Course list for the Chemical Engineering Single Major

Information valid for students commencing 2011

Chemical Engineering

Students must complete for the BE (Chemical Engineering Plan Code CHEMIX2001),#64 comprising -

  1. One of the following -
    • a major - #50, comprising:
      1. For non-selection of the Professional Engineering Placement Semester (EQUIP): #46 being all compulsory courses listed in Part A of the Chemical Engineering list, plus #4 from the Advanced Process Engineering Electives in Part B2; or
      2. For selection of the Professional Engineering Placement Semester (EQUIP): #50 being all compulsory courses listed in Part A of the Chemical Engineering list

    • an extended major - #60, comprising a major, plus an additional #10 as set out in Part B Electives under extended major; or
    • a major and a minor - #60, comprising a major, plus an additional #10 as set out in Part B Electives under the approved minor fields; and

  2. balance from electives -
    • with a maximum of #8 of level one courses;
    • Students are encouraged to seek academic advice for courses chosen that are not listed in Part B Electives. Selection of courses which are not in the BE List require the approval of the Executive Dean.

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

Part A - Compulsory

Year 1, Semester 1

Course Code Units Course Title
CHEM1020 2 Chemistry - Energetics & Reactivity
ENGG1000 2 Introduction to Professional Engineering

Year 1, Semester 1 or 2

Course Code Units Course Title
ENGG1050 2 Engineering Thermodynamics
MATH1051 2 Calculus & Linear Algebra I [1]

Year 1, Semester 2

Course Code Units Course Title
MATH1052 2 Multivariate Calculus & Ordinary Differential Equations

Year 2, Semester 1

Course Code Units Course Title
CHEE1001 2 Principles of Biological Engineering
CHEE2001 2 Process Principles
CHEM1030 2 Chemistry - Structure & Reactions
MATH2000 2 Calculus & Linear Algebra II

Year 2, Semester 2

Course Code Units Course Title
CHEE2002 2 Process Systems Analysis
CHEE2003 2 Fluid & Particle Mechanics
CHEM2056 2 Physical & Surface Chemistry

Year 3, Semester 1

Course Code Units Course Title
CHEE3002 2 Heat & Mass Transfer
CHEE3003 2 Chemical Thermodynamics
CHEE3010 2 Engineering Investigation & Statistical Analysis

Year 3, Semester 2

Course Code Units Course Title
CHEE3004 2 Unit Operations
CHEE3005 2 Reaction Engineering
CHEE3006 2 Process & Control System Synthesis
CHEE3007 2 Process Modelling & Dynamics

Year 4, Semester 1

(i) Students not attending the Professional Engineering Placement Semester (EQUIP) -

Course Code Units Course Title
CHEE4002 2 Environmental Risk Assessment
CHEE4009 2 Transport Phenomena

Or
(ii) Students attending the Professional Engineering Placement Semester (EQUIP) -

Course Code Units Course Title
ENGG4010 2 Professional Development
[ ENGG4011 6 Professional Engineering Project
[ or
[ ENGG4012 6 Professional Engineering Project [2]

Year 4, Semester 2

Course Code Units Course Title
CHEE4001 4 Process Engineering Design Project

Part B - Electives

B1 - Introductory Electives

Course Code Units Course Title
BIOL1020 2 Genes, Cells & Evolution
BIOL1030 2 Biodiversity & Our Environment
BIOL1040 2 Cells to Organisms
CSSE1000 2 Introduction to Computer Systems
CSSE1001 2 Introduction to Software Engineering I
ELEC1000 2 Introduction to Electrical Engineering
ENGG1010 2 Applied Mechanics
ERTH1501 2 Earth Processes & Geological Materials for Engineers
MATE1000 2 Physics & Engineering of Materials
MATH1050 2 Mathematical Foundations [3]
PHYS1171 2 Physical Basis of Biological Systems

B2 Advanced Process Engineer'g Electives

Elective courses offered in any particular year will depend on enrolments and the availability of specialist staff. Please consult your academic adviser for course selection.

Course Code Units Course Title
CHEE4003 2 Special Topics A
CHEE4005 2 Polymer Rheology & Processing
CHEE4006 2 Individual Inquiry A
CHEE4007 2 Individual Inquiry B
CHEE4012 2 Industrial Wastewater & Solid Waste Management
CHEE4015 1 Special Topics VII
CHEE4020 2 Biomolecular Engineering
CHEE4021 2 Particle Design & Processing
CHEE4022 2 Principles of Adsorption
CHEE4024 2 Energy Systems in Sustainable Development
CHEE4028 2 Metabolic Engineering
CHEE4034 2 Cell & Tissue Engineering
CHEE4301 2 Nanomaterials & Their Characterisation
CHEE4302 2 Electrochemistry & Corrosion
ENGG4101 2 Systems Engineering & Design Management
ENGG4102 2 Advanced Product Design Methods
ENGG4103 2 Engineering Asset Management
MECH4301 2 Materials Selection
MINE4204 2 Aqueous Solution Processing & Electrometallurgy
MINE4202 2 Pyrometallurgy
MINE4203 2 Flotation

B3 - Process Engineering Electives

Course Code Units Course Title
CHEE3008 2 Special Topics C
CHEE3301 2 Polymer Engineering
CHEE3305 2 Biomaterials: Materials in Medicine
CHEM2002 2 Biophysical Chemistry
CIVL3150 2 Modelling of Environmental Systems
MINE2201 2 Physical & Chemical Processing of Minerals

CIVL3150 Modelling of Environmental Systems will be available as a B3 elective from 2011.

B4 - Coherent Stream of electives
A coherent stream is a set of a minimum of #8 of electives in a discipline that results in study at least at 2nd level courses.

Extended Major

Students enrolled in the extended major are required to obtain the major, plus #10 from -
(i)

Course Code Units Course Title
MATE1000 2 Physics & Engineering of Materials

(ii) #4 from Process Engineering Electives listed in Part B3, and
(iii) #4 from Advanced Process Engineering Electives listed in Part B2.

Minors

Students enrolled in a minor field of study are required to obtain the major, plus an additional #10 as set out below for the minor.

Food Engineering

Students enrolled in the Food Engineering Minor are required to obtain #10 comprising:

Group A- Compulsory

Course Code Units Course Title
FOOD2006 2 Principles of Food Preservation
FOOD3006 2 Food Science
MICR3861 2 Food Microbiology I

Group B
And #4 from the following courses:

Course Code Units Course Title
FOOD3007 2 Food Structure & Sensory Science
FOOD3008 2 Food Process Engineering II
FOOD3011 2 Food Product Development
FOOD3018 2 Food Chemistry
FOOD4002 2 Emerging Food Technologies and Biotechnology
MATE1000 2 Physics & Engineering of Materials

Materials Engineering

No new enrolments from 2010
Students enrolled in the Materials Engineering minor are required to obtain #10 from the courses listed below -

Course Code Units Course Title
AERO3100 2 Aerospace Materials
CHEE3301 2 Polymer Engineering
CHEE3305 2 Biomaterials: Materials in Medicine
CHEE4005 2 Polymer Rheology & Processing
CHEE4301 2 Nanomaterials & Their Characterisation
CHEE4302 2 Electrochemistry & Corrosion
MATE1000 2 Physics & Engineering of Materials
MECH2210 2 Dynamics & Orbital Mechanics
MECH2300 2 Structures & Materials
MECH3300 2 Finite Element Method & Fracture Mechanics
MECH3305 2 Science & Engineering of Metals
MECH4301 2 Materials Selection
MECH4304 2 Net Shape Manufacturing

Software Engineering

Students enrolled in the Software Engineering Minor are reuqired to obtain #10 with no more than #6 from level one courses, comprising #4 from Group A, and #6 from Group B.

Group A
#4 from:

Course Code Units Course Title
CSSE1001 2 Introduction to Software Engineering I
CSSE2002 2 Programming in the Large

Group B
#6 from:

Course Code Units Course Title
COMP2303 2 Network & Operating Systems Principles
COMP2304 2 Programming for Engineering Systems
COMP2506 2 Human-Computer Interaction
COMP3506 2 Algorithms & Data Structures
CSSE1000 2 Introduction to Computer Systems
CSSE2003 2 Software Engineering Studio
CSSE3002 2 The Software Process
INFS1200 2 Introduction to Information Systems
MATH1061 2 Discrete Mathematics

End notes

  • [1] Students without at least a Sound Achievement in Senior Maths C are required to take MATH1050 as an elective before MATH1051
  • [2] This course is offered over two semesters, commencing in summer and concluding in semester 1.
  • [3] MATH1050 is not available for students with a High Achievement or higher in Senior Maths C. MATH1050 is not available to students who have passed MATH1051 and/or MATH1052.