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Unit Set Information

Chemical Major

Effective from 01-JAN-2025 : Code MAAAKQ

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.

Disclaimer

This unit set 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 unit and unit set offerings, as these differ according to course delivery location.

This Major can be studied in the following courses:

• Bachelor of Technology (Engineering)

Mode of Delivery

On Campus at Joondalup

Unit Set Coordinator

Dr Muhammad Rizwan AZHAR

Learning Outcomes

1. 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.
2. Think critically, and apply established engineering methods to broadly defined chemical engineering problems.
3. Apply systematic engineering synthesis and design processes to conduct and manage small-scale projects in the chemical engineering domain, with some intellectual independence.
4. 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.
5. Demonstrate clear and coherent oral and written communication in technical and lay domains.
6. Demonstrate a global outlook and knowledge of contextual factors impacting the chemical engineering domain, including respect for cultural diversity and indigenous cultural competence.
7. Demonstrate effective team membership and team leadership to implement engineering projects according to relevant standards of ethical conduct, sustainable practice and professional accountability.
8. 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.

Related Careers

Chemical Operator, Process Engineer, Process Safety Officer, Laboratory Technician

Employment Opportunities

Employment opportunities exist in many sectors, including industry, government, universities, research centres and consulting firms.

Major Structure

Note: Elective units must be approved by the Course Coordinator, and at least one must be an engineering unit.

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