Bachelor of Engineering (Industrial Chemistry) - University of New South Wales

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Program code: 3100
Faculty: Engineering
Min. years: 4 years
UOC (per year/total): 48/192
Semester 2 entry: Yes*
Est. first year tuition: A$24,960
Est. fee to complete: A$111,280
Assumed knowledge: Maths, Physics and Chemistry

What is Industrial Chemistry?

Industrial chemists are constantly striving to improve the safety and efficiency of making important chemicals and materials. Typically industrial chemists undertake optimisation of complex processes, but unlike engineers, industrial chemists examine and change the chemistry of the
process itself. 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 and Design, Engineering Chemistry
YEAR 2
Engineering Mathematics, Chemical Engineering Design, Chemical Engineering Fundamentals, Numerical Methods and Statistics, Chemical
Engineering Applications, Chemistry, Engineering Chemistry, Industrial Chemistry Laboratory, General Education
YEAR 3
Environmental Management Sustainability & Change, Chemical Applications, Environmental Science & Technology, Organic Chemistry, Chemical Engineering Fundamentals, Chemical Engineering Design, Inorganic Chemistry, General Education

YEAR 4 (only from 2009 onwards)
Polymer, Chemical Engineering Design, Organic Chemistry, Professional Elective, Thesis

Career Opportunities

Typically, an industrial chemist is a scientist working in the chemical and process industries: as research scientist, development chemist, technical representative and as plant/company manager. Graduates may find employment with pharmaceutical, cosmetic, food industries; mineral
processing plants, polymer, new materials, paper, fertiliser and wine making industries, major companies involved in pollution control.

Professional Recognition

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