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.

These courses are available to students pursuing a career in chemical engineering:

Followed by the two-year Master of Engineering (Chemical) OR

All options qualify you to be a chemical engineer and lead to professional accreditation.

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.

Sample course plan Bachelor of Science (Chemical Systems)*

Year 1 Sem 1 Engineering Systems Design 1  Calculus 2  Chemistry 1  Indonesian (Breadth) 
Sem 2 Engineering Systems Design 2  Linear Algebra  Chemistry 2  Indonesian (Breadth) 
Year 2 Sem 1 Chemical Process Analysis 1  Engineering Maths  Chemistry  Asian Studies (Breadth) 
Sem 2 Chemical Process Analysis 2  Transport Processes  Science Elective  Drugs that have Shaped Society (Breadth) 
Year 3 Sem 1 Reactor Engineering  Peat & Mass Transport  Science Elective  Asian Studies (Breadth) 
Sem 2 Fluid Mechanics  Pprocess Dynamics & Control  Science Elective  Climate Change (Breadth) 

Followed by a two-year Master of Chemical Engineering

* This sample is provided as a guide only. Subject availability will vary from year to year and there is no guarantee that the listed subjects will be available in future years. Students who have not completed VCE Specialist Mathematics should seek advice from a Course Adviser as to which mathematics to undertake.

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