Handbook - Specialisation - Chemical Process Engineering (8338)

Overview

This discipline has programs that teach students advanced technical and management skills and provide essential specialist knowledge in chemical engineering across a range of areas, including the fuel and energy sector, mineral processing, fine chemicals, pharmaceuticals, petrochemicals, consumer products and the food industry.

The specialisation in Chemical Engineering is defined by a core of disciplinary knowledge, advanced disciplinary knowledge and an advanced research component. It provides a solid postgraduate coursework program for the professional chemical engineer wishing to upgrade their skills or extend their knowledge.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Masters Students need a recognised four year Bachelor degree in engineering in one of the following:

Chemical Engineering
Food Science and Engineering

Biomedical Engineering degrees may also be considered.

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Faculty Faculty of Engineering

School School of Chemical Engineering

Study Level

Postgraduate

Minimum Units of Credit

Specialisation Type

Specialisation

Specialisation Structure

Students must complete 96 UOC.

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Advanced Disciplinary Knowledge Core Courses

Advanced Disciplinary Knowledge Core Courses description.

Students must take 18 UOC of the following courses.

CEIC6711 6 UOC

Complex Fluids Microstructure and Rheology

CEIC8102 6 UOC

Advanced Process Control

CEIC8105 6 UOC

Advanced Polymer Science and Research

Disciplinary Knowledge Core Course

Disciplinary Knowledge Core Course description.

Students must take 6 UOC of the following courses.

CEIC8104 6 UOC

Topics in Polymer Technology

Research Core Courses

Research Core Courses description.

Students must take 24 UOC of the following courses.

CEIC9951 6 UOC

Advanced Research Thesis A

CEIC9952 6 UOC

Advanced Research Thesis B

CEIC9953 6 UOC

Advanced Research Thesis C

One of the following:

GSOE9010 6 UOC

Engineering Postgraduate Coursework Research Skills

GSOE9011 6 UOC

Engineering Postgraduate Coursework Research Skills

Advanced Disciplinary Knowledge Courses

Advanced Disciplinary Knowledge Courses description.

Students must take at least 6 UOC, up to a maximum of 36 UOC of the following courses.

CVEN9701 6 UOC

Engineering Economics and Financial Management

CVEN9731 6 UOC

Project Management Framework

CVEN9888 6 UOC

Environmental Management

CVEN9892 6 UOC

Sustainability Assessment and Risk Analysis

GSOE9017 6 UOC

Managing Energy Efficiency

GSOE9121 6 UOC

Operational Energy Efficiency

GSOE9143 6 UOC

Sustainable Electrical Energy Technology Assessment

GSOE9210 6 UOC

Engineering Decision Structures

GSOE9340 6 UOC

Life Cycle Engineering

GSOE9510 6 UOC

Ethics and Leadership in Engineering

GSOE9712 6 UOC

Engineering Statistics and Experiment Design

GSOE9810 6 UOC

Process and Product Quality in Engineering

GSOE9820 6 UOC

Engineering Project Management

GSOE9830 6 UOC

Economic Decision Analysis in Engineering

GSOE9840 6 UOC

Process Improvement and Maintenance Engineering

Disciplinary Knowledge Courses

Disciplinary Knowledge Courses description.

Students must take at least 18 UOC, up to a maximum of 24 UOC of the following courses.

CEIC8204 6 UOC

Topics in Business Management in Chemical Engineering

CEIC8205 6 UOC

Fuel and Energy Engineering

CEIC8330 6 UOC

Process Engineering in the Petroleum Industry

CEIC8341 6 UOC

Membrane Processes

CHEN6701 6 UOC

Advanced Reaction Engineering

CHEN6703 6 UOC

Advanced Particle Systems Engineering

CHEN6706 6 UOC

Advanced Transport Phenomena

Electives

Student complete a maximum 24 UOC of electives.
Students may choose the remainder of the electives from the Disciplinary or Advanced Disciplinary Knowledge course lists, or with the approval of the stream authority, other courses.
Students may only choose electives for which they are appropriately prepared by way of prior learning.
Up to 12 UOC of foundation knowledge courses may be approved as electives by the Program Authority where appropriate.

Enrolment Disclaimer

Unless advised otherwise by your program authority, you should follow the rules for the handbook for the year you commenced your program. You are also responsible for ensuring you enrol in courses according to your program requirements. myUNSW enrolment checks that you have met enrolment requirements such as pre-requisites for individual courses but not that a course will count towards your program requirements.

Additional Information

Exemptions or Advanced Standing

Exemptions and advanced standing rules for the stream follow the program rules. A student may apply for exemptions. Students with a four year honours degree (for example in Chemical Engineering) can obtain a maximum of 48 UOC of exemptions. Full details are noted on the program handbook page.

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