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Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical and Environmental) Honours

Effective from 01-JAN-2018 : Code W13

The Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical and Environmental) course offers a unique combination of units that will give students the ability to analyse and solve complex environmental problems frequently encountered in industrial practices. Students graduated from this course will have the knowledge and capability for sustainable management of water resources, energy and waste, assessment of environmental risks, design and implementation of technologies for pollution control and waste reduction, and process safety management based on scientific insight. The course 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, teamwork and project development resulting in multiple technical and transferable skill competencies, and strong analytical skills to lead complex projects.

Disclaimer

This course information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester. In particular please check the course requirements and the unit and unit set offerings, as these differ according to course delivery location.

Work Experience Requirement

Students are required to undertake a minimum of 12 weeks practical work experience in an engineering industry environment. This will normally be undertaken during a vacation period.

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Adapt knowledge and skills in diverse contexts, and work collaboratively and effectively to achieve personal and team goals in professional engineering practice.
2. Apply research principles and methods to practical engineering situations to generate design solutions, demonstrating intellectual independence.
3. Communicate ideas to present a clear and coherent exposition of knowledge verbally and in writing to peers, the engineering profession and the wider community.
4. Demonstrate advanced knowledge of chemical process systems.
5. Demonstrate advanced knowledge of systems dynamics and the application of control techniques for chemical and environmental systems.
6. Demonstrate advanced knowledge of the application of thermodynamic principles for chemical and environmental engineering.
7. Demonstrate advanced knowledge of the application of thermodynamic principles for chemical and environmental engineering.
8. Demonstrate coherent and advanced knowledge of chemical and environmental engineering theory, technical application and research methods relevant to chemical and environmental engineering.
9. Demonstrate initiative and judgment in the application of engineering principles and appropriate tools and technologies to generate solutions to chemical and environmental engineering problems.
10. Demonstrate knowledge of and the ability to apply risk management principles in chemical and environmental systems.
11. Demonstrate the ability to assess and management environmental impacts of engineering projects.
12. Demonstrate the requisite levels of technology, information and numeric literacy as well as technical skills to independently plan and execute project work and/or a piece of research in chemical and environmental engineering.
13. Exercise critical thinking and judgment and apply creativity and innovation to problem solving and design solutions in chemical and environmental engineering.
14. Identify sustainability issues and principles that are applicable to engineering practice and the wider community, and integrate them into chemical and environmental engineering solutions.
15. Incorporate an awareness of cross-cultural and indigenous issues in the conduct of professional practice in chemical and environmental engineering.
16. Understand and interpret international developments and global best practices in chemical and environmental engineering.
17. Utilise technical skills to review, analyse, consolidate and apply knowledge to identify and provide solutions to complex chemical and environmental engineering problems.

Professional Recognition

Course

This course has been Provisionally Accredited by: Engineers Australia.

Admission requirements

• Students will only be admitted to Honours where the specified weighted average mark is achieved in preceding studies.

Course Specific Admission Requirements

All applicants are required to have Mathematics: Methods ATAR, with equivalents considered, and Physics ATAR or Engineering Studies ATAR, with equivalents considered, and Chemistry ATAR, with equivalents considered. It is desirable that all applicants have Mathematics: Specialist ATAR, with equivalents considered.

Portfolio pathway applications are not accepted for this course.

Course Delivery

• Joondalup: Full Time, Part Time
• South West (Bunbury): Part Time, Full Time

Cross Campus Attendance

Applicants from South West WA will be able to study only the first year (up to eight foundation units) of this degree at ECUs Bunbury Campus, which may include attending a short set of lab sessions at Joondalup Campus by the end of each semester. After completing these eight units, Bunbury students will need to attend ECUs Joondalup Campus to complete the rest of their course. This option is only available for domestic students living in the South West region of WA.

Course Coordinator

Dr Gordon LUCAS

Course Structure

Students are required to complete 31 Core units, 1 Elective unit and a Practicum unit.

Note: Students who receive a WAM of 70 per cent or above at the end of their third year of study will be invited to complete a graded Honours degree by taking the two Honours Thesis units in place of the standard project units in their fourth year. Students below this cut-off, or who decline the offer to undertake the Honours Thesis, will graduate with an ungraded Honours degree.

Note: Students undertaking the graded Honours pathway should enrol into ENS5145 Engineering Honours Thesis 1 in place of ENS4152 Project Development.

Note: Students undertaking the graded Honours pathway should enrol into ENS5146 Engineering Honours Thesis 2 in place of ENS4253 Engineering Project.

Note: Electives chosen from outside this list must be approved by the Course Coordinator.

^ Core Option
* Students will be assessed to see if they have achieved the ECU minimum standard of English language proficiency in this unit. Students who don't meet the minimum standard will be provided with appropriate English language support and development.