Master of Chemical Engineering (MC-CHEMENG) // Course structure

Course structure

The Master of Chemical Engineering requires the successful completion of 300 credit points.

The Master of Chemical Engineering is a three year degree (full time). This degree has three specialisations.

To obtain the degree (no specialisation) students must complete:

• 200 credit points of compulsory subjects
• 100 credit points of Chemical Engineering selectives and Chemical Engineering/Approved electives including
  • 12.5 credit points of Year 1 Chemical Engineering selectives
  • A minimum of 25 credit points of Year 3 Chemical Engineering selectives
  • A minimum of 37.5 credit points of Chemical Engineering electives
  • A maximum of 25 credit points of Approved electives

To obtain the degree with a specialisation, students must complete:

• 200 credit points of compulsory subjects
• 100 credit points of core specialisation subjects, Chemical Engineering selectives and Chemical Engineering/Approved electives including
  • 12.5 credit points of Year 1 Chemical Engineering selectives
  • 37.5 credit points of core specialisation subjects
  • A minimum of 25 credit points of Year 3 Chemical Engineering selectives
  • A minimum of 25 credit points of Chemical Engineering/Approved electives

Note:

Students entering the course with advanced standing who plan on completing a specialisation may need to enrol in core specialisation subjects in their commencing semester. Please check and follow the structure outlined for your intended specialisation and seek course planning advice.

Year 1:

• 87.5 credit points of Year 1 compulsory subjects
• 12.5 credit points of Year 1 Chemical Engineering selectives

Year 2:

• 62.5 credit points of Year 2 compulsory subjects

• 37.5 credit points of electives or 37.5 credit points of compulsory specialisation subjects

Year 3:

• 50 credit points of Year 3 compulsory subjects
• 25 credit points of Year 3 Chemical Engineering selectives
• 25 credit points of electives

Progression

The core subject lists are divided into specific year levels, reflecting the recommended order of completing the course. There is, however, some flexibility between Year 2 and 3 core subjects, depending on the requisites set between them. Check the individual Handbook entries of these subjects for more detail.

Engineering Practice Hurdle Requirement

Students enrolled in the master of engineering degree will need to satisfy the requirements of the Engineering Practice hurdle prior to being awarded the degree. Students will be introduced early in their degree to the online e-portfolio system as a way of documenting their attainment of graduate attributes which accord with University and professional accreditation standards. Students will keep a record of their stepwise attainment of these capabilities throughout their engineering studies at Melbourne. The artifacts recorded in the e-portfolio may include formal study elements, such as design reports, as well as reflections on extracurricular activities such as employment and volunteering activities.

Hurdle Requirement

In order to achieve the Engineering Practice Hurdle requirement, students will need to document the attainment of professional skills at an adequate level. This may include the successful completion of any of the following:

Skills Towards Employment Program (STEP)

ENGR90033 Internship subject

CHEN90028 Industry Project subject

An agreed level of internship at an approved engineering form (without receiving University credit)

Completion of the degree will not be approved until this requirement has been met.

Subject Options

Year 1 compulsory subjects

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
CHEN20012	Fundamentals of Chemical Engineering	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
CHEN30016	Momentum, Mass and Heat Transfer	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
MAST20029	Engineering Mathematics	Summer Term (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
ENGR30002	Fluid Mechanics	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
CHEN20010	Material and Energy Balances	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
CHEN20011	Digitisation in the Process Industries	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
CHEN30015	Safety and Sustainability Case Studies	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Year 1 Chemical Engineering selectives

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
ENGR90021	Critical Communication for Engineers	Semester 1 (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
ENGR90039	Creating Innovative Professionals	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Year 2 compulsory subjects

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
CHEN90042	Thermal and Separation Design	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
CHEN90007	Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
CHEN30001	Reactors and Catalysis	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
CHEN90012	Design and Construction of Equipment	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
CHEN90020	Chemical Engineering Management	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Year 3 compulsory subjects

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
CHEN90013	Process Engineering	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
CHEN90032	Process Simulation and Control	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
CHEN90022	Chemical Engineering Design Project	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	25

Year 3 Chemical Engineering selectives

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
CHEN90028	Chemical Engineering Internship	Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 2 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)	25
CHEN90023	Chemical Engineering Research Project	Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	25

Chemical Engineering electives

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
CHEN90010	Sustainable Minerals and Recycling	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
CHEN90011	Wastewater and Environmental Remediation	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
CHEN90018	Particle Technology	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
CHEN90027	Future Fuels and Petroleum	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
CHEN90031	Sustainable Processing	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
ENGR90024	Computational Fluid Dynamics	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
CHEN90028	Chemical Engineering Internship	Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 2 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)	25
CHEN90023	Chemical Engineering Research Project	Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	25
CHEN90040	Sustainable Food Processing	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
CHEN90041	Energy, Emissions and Pollution Control	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
CHEN90043	High Performance Materials	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
CHEN90038	Product Design and Analysis	Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
CHEN90039	Pharmaceutical & Biochemical Production	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
CHEN90035	Downstream Bioprocessing	Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Approved electives

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
BMEN90037	Bioengineering Data Analytics	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
CHEM90007	Environmental Chemistry	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
BMEN90011	Tissue Engineering & Stem Cells	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
MCEN90052	Advanced Materials	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
MCEN90014	Materials	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
MCEN90020	Advanced Alloys and Polymers	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
ENEN90005	Environmental Management ISO 14000	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
ENGR90026	Engineering Entrepreneurship	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
ENGM90011	Economic Analysis for Engineers	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
ENGR90036	Leadership for Innovation	Semester 1 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 2 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
GEOL90005	Hydrogeology/Environmental Geochemistry	February (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
ENGM90013	Strategy Execution for Engineers	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
ENGM90006	Engineering Contracts and Procurement	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
ELEN90088	System Optimisation & Machine Learning	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
ENGM90012	Marketing Management for Engineers	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Compulsory specialisation subjects

Please see the compulsory specialisation subjects in the Specialisations page.

Last updated: 15 January 2025