311809 v.2 Chemical Engineering DD Major (BEng/BCom)
Major/Stream Overview
This major/stream is part of a larger course. Information is specific to the major/stream, please refer to the course for more information.
Covers the development, design and operation of chemical processes and plants for the extraction, conversion and recovery of materials that is based on both chemical and biological systems. A great variety of process industries serve the needs of society. Among the more familiar are petroleum refining, gas processing, petrochemical and polymer production, bio-processing and bio-production, biopharmaceutics and food processing, fertilizer manufacture, cement and lime production, minerals and metals extraction and refining, paper and board manufacture, biomass and sugar refining, production of industrial and fine chemicals.
Professional Recognition
This course is recognised by Engineers Australia and Institution of Chemical Engineers UK.
Major/Stream Organisation
| Course Structure | Hrs/Wk | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | |||||
| 313683 | v.1 | Bachelor of Engineering Pre-Major | 200.0 | ||
| 200.0 | |||||
| Year 2 Semester 1 | |||||
| 302240 | v.4 | Process Principles 227 | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| 302253 | v.5 | Process Heat Transfer 228 | 7.0 | 25.0 | |
| 308807 | v.1 | Fluid Mechanics 230 | 4.0 | 25.0 | |
| 75.0 | |||||
| Year 2 Semester 2 | |||||
| 302249 | v.3 | Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics 223 | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| 314448 | v.1 | Principles and Processes in Chemistry 100 | 6.0 | 25.0 | |
| 50.0 | |||||
| Year 3 Semester 1 | |||||
| 302257 | v.3 | Process Mass Transfer 221 | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| 314450 | v.1 | Reactivity and Function in Chemistry 120 | 6.0 | 25.0 | |
| 50.0 | |||||
| Year 3 Semester 2 | |||||
| 313756 | v.1 | Process Engineering and Analysis 212 | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| 25.0 | |||||
| Year 4 Semester 1 | |||||
| 313758 | v.1 | Process Modelling and Simulation 314 | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| 302262 | v.3 | Fluid and Particle Processes 324 | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| 302263 | v.3 | Reaction Engineering 325 | 8.0 | 25.0 | |
| 75.0 | |||||
| Year 4 Semester 2 | |||||
| 302259 | v.3 | Process Plant Engineering 322 | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| 302260 | v.3 | Transport Phenomena 323 | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| 313771 | v.1 | Process Synthesis and Design 312 | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| 307668 | v.2 | Process Instrumentation and Control 328 | 5.5 | 25.0 | |
| 100.0 | |||||
| Year 5 Semester 1 | |||||
| 313760 | v.1 | Advanced Heat and Mass Transfer Processes 422 | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 302269 | v.3 | Risk Management 421 | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| 313791 | v.1 | Research Project 411 | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| 75.0 | |||||
| Year 5 Semester 2 | |||||
| 302273 | v.3 | Design Project 499 | 6.0 | 50.0 | |
| 313792 | v.1 | Research Project 412 | 9.0 | 25.0 | |
| 75.0 | |||||
| Year 6 Semester 1 | |||||
| SELECT OPTIONAL UNITS TO THE TOTAL VALUE OF: | 25.0 | ||||
| 25.0 | |||||
| Optional Units to Select from in Year 6 Semester 1 | Hrs/Wk | Credit | |||
| 311182 | v.2 | Wastewater Treatment Processes 302 | 3.0 | 12.5 | |
| 307446 | v.3 | Biochemical Engineering 471 | 4.0 | 12.5 | |
| 313763 | v.1 | Advanced Modelling and Control 401 | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| 310756 | v.3 | Fundamentals of Air Pollution Control 313 | 3.0 | 12.5 | |
| 313836 | v.1 | Advanced Particle Processes 415 | 6.0 | 25.0 | |
| 302290 | v.4 | Petroleum Processing 475 | 6.0 | 12.5 | |
| 314757 | v.1 | Computational Fluid Dynamics 477 | 4.0 | 25.0 | |
| 313762 | v.1 | Advanced Thermodynamics and Reactor Engineering 401 | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| 307660 | v.4 | Engineering Sustainable Development 201 | 3.0 | 12.5 | |
* The year and/or semester that units are offered in may change due to the combination of Engineering and Commerce Majors
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