Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical) - University of New South Wales

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Program code: 3040
Faculty: Engineering
Min. years: 4 years
UOC (per year/total): 48/192
Semester 2 entry: Yes*
Est. first year tuition $24,960
est.fee to complete $111,280
assumed knowledge Maths, Physics and Chemistry

What is Chemical Engineering?

Chemical Engineering bridges the study of the chemical and physical sciences with engineering. It involves the operation and optimisation of
chemical processes and creates the devices and industrial plants related to chemical, biological, and environmental processes. There is a flexible common first year for all BE degrees in the Faculty of Engineering except Software Engineering and Bioinformatics. This will allow students to select electives in first year and later years of the program. A typical program sequence is shown below:

Program Structure

YEAR 1
Mathematics, Physics, Engineering Computing, Engineering Design, and electives including: Engineering Materials and Chemistry, Sustainable
Product Engineering Design, Engineering Chemistry
YEAR 2
Engineering Mathematics, Chemical Engineering Design , Numerical Methods and Statistics, Chemical Engineering Applications, Engineering Chemistry, Chemical Engineering Fundamentals, General Education
YEAR 3
Chemical Engineering Fundamentals, Chemical Engineering Applications, Environmental Management, Sustainability and Change, Industrial
Chemistry for Chemical Engineers, Chemical Engineering Design, Chemical Engineering Laboratory
YEAR 4 (only from 2009 onwards)
Chemical Engineering Design, Chemical Engineering Laboratory, Professional Elective, General Education, Thesis

Career Opportunities

Chemical engineers design and operate large-scale chemical process equipment and factories safely, effi ciently and in an environmentally responsible manner. They produce a diverse range of materials from fuels and circuitboards to processed foods, life-saving pharmaceuticals and filtered clean water. They also develop alternative energy sources —alcohol from crops and effi cient ways to utilise solar energy etc.

Professional Recognition

This degree program is accredited by the Institution of Chemical Engineers, the Institution of Engineers, Australia, and the Royal Australian
Chemical Institute.