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Chemical with Business
Master of EngineeringSpecialisation (formal)Year: 2025
Chemical with Business
Contact information
Coordinator
Associate Professor Dalton Harvie
Email: daltonh@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 with Business)
- Contact: Enquiry Form
Overview
This course is discontinued and is no longer available for admissions.
Chemical engineers develop, design and implement processes through which raw materials are converted by physical, chemical or biological processes into more 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. Business skills open up additional opportunities in management, finance, marketing and government.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this specialisation, students should be able to:
- To produce graduates who are skilled in chemical engineering principles as well as fundamental business skills, and have the ability to apply these skills to complex, open-ended engineering tasks and problems in order to create profit.
Last updated: 12 November 2024