The Department of Chemical Engineering offers a Master of Engineering Science degree by coursework and minor thesis in the area of pulp and paper technology. The course is applicable to people currently employed in the pulp and paper industry and to new graduates and others wishing to enter the industry. It is designed to provide students with a scientific and technical understanding of paper properties, pulping, papermaking and associated operations.
Students will be brought into close contact with the industry through the contribution made to the course by lecturers from pulp and paper companies, mill and plant visits, minor thesis projects and attendance at the annual Appita conference. Many past graduates are now in senior positions in mills and with supplier companies. Past students have been drawn from a number of disciplines including chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, chemistry, forestry and mathematics. Students from Bangladesh, India, Indonesia and Thailand have completed the course.
Students will complete all core units provided in the course (48 credit points), a six-credit-point elective from another department or faculty and a minor thesis (18 credit points). The following core units are provided in the course:
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