Chemical Engineering - CEICAH3961
Stream Summary
Faculty: ENG - Faculty of Engineering
School: School of Chemical Engineering
Contact: School
Program: 3961 - Engineering (Honours) / Arts
Award(s):
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Major)
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Stream Outline
Chemical Engineering involves researching, developing and improving properties of products we use every day through the selection of raw materials, the design of chemical processes, and improving the conditions for production. It's about taking projects from inception as a research proposal, through product development and on to commercialisation and manufacture. You'll learn how to apply your knowledge in chemical engineering and chemistry to optimise complex chemical processes in environmental management, general industry and services like water delivery. You'll master the entire process, extrapolating small scale, laboratory chemistry into large, industrial scale production. To get work ready, you'll apply these skills through 60 days of approved industry training.
Stream Structure
The courses listed below have to be completed to finish the degree, but the order in which they are taken is important and you need to follow advice on this. Many courses are offered only once per year and others have pre-requisites or exclusions which govern the order in which they can be taken. Both of these things can have a big impact on enrolment planning if poor choices of course combinations are made. You are strongly encouraged to consult the School website and follow the recommended course sequence.
The timing of the general education courses and elective courses may be modified to optimise your choice of courses. It is your responsibility to plan your enrolment appropriately. Assistance is available from the School of Chemical Engineering Student Office, should you require it.
All courses listed below are six units of credit, except CEIC4001, CEIC9002 and CEIC9003, which are twelve.
Full time students complete four (24 UOC) courses per semester.
Recommended plans of study may be found here
YEAR 1
Choose ONE of:
The timing of the general education courses and elective courses may be modified to optimise your choice of courses. It is your responsibility to plan your enrolment appropriately. Assistance is available from the School of Chemical Engineering Student Office, should you require it.
All courses listed below are six units of credit, except CEIC4001, CEIC9002 and CEIC9003, which are twelve.
Full time students complete four (24 UOC) courses per semester.
Recommended plans of study may be found here
YEAR 1
Choose ONE of:
- MATH1131 Mathematics 1A (6 UOC)
- MATH1141 Higher Mathematics 1A (6 UOC)
And ONE of:
- MATH1231 Mathematics 1B (6 UOC)
- MATH1241 Higher Mathematics 1B (6 UOC)
And ONE of:
- PHYS1121 Physics 1A (6 UOC)
- PHYS1131 Higher Physics 1A (6 UOC)
Plus
- CHEM1811 Engineering Chemistry 1A (6 UOC)
- CHEM1821 Engineering Chemistry 1B (6 UOC)
- ENGG1000 Engineering Design (6 UOC)
- ENGG1811 Computing for Engineers (6 UOC)
Plus choose 1 Elective from the Year 1 Elective List Suggested elective for this program is:
Some of these courses are offered in multiple semesters, to increase flexibility in the first year. Please seek advice if you are unsure. Students wanting to transfer into chemical engineering in or at the end of first year are encouraged to seek advice from the school to optimise course choices.
Note: Students in BE(Hons)/BSc(Computer Science) dual degree should take COMP1521 as one of their first year electives.
Year 2
Note: Students in BE(Hons)/BSc(Computer Science) dual degree should take COMP1521 as one of their first year electives.
Year 2
- CEIC2000 Material and Energy Systems (6 UOC)
- CEIC2001 Fluid and Particle Mechanics (6 UOC)
- CEIC2002 Heat and Mass Transfer (6 UOC)
- CEIC2004 Ind Chem for Chem Eng (6 UOC)
- CEIC2005 Chemical Reaction Engineering (6 UOC)
- MATH2018 Engineering Mathematics 2D (6 UOC)
- MATH2089 Numerical Methods & Statistics (6 UOC)
Note: MATH2019 Engineering Mathematics 2E is an alternative to MATH2018.
Year 3
Year 4
- CEIC4000 Environment and Sustainability (6 UOC)
- CEIC4001 Process Design Project (12 UOC)
- CEIC4002 Thesis A (6 UOC)
- CEIC4003 Thesis B (6 UOC)
- Disciplinary Elective Depth (6 UOC)
Disciplinary Electives
As a part of the Chemical Engineering stream listed above, students are required to select one elective from the Disciplinary Electives (Depth) list given below. Students studying a single degree in chemical engineering are required to select another two disciplinary electives, one from the Disciplinary Electives (Breadth) list and the remaining from either the Depth, Breadth, or Practice lists.
Disciplinary Electives (Breadth)
As a part of the Chemical Engineering stream listed above, students are required to select one elective from the Disciplinary Electives (Depth) list given below. Students studying a single degree in chemical engineering are required to select another two disciplinary electives, one from the Disciplinary Electives (Breadth) list and the remaining from either the Depth, Breadth, or Practice lists.
Disciplinary Electives (Breadth)
- CEIC6005 Fuel and Energy (6 UOC)
- CEIC8204 Topics in Bus Mgt in CE (6 UOC)
- CEIC8330 Process Eng in Petroleum Ind (6 UOC)
- CEIC8341 Membrane Processes (6 UOC)
- FOOD3010 Food Preservation (6 UOC)
- FOOD4450 Advanced Food Processing (6 UOC)
- INDC3002 Environmental Science and Tech (6 UOC)
- POLY3000 Polymer Science (6 UOC)
Note that not all of the courses in this list are available every year.
Professional Electives (Depth)
Professional Electives (Depth)
- CEIC6004 Polymers (6 UOC)
- CEIC8102 Advanced Process Control (6 UOC)
- CHEN6701 Advanced Reaction Engineering (6 UOC)
- CHEN6703 Advanced Particle Systems Eng (6 UOC)
- CHEN6706 Advanced Transport Phenomena (6 UOC)
- CHEN6710 Chemical process op (6 UOC)
Note that not all of the courses in this list are available every year.
Disciplinary Electives (Practice)
Disciplinary Electives (Practice)
- CEIC9002 Advanced Thesis A (12 UOC)
- CEIC9003 Advanced Thesis B (12 UOC)
Industrial Experience Requirements
Students are required to complete a minimum of 60 days of Industrial Training. This requirement is attached to the course CEIC4000 - results are computed but not entered while the Industrial Training requirement is not met.
Further Requirements
Students are expected to possess a calculator having exponential capabilities, however, more advanced calculators and personal computers, will be found useful.
Students of both Chemical Engineering and Industrial Chemistry are advised to have a copy of Perry J H Ed. Chemical Engineers Handbook 6th Ed. McGraw-Hill. This book is used extensively for most courses and units.
Students of both Chemical Engineering and Industrial Chemistry are advised to have a copy of Perry J H Ed. Chemical Engineers Handbook 6th Ed. McGraw-Hill. This book is used extensively for most courses and units.
Professional Recognition
Successful completion of the BE (Hons) (Chemical Engineering) degree program is accepted by the Institution of Chemical Engineers and by Engineers Australia as sufficient academic qualification for membership.
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