Course list for the Chemical Engineering Field of Study

Information valid for students commencing 2020

Chemical Engineering

Part of the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) and Master of Engineering program

Students must complete for the BE(Hons)/ME (Chemical Engineering Plan code: CHEMIX2350), 80 units comprising:

  1. 64 units being all courses from part A - compulsory, and
  2. 8 units from the combination of parts B1,B2,B4 and N - electives; and
  3. 8 units from electives, being courses on the BE(Hons)/ME list or other courses approved by the executive dean, with:
    4. (i) a maximum of 4 units from courses in part B0 of the BE(Hons)/ME(Chemical) list; and
    (ii) a maximum of 4 units from level one courses not on the BE(Hons)/ME list.

Part A - Compulsory

Year 1
4 units from

Course Code Units Course Title
ENGG1100 2 Engineering Design
ENGG1200 2 Engineering Modelling & Problem Solving
ENGG1211 4 Engineering Design, Modelling & Problem Solving [1]

and 4 units from

Course Code Units Course Title
[ MATH1051 2 Calculus & Linear Algebra I [2]
[ or
[ MATH1071 2 Advanced Calculus & Linear Algebra I
[ MATH1052 2 Multivariate Calculus & Ordinary Differential Equations
[ or
[ MATH1072 2 Advanced Multivariate Calculus & Ordinary Differential Equations

and 4 units for

Course Code Units Course Title
CHEM1100 2 Chemistry 1
ENGG1500 2 Engineering Thermodynamics

Year 2, Semester 1

Course Code Units Course Title
CHEE2001 2 Process Principles
CHEM1200 2 Chemistry 2
[ MATH2000 2 Calculus & Linear Algebra II
[ or
[ MATH2001 2 Advanced Calculus & Linear Algebra II

Year 2, Semester 2

Course Code Units Course Title
CHEE2003 2 Fluid & Particle Mechanics
CHEE2010 2 Engineering Investigation & Statistical Analysis
CHEM2056 2 Physical Chemistry for Engineering

Year 3, Semester 1

Course Code Units Course Title
CHEE3002 2 Heat & Mass Transfer
CHEE3003 2 Chemical Thermodynamics
CHEE3020 2 Process Systems Analysis

Year 3, Semester 2

Course Code Units Course Title
CHEE3004 2 Unit Operations
CHEE3005 2 Reaction Engineering
CHEE3007 2 Process Modelling & Dynamics

Year 4, Semester 1

Course Code Units Course Title
CHEE4002 2 Risk in Process Industries
CHEE4009 2 Transport Phenomena
CHEE4060 2 Process & Control System Synthesis

Year 4, Semester 2

Course Code Units Course Title
ENGG7290 8 Engineering Placement Semester

Year 5, Semester 1 or 2

Course Code Units Course Title
ENGG4900 2 Professional Practice and the Business Environment

Year 5, Semester 1

Course Code Units Course Title
CHEE7111 2 Advanced Process and System Modelling
CHEE7112 2 Integrated Safety Design and Management
CHEE7113 2 Whole of Process Optimisation and Control

Year 5, Semester 2

Course Code Units Course Title
CHEE7103 4 Chemical Engineering ME Design Project
ENGG7701 2 Engineering Grand Challenges

Part B - Electives

Part B0 - Preparatory Mathematics & Science Electives

Course Code Units Course Title
CHEM1090 2 Introductory Chemistry [3]
MATH1050 2 Mathematical Foundations [2] [4]
PHYS1171 2 Physical Basis of Biological Systems [5]

B1 - Introductory Electives

Course Code Units Course Title
BIOL1040 2 Cells to Organisms
CHEE1001 2 Principles of Biological Engineering
CSSE1001 2 Introduction to Software Engineering
ENGG1300 2 Introduction to Electrical Systems
ENGG1400 2 Engineering Mechanics: Statics & Dynamics
ENGG1600 2 Introduction to Research Practices - The Big Issues
ENGG2000 2 Humanitarian Engineering
ENVM1522 2 Carbon and Energy Management
ERTH1501 2 Earth Processes & Geological Materials for Engineers
PHYS1002 2 Electromagnetism and Modern Physics

Part B2 - Electives
Note: Non-compulsory courses may be pre-requisites for some electives.

Course Code Units Course Title
BIOC2000 2 Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
BIOL2202 2 Genetics
CHEE2501 2 Environmental Systems Engineering I: Processes
CHEE3008 2 Special Topics C
CHEE3301 2 Polymer Engineering
CHEE4003 2 Special Topics A
CHEE4015 1 Special Topics VII
CIVL3141 2 Hydrology and Hydrological Risk
ENGG4103 2 Engineering Asset Management
ENVM3103 2 Regulatory Frameworks for Environmental Management & Planning
FOOD2000 2 Food Science
FOOD3007 2 Food Structure & Sensory Science
FOOD3008 2 Food Process Engineering II
FOOD3011 2 Food Product Development
FOOD3017 2 Food Policy, Safety & Quality Management
MECH2310 2 Science & Engineering of Metals
MICR2000 2 Microbiology & Immunology
MICR2001 2 Food Microbiology I
MINE2201 2 Physical & Chemical Processing of Minerals
MINE3211 2 Special Topics in Minerals Processing II
MINE3212 2 Pyrometallurgy
MINE3219 2 Process Mineralogy and Comminution
MINE4207 1 Special Topics in Minerals Processing I

Part B4 - Advanced Electives
Note: Non-compulsory courses may be pre-requisites for some electives.

Course Code Units Course Title
CHEE4012 2 Industrial Wastewater & Solid Waste Management
CHEE4020 2 Biomolecular Engineering
CHEE4022 2 Principles of Adsorption
CHEE4034 2 Cell & Tissue Engineering
CHEE4301 2 Nanomaterials
CHEE4302 2 Electrochemistry & Corrosion
CHEE4303 2 Interface and Colloid Science and Engineering
CHEE4305 2 Biomaterials: Materials in Medicine
ENGG3500 2 Reservoir Engineering
ENGY4000 2 Energy Systems
MECH4304 2 Net Shape Manufacturing
MINE4203 2 Flotation
MINE4204 2 Aqueous Solution Processing & Electrometallurgy

Part N - Electives

Course Code Units Course Title
CHEE7502 2 Sustainable Bioresource Engineering
CIVL7131 2 Urban Hydrology
ENVM7524 2 Carbon & Energy Management
MATE7001 2 Environmental Performance of Materials
MATE7013 2 Advanced Manufacturing
MATE7014 2 Advanced Materials Characterization
MATE7015 2 Additive Manufacturing
TIMS7317 2 Corporate Sustainability
WATR7103 2 Advanced Wastewater and Biosolids Treatment
WATR7104 2 Sewer Networks - Design, Operation and Maintenance
WATR7105 2 Integrated Urban Water Management
WATR7106 2 Emerging Issues in the Urban Water Cycle and Public Health
WATR7107 2 Wastewater Modelling and Control
WATR7109 2 Drinking Water Supply: Source, Treatment and Distribution

End notes

  • [1] This course is offered over more than one semester. Enrol in the same code in each semester.
  • [2] Students without at least a Sound Achievement in Senior Maths C are required to take MATH1050 as an elective before MATH1051
  • [3] CHEM1090 is not available for students with a High Achievement or higher in Senior Chemistry or equivalent.
  • [4] MATH1050 is not available to students who have passed MATH1051 and/or MATH1071 and/or MATH1052 and/or MATH1072.
  • [5] PHYS1171 is not available for students with a Sound Achievement or higher in Senior Physics or equivalent.