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Monash University: University handbooks: Undergraduate handbook: Units indexed by faculty Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical)Course code: 1013 + Course abbreviation: BE(Chem) + Total credit points required: 192 (48 points at Bachelor of Engineering level 1, plus 144 points from the relevant engineering branch) + 4 years full-time, 8 years part-time (1 year full-time Bachelor of Engineering, 3 years full-time in the engineering branches) Study mode and course locationOn-campus (Clayton) Course descriptionThis program aims to equip graduates with the knowledge, skills and attributes necessary to commence a career in the process industries (food, pharmaceuticals, oil and gas, chemicals, minerals, for example) as well as newly emerging areas relating to sustainable energy, protection of the environment, biotechnology and nanotechnology. Course structureStudents enter this branch of engineering after completion of the common first year (refer to the entry for the Bachelor of Engineering earlier in this section). It is recommended that students wishing to enter this branch of engineering complete ENG1010 in the first year. The core units covered in levels 1 and 2 provide the necessary background in the sciences, engineering fundamentals such as fluid mechanics and thermodynamics, and chemical engineering principles. Levels 3 and 4 of the course are designed around the core topics of mass transfer and separation processes, reaction engineering, chemical thermodynamics, process control, particle technology, process design and safety. Practical work forms an essential part of many units, and considerable emphasis is placed on this aspect of the program. Process simulation software is used by students throughout the course. Management studies are introduced in later years and a greater emphasis is placed on synthesis and design, culminating in each student completing a design project in the final year. Each student also undertakes a major research project in the final year. Students are given the opportunity to integrate a period of industrial experience or a period at an overseas university with their studies. Areas of studyUpon entry to the branch of chemical engineering, students choose to specialise in one of four streams. Each stream involves 120 points of core chemical engineering units and 24 points of units at levels 2, 3 and 4 from one of the following four streams: BiotechnologyThe opportunities for the application of chemical engineering skills in biotechnology are widespread - from tissue engineering to biosensor development and from development of an artificial kidney to drug delivery - from fermentation processes to biofuels and from drug development to biopolymers. Nanotechnology and materialsNanotechnology is literally engineering at the molecular level. Over the last two decades, our ability to manipulate matter at the molecular level has improved dramatically. This revolution will let us fabricate an entire new generation of products that are cleaner, stronger, lighter and more precise. Chemical engineers will play a major role in this revolution. Sustainable processingSustainable processing is concerned with the principles of sustainability and life cycle assessment to the development of environmentally clean technologies for product manufacturing and power generation. In this stream, students will learn how to develop processes for generating energy and for manufacturing existing and new products from renewable raw material sources. Paper productionThe Department of Chemical Engineering is home to the Australian Pulp and Paper Institute, which is funded by industry to deliver education and research in paper production. This stream introduces students to fundamental production issues with a focus on paper, a material that has ideal properties for recycling and is produced from a renewable resource. Course requirementsThis is a new course structure for students entering level 2 of the program from 2006 onwards. Level 3 will be offered from 2007 and level 4 from 2008. Students who entered level 2 of the program prior to 2006 should refer to the handbook for the year in which they commenced the course. Second year
Select one stream from: Biotechnology stream
Materials and nanotechnology stream
Paper technology stream
Sustainable processing stream
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