: Bachelor of Engineering (Chemcial)

This course is available to current (2009) Year 12 students only. The final intake to the course is Semester 1, 2010.

 

Undergraduate study: New Generation Degrees

Chemical Systems is offered in the following New Generation Degrees, leading to the Master of Engineering (Chemical)

Bachelor of Science (Chemical Systems)

Bachelor of Commerce (with Engineering breadth sequence in Chemical Systems)

 

Professional entry: Master of Engineering (Chemical)

The professional Master of Engineering (Biomolecular) can be studied by graduates of any degree with suitable Maths & Science. It provides professional accreditation as an engineer*. The Melbourne Model sets designated pathways in undergraduate "New Generation" degrees that provide automatic credits for the Masters program.

 

Research Degrees

Students with a Bachelor (or Master) of Engineering from the University of Melbourne or other institutions may apply to undertake research Masters and PhD programs.

 

Further information

*Provisionally accredited by Engineers Australia effective May 2009. Full accreditation is only possible after the first students graduate from the program.