This course consists of 480 credit points (31 core units, one approved elective, and one 0 credit point practicum unit).

Chemical Engineering is one of the cornerstones of engineering education (alongside Civil, Mechanical and Electrical).   In broad terms Chemical Engineering is concerned with the application of knowledge from an understanding of how materials and chemicals interact or can be converted in some way to a more useful form as part of some processing, production or refining process.  Chemical engineers work in a wide range of domains from mineral processing, mining, and oil & gas through to industries associated with clothing, food, packaging, fertilisers, pharmaceuticals and many other manufacturing and biological processes.

 
In Western Australia many chemical engineers find career opportunities in the extensive mining, mineral processing and oil and gas industries that dominate the industrial profile of the state.  Chemical Engineers play a central role in both the production, refining and down stream processing in these important resource-based industries.

ENTRANCE PATHWAYS

Applicants who do not meet the mathematics prerequisite for this course should consider applying for the Bachelor of Technology (Electronic and Computer Systems) as a pathway. Bachelor of Technology students who successfully complete their first year of study can expect to gain entry into the Bachelor of Engineering courses with advanced standing.

HONOURS IN ENGINEERING

Students whose performance over the four years of the course is of a high standard may be awarded the Bachelor of Engineering with Honours degree.

ONSHORE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

Onshore international students may be admitted to this course subject to satisfying English proficiency entry requirements, in addition to meeting academic admission requirements.

PRACTICUM REQUIREMENTS

During the course, students will be required to undertake a minimum of 12 weeks practical work experience located in an engineering industry environment. This will normally be undertaken during a vacation period, even though it is listed as a unit for Year 4 (ENS4111).

ACCREDITATION

This course has been provisionally accredited by Engineers Australia. Full accreditation is normally granted when the first cohort of students graduate from the program. This is expected in 2016.

Standard University admission requirements apply.

• Satisfactory performance in WACE Mathematics 3C/3D or Mathematics: Specialist 3C/3D, or equivalent, and in WACE Chemistry 3A/3B, or equivalent.
• WACE Physics 3A/3B, or equivalent, is desirable.
• Students who have completed a TAFE Diploma or its equivalent in an allied engineering field may be admitted to this course with advanced standing.

Note:

• Students who have not passed WACE Physics 3A/3B, or equivalent, will be required to complete a bridging unit during the first year of their studies.
• Students who have not completed Mathematics: Specialist 3C/3D are strongly encouraged to attend the 5-day Mathematics Bridging Programme offered in the week before the start of each semester.

The course consists of 480 credit points (31 core units, one approved elective, and one 0 credit point practicum unit).