The chemical engineering discipline is principally concerned with the application of knowledge of how materials and chemicals interact, or can be converted in some way to a more useful form, as part of a processing, production or refining process. Chemical engineers work in a wide range of domains from mineral processing, mining, and oil and gas through to industries associated with clothing, food, packaging, fertilisers, pharmaceuticals and many other manufacturing and biological processes.
The program focuses on the development of knowledge and skills relevant to professional engineering practice and along with a sound theoretical base, includes strong elements of practical problem solving, team work and project development. As a result, graduates will gain strong analytical skills, and have the ability to lead complex projects as well as having multiple technical and transferable skill competencies.
The course provides a sound basis in mechanics, mathematics, and the principles of engineering design in the first two years of study, along with core areas of engineering science including chemistry and materials science, fluid mechanics, process systems and thermodynamics. In the final two years of study, a range of more specialist chemical engineering topics are covered including process design, operations and control, to prepare students to enter their chosen profession with relevant knowledge and skills.
The first year of this course includes a set of eight units that are common across all engineering honours courses. This allows students the opportunity to develop a better understanding of the various engineering disciplines on offer and the flexibility, if desired, to switch to another engineering discipline/course without penalty after the first year of study.
Course Learning Outcomes
Employment opportunities: Chemical engineers work in a wide range of domains from mineral processing, mining, and oil and gas, through to industries associated with clothing, food, packaging, fertilisers, pharmaceuticals and many other manufacturing and biological processes. In Western Australia, many chemical engineers find career opportunities in the extensive mining, mineral processing, and oil and gas industries that dominate the industrial profile of the state. Chemical engineers play a central role in both the production, refining and down stream processing in these important resource-based industries.
Possible future job titles: Chemical Engineer, Process Engineer, Design Engineer, Plant Engineer, Petrochemical Engineer.
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Esperado Fevereiro 2025
Edith Cowan University (ECU)
Joondalup Campus,
270 Joondalup Drive,
JOONDALUP,
Western Australia,
6027, PERTH, Australia
All applicants must meet the academic admission requirements for this course.
Minimum requirements for secondary school results can change, depending on the country where you completed secondary study.
English competency requirements
IELTS Academic: An overall band minimum score of 6.0, with no individual band less than 6.0. (Results are typically valid for only 2 years.); TOEFL Paper-Based Test (PBT): Minimum score of 70, with no individual score less than 17. (Results are typically valid for only 2 years.); Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic: 52, with no scores less than 50. (Results are typically valid for only two years.)
Os requisitos para o IELTS podem variar de acordo com o curso que você escolher.
Pelo 3o ano seguido, a ECU foi eleita pelos alunos a melhor experiência geral para graduação entre universidades públicas da Austrália (QUILT 2023).