Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical) Honours

Program Overview

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This Chemical Engineering program provides a comprehensive foundation in engineering principles, with a focus on process engineering, thermodynamics, and control systems. Students develop skills in design, analysis, and problem-solving, preparing them for careers in various industries, including mining, oil and gas, and manufacturing. The program offers an optional graded Honours pathway for high-achieving students.

Program Outline

Outline:

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Year 1 - Semester 1

• ENS1154 Introduction to Engineering (15 credit points)
• ENS1115 Materials and Manufacturing 1 (15 credit points)
• ENM1102 Engineering Drawing and Computer Aided Design (15 credit points)
• MAT1250 Mathematics 1 (15 credit points)

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Year 1 - Semester 2

• ENS1101 Engineering Mechanics (15 credit points)
• ENS1180 Introduction to Energy and Resource Engineering 15 (credit points)
• ENS1253 Electrical Engineering Fundamentals (15 credit points)
• MAT1251 Mathematics 2 (15 credit points)

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Year 2 - Semester 1

• SCC1111 General Chemistry (15 credit points)
• ENS2120 Engineering Systems (15 credit points)
• ENM3218 Fluid Mechanics (15 credit points)
• ENS2115 Process Engineering Fundamentals (15 credit points)

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Year 2 - Semester 2

• SCC2310 Physical Chemistry (15 credit points)
• ENS2160 Thermodynamics (15 credit points)
• ENS2116 Process Systems Analysis (15 credit points)
• ENS3553 Signals and Systems (15 credit points)

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Year 3 - Semester 1

• CSP2151 Programming Fundamentals (15 credit points)
• ENS2159 Engineering Innovation and Ethics (15 credit points)
• ENS5556 Heat and Mass Transfer (15 credit points)
• ENS5253 Control Systems (15 credit points)

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Year 3 - Semester 2

• ENS3111 Chemical Thermodynamics (15 credit points)
• ENS3113 Reaction Engineering (15 credit points)
• ENS5240 Industrial Control (15 credit points)
• Elective Unit (15 credit points)

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Note:

Students who receive a WAM of 70 per cent or above at the end of their third year of study will be invited to complete a graded Honours degree by taking the two Honours Thesis units in place of the standard project units in their fourth year. Students below this cut-off, or who decline the offer to undertake the Honours Thesis, will graduate with an ungraded Honours degree.

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Year 4 - Semester 1

• ENS5111 Engineering Practicum
• ENS5161 Environmental and Process Risk Management (15 credit points)
• ENS5561 Minerals and Solids Processing (15 credit points)
• ENS3115 Unit Operations and Process Design Fundamentals (15 credit points)
• ENS4152 Project Development (15 credit points)
• Or
• ENS5145 Engineering Honours Thesis 1 (15 credit points)

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Note:

Students undertaking the graded Honours pathway should enrol into ENS5145 Engineering Honours Thesis 1 in place of ENS4152 Project Development.

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Year 4 - Semester 2

• ENS5543 Engineering Management (15 credit points)
• ENS5270 Engineering Process Design (15 credit points)
• ENS5209 Process Control (15 credit points)
• ENS4253 Engineering Project (15 credit points)
• Or
• ENS5146 Engineering Honours Thesis 2 (15 credit points)

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Note:

Students undertaking the graded Honours pathway should enrol into ENS5146 Engineering Honours Thesis 2 in place of ENS4253 Engineering Project.

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RECOMMENDED ELECTIVES

• ENM2104 Instrumentation and Measurement (15 credit points)
• ENS2170 Principles of Industrial Maintenance (15 credit points)
• SCC2211 Organic Chemistry (15 credit points)
• ENS3301 Reservoir Thermodynamics and Fluid Properties (15 credit points)
• ENS5133 Environmental Engineering 1 (15 credit points)
• ENS3105 Mechanical Design and Development (15 credit points)
• ENS5261 Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Systems (15 credit points)
• ENS2270 Reservoir Petrophysics and Formation Evaluation (15 credit points)
• ENS5162 Drilling Engineering (15 credit points)
• ENS5216 Advanced Thermofluids (15 credit points)

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Careers:

Chemical engineers work in a wide range of domains from mineral processing, mining, and oil and 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.

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Possible future job titles

• Chemical Engineer
• Process Engineer
• Design Engineer
• Plant Engineer
• Petrochemical Engineer