The combined program of five years full-time study enables a student in the school to qualify for the award of the degrees of Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts. Since Engineering and Arts programs can have a common content, such as mathematics and physics, approximately two additional sessions of study are required to gain the additional qualifications of Bachelor of Arts. In general this additional study is taken concurrently with the BE program and both can be completed within 10 sessions.

The program is open to all students who satisfy both the Chemical Engineering and Arts entry conditions. Students may enter directly in Year 1 or may apply to transfer from the normal engineering program after completion of at least one year if they have a credit or higher average or permission from the Head of School.

The BE BA programs are administered by the School of Chemical Engineering. The School requires the student to obtain the approval of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences for the BA components of their program. The School of Chemical Engineering must approve the final program timetable.

With these programs students can add their choice of an Arts major to the standard professionally accredited Chemical Engineering program. It provides flexibility in course choice within the full Arts program and enables students to obtain the broader education offered by the Arts and Social sciences.

For the Program Structure, please refer to the Academic Rules below and contact the Faculty of Engineering.

Students in this program must also satisfy the General Education requirements.
For further information, please refer to "General Education" in the Table of Contents (see left-hand side of page).

The Faculty of Engineering is committed to providing the widest range of choice of general education electives for its students. It strongly encourages students to make the best use of this flexibility. Please contact your School Office for further information on General Education electives available to you.

For the award of Honours in the Chemical Engineering and Industrial Chemistry programs, students need to have distinguished themselves in the formal work, in other assignments as directed by the Head of the School, and in the final year project, for which a thesis is required.

1. Students must complete 60 units of credit in the BA program with no more than 24 units of credit obtained at Level 1 (ie. courses
designed for students in their first year of study). Of these 24 Level 1 units of credit, no more than 12 units of credit may be from any one School of Department.

2. Students must complete a major sequence (42) units of credit in one of the following areas:

2. Students must complete a major sequence (42 units of credit) in one of the following areas:

Students completing an Environmental Studies major sequence must complete, in addition to the 30 Upper Level units of credit specified, 6 level 1 units of credit in an approved course. Students must also complete a minor sequence of 24 units of credit on one of the other areas listed above.

3. Except for courses completed as part of the Environmental Studies major sequences, no more than 12 units of credit may be obtained from courses in the BA program which are offered by schools outside the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

4. No course included for credit in the BE programs can be included in the 60 units of credit required at Rule 1 for the BA program.

5. Students must complete the full requirements of the program 3040 BE in Chemical Engineering or 3100 BE in Industrial Chemistry except that they are exempt from the General Education requirement of the BE BSc program. However, students will not be eligible for graduation for the BE until a minimum of 12 units of credit of the BA have been successfully completed.

6. Students who complete the requirements for the BA program and the first two years of the BE BA program may proceed to graduation with the degree of Bachelor of Arts.

7. Students may be awarded Honours in the BA by successful completion of an Honours year. It should be noted that entry into a particular BA Honours program will require completion of courses additional to those specified under rules 1-4.

8. The total units of credit in the combined program is 5 x 48 = 240.

Bachelor of Engineering Program Rules

1.The Bachelor of Engineering is awarded following the completion of a minimum of 192 units of credit.

2. The specific requirements for the Bachelor of Engineering in the various disciplines are set out in the relevant sections in this Handbook.

3. The degree may be awarded with Honours, based upon the overall performance in the program and in accordance with Faculty and School policies. Honours are awarded in the following classes - Class 1, Class 2 Division 1, Class 2 Division 2.

4. The standard duration of the program is four years, or eight sessions, of full-time study each comprising 24 units of credit. Students may undertake the program over a longer period on the basis of part-time study.

5. Each student is required to complete a minimum of 60 days of approved experience in industry prior to graduation.

6. General Education electives may only be attempted after the student has attempted at least 24 units of credit.

For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following web-page:  https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/fees/FeesMainPage.html

It is compulsory that, before completion of the program, students in both the Chemical Engineering and Industrial Chemistry full-time programs must obtain a minimum of twelve weeks professionally oriented or industrial experience. Students in the part-time programs in Chemical Engineering and Industrial Chemistry must complete an approved program of industrial experience of not less than twelve months prior to the award of the degree

Students are expected to possess a calculator having exponential capabilities, however, more advanced calculators and personal computers, will be found useful. In examinations, students may be required to use calculators supplied by the University, so that no student will have an unfair advantage over another. Further information may be obtained from the Head of School.

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. Certain courses and units do not have specified textbooks and in these cases reference books are used or printed notes supplied.

If you are required to complete a varied program of physics or maths in your first year (i.e. General Maths or Fundamentals of Physics), then students are not permitted to undertake studies in higher options of other courses.

Successful completion of the BE degree program is accepted by the Institution of Chemical Engineers, the Institution of Engineers Australia and Royal Australian Chemical Institute as sufficient academic qualification for corporate membership.