Chemical
Master of EngineeringSpecialisation (formal)Year: 2020
Chemical
Contact information
Coordinator
Associate Professor Dalton Harvie
Email: daltonharvie@unimelb.edu.au
Melbourne School of Engineering
Currently enrolled students:
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
- Contact: Stop 1
Future students:
- Further information: Master of Engineering (Chemical)
Overview
Chemical engineers invent, design and implement processes through which raw materials are converted into valuable products such as petrochemicals, fertilisers, paints and detergents. Chemical engineers also work to process waste products to safer, more environmentally-friendly materials. Career opportunities are extensive and include the fields of environmental consulting, minerals processing, materials and food, pharmaceutical and chemical manufacture.
Intended learning outcomes
To produce graduates who are skilled in chemical engineering principles and have the ability to apply these skills to complex, open-ended engineering tasks and problems.
Last updated: 11 January 2025
Structure
300 credit points
The Chemical specialisation of the Master of Engineering consists of 300 points of study - 262.5 points core plus 37.5 points elective subjects.
Advanced standing will be awarded for equivalent subjects taken in prior study to applicants on the following basis:
Credit, Advanced Standing and Accelerated Entry Policy (MPF1293) https://policy.unimelb.edu.au/MPF1293
Subject Options
Total 300 points - 262.5 points core (compulsory) plus 37.5 points elective subjects from the list below. Students must complete all 300 points of subjects, including all core subjects, or have advanced standing or exemption.
The core and elective subjects are those listed below. The order of subjects below is one way of progressing through the course - students who meet subject requisites may tailor their individual study plan to take into account advanced standing and their study load. Students plan their study online and can seek further advice from Stop 1 on individual study plans.
Suggested first 100 points:
Suggested study plan for the first 100 points:
- 100 points core subjects from the list below (including one selective):
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MAST20029 | Engineering Mathematics |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
CHEN20010 | Material and Energy Balances |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
CHEN20011 | Chemical Process Analysis | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CHEN20009 | Transport Processes |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ENGR30002 | Fluid Mechanics |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
CHEN30015 | Safety and Sustainability Case Studies | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
CHEN30005 | Heat and Mass Transport Processes |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
- Selective (choose one) - University of Melbourne pathway students are recommended to take ENGR90034. Please note that ENGR90039 requires an application process to gain entry
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ENGR90021 | Critical Communication for Engineers |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ENGR90034 | Creating Innovative Engineering |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ENGR90039 | Creating Innovative Professionals |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Suggested second 100 points:
Suggested study plan for the second 100 points:
- 75 points core subjects from the list below:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
CHEN30001 | Reactor Engineering | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
CHEN90020 | Chemical Engineering Management | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CHEN90031 | Bioprocess Engineering | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
CHEN90007 | Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
CHEN90032 | Process Dynamics And Control | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
CHEN90012 | Process Equipment Design | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
- AND a 25 point project subject from the list below:
(Note: enrolment in CHEN90028 Industry Project is subject to approval from the Course Coordinator)
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
CHEN90023 | Chemical Engineering Research Project |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
CHEN90028 | Industry Project |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
Suggested third 100 points:
Suggested study plan for the third 100 points:
- 62.5 points core subjects from the list below:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
CHEN90013 | Process Engineering | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CHEN90018 | Particle Mechanics and Processing | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CHEN90019 | Advanced Heat & Mass Transport Processes | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CHEN90022 | Chemical Engineering Design Project | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
- AND 37.5 points elective subjects chosen from the list below
Electives
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
BIEN90004 | Biochemical & Pharmaceutical Engineering | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BMEN90011 | Tissue Engineering & Stem Cells | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BMEN90012 | Soft Matter Engineering | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CHEN90010 | Minerals, Materials and Recycling | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CHEN90011 | Bioenvironmental Engineering | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CHEN90027 | Petroleum Engineering | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CHEN90028 | Industry Project |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
CHEN90030 | Chemical Engineering Minor Thesis |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
ENGR90024 | Computational Fluid Dynamics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENGR90026 | Engineering Entrepreneurship | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
FOOD90029 | Food Engineering | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CHEN90035 | Chemical Product Development | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
CHEN90036 | Recent Advances in Separation Processes | Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MREN90001 | Polymers and Composites | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CHEN90026 | Chemical Engineering Minor Research Proj |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Note:
- Students may opt to complete a second 25 point project subject to account for the 25 points in elective subjects;
- Students completing the first 100 points prior to 2013 will have taken ENGR30001 Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics instead of ENGR30002 Fluid Mechanics. Credit cannot be obtained for both subjects;
- Credit cannot be obtained for both BIEN30001 Bionanoengineering and BMEN90012 Soft Matter Engineering;
- Students cannot obtain credit for both CHEN90028 Industry Project and ENGR90033 Industry Based Learning;
- From 2015, CHEN20010 Materials and Energy Balances and CHEN20011 Chemical Process Analysis have replaced CHEN20007 Chemical Process Analysis 1 and CHEN20008 Chemical Process Analysis 2.
Links
http://www.eng.unimelb.edu.au/study/degrees/master-engineering-chemical/overview
Last updated: 11 January 2025