Code MAAAKQ
Chemical Major
About this Major
Provides students with a core set of relevant technical skills that will enable them to practice at the engineering technologist grade in the chemical engineering field.
When students graduate from this unit set, they are expected to have gained an understanding of heat and mass transfer, chemical thermodynamics, chemical reactors and general engineering concepts, which will enable them to contribute to solving problems faced within the chemical engineering industry.
Code MAAAKQ
Availability & Campus
| Location | Availability |
|---|---|
| Joondalup | |
| Mount Lawley | |
| South West | |
| Online |
Details
Structure
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| ENS2115 | Process Engineering Fundamentals | 15 |
| SCC1123 | Chemistry for the Life Sciences | 15 |
| SCC1111 | General Chemistry | 15 |
| ENS2116 | Process Systems Analysis | 15 |
| ENS2160 | Thermodynamics | 15 |
| ENM3218 | Fluid Mechanics | 15 |
| ENS3111 | Chemical Thermodynamics | 15 |
| ENS3113 | Reaction Engineering | 15 |
| Elective Unit | x 2 | 30 |
Note: Elective units must be approved by the Course Coordinator, and at least one must be an engineering unit.
For more detailed unit information for this Major take a look at our Handbook. To organise your life for next semester visit the Teaching timetable.
Student handbookNotes
Learning Outcomes
- Apply broad discipline knowledge of the underpinning natural and physical sciences and in depth understanding of specialist bodies of knowledge within the chemical engineering domain.
- Think critically, and apply established engineering methods to broadly defined chemical engineering problems.
- Apply systematic engineering synthesis and design processes to conduct and manage small-scale projects in the chemical engineering domain, with some intellectual independence.
- Demonstrate conceptual understanding of the mathematics, numerical analysis, statistics and computer and information sciences which underpin the chemical engineering discipline and fluently apply engineering techniques, tools and resources.
- Demonstrate clear and coherent oral and written communication in technical and lay domains.
- Demonstrate a global outlook and knowledge of contextual factors impacting the chemical engineering domain, including respect for cultural diversity and indigenous cultural competence.
- Demonstrate effective team membership and team leadership to implement engineering projects according to relevant standards of ethical conduct, sustainable practice and professional accountability.
- Demonstrate responsibility for own learning, professional judgement and an understanding of the scope, principles, norms, accountabilities and bounds of contemporary practice in the chemical engineering domain.
Career Opportunities
Employment opportunities
Employment opportunities exist in many sectors, including industry, government, universities, research centres and consulting firms.
Possible future job titles
Chemical Operator, Process Engineer, Process Safety Officer, Laboratory Technician