Course list for the Chemical Engineering Extended Major

Information valid for students commencing 2020

Chemical Engineering

This course list contains information for pre-2021 BE (Hons) students only. It is recommended that students go to the transition checklists for course information, as a number of courses may now be renamed, recoded or unavailable due to the program re-structure in 2021. Approved substitutions for your courses can be found in the relevant checklist . Please view the Faculty website for further information.

If you commenced the BE(Hons) in 2021 please follow the 2021 structure.

Students must complete for the BE(Hons) (Chemical Engineering) - a Single Major (CHEMIX2342) or Extended Major (CHEMIY2342), or Major & Minor; 64 units comprising -

  1. a major - 52 units, comprising-
    (i) 48 units, being all courses from part A; and
    (ii) 4 units from a combination of parts B4 and B5 electives; and
  2. balance from electives (i) a minimum of 4 units from courses on the BE(Hons) list, other than courses on the Chemical Engineering part B0 list, and
    (ii) a maximum of 4 units from courses on the Chemical Engineering part B0 list, and
    (iii) a maximum of 4 units from level one courses not on the BE(Hons) list;

    OR
  1. an extended major - 60 units, comprising
    (i) 48 units, being all courses from part A; and
    (ii) 4 units from a combination of parts B4 and B5 electives; with a minimum of 2 units from part B5 and
    (iii) 8 units from the combination of part B1, B2, and B4 electives, with a minimum of 4 units from the combination of part B2 and B4; and
  2. balance from electives OR
  1. a major and a minor - 60 units, comprising
    (i) 48 units, being all courses from part A; and
    (ii) 4 units from a combination of parts B4 and B5 electives with a minimum of 2 units from part B5; and
    (iii) 8 units in accordance with the minor course list for Food Engineering; and
  2. balance from electives

Pre-2012 students need to refer to transitional information available at Chemical Engineering Course Changes

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 1 or Semester 2

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

Year 4, Semester 2

Course Code Units Course Title
CHEE4001 4 Process Engineering Design Project

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 B5 - Advanced Research Electives

Course Code Units Course Title
CHEE4006 2 Individual Inquiry
CHEE4007 2 Individual Inquiry
CHEE4026 4 Thesis Project
CHEE4027 4 Thesis Project

Minors

Students enrolled in a minor field of study are required to obtain the major, plus an additional 8 units as set out below for the minor.

Food Engineering

Group A - Compulsory

Year 2, Semester 1

Course Code Units Course Title
CHEE1001 2 Principles of Biological Engineering

Year 2, Semester 2

Course Code Units Course Title
MICR2001 2 Food Microbiology I

Year 3, Semester 1

Course Code Units Course Title
FOOD2000 2 Food Science

Group B
And 2 units from -

Course Code Units Course Title
FOOD3000 2 Functional Foods & Nutraceuticals
FOOD3007 2 Food Structure & Sensory Science
FOOD3008 2 Food Process Engineering II
FOOD3011 2 Food Product Development
FOOD3017 2 Food Policy, Safety & Quality Management

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.