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Master of Engineering Science (Coursework and Minor Thesis)

Course code: 0036 + Course abbreviation: MEngSc(Cwk&MinThes) + Total credit points required: 72 + 1.5 years full-time, 3 years part-time

Study mode and course location

On-campus (Clayton)

Course description

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.

Course structure

Students will complete all core units provided in the course (48 points), a 6-point elective from another department or faculty and a minor thesis (18 points). The following core units are provided in the course:

  • CHE5160.04 The pulp and paper industry
  • CHE5161.08 Process engineering of pulping
  • CHE5162.08 Unit operations of papermaking
  • CHE5163.06 Paper production, properties and use
  • CHE5164.04 Management and control in the pulp and paper industry
  • CHE5165.04 Environmental aspects of pulp and paper making
  • CHE5166.04 Special topics in pulp and paper
  • CHE5167.06 Pulp and paper laboratory
  • CHE5168.04 Industrial visits

Contact details

Website: www.eng.monash.edu.au/chemeng/

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