1997 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

Engineering courses
CH055
Bachelor of Engineering
(Chemical)
Career Opportunities
There is a large range of employment opportunities for
chemical engineers, especially if they have bioprocess skills -
from large trans-national companies to small locally-based
companies - from the petrochemical industries to the food
industries. Many chemical engineers work as consultants,
sometimes managing their own companies.
Pathways Entry
Successful completion of a relevant Associate Diploma or
equivalent.
Persons who have completed a relevant Associate Diploma
with good results may be eligible for in excess of 100 credit
points of exemptions in the degree program, depending on
subjects completed and on results. The "Swinburne
Pathways - Credit Transfer Guide n should be consulted for
full details.
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Some regional TAFE colleges have special articulation
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arrangements with Swinburne and provide extension units
which enhance credit transfer.
Course Structure
Common first year
-a Semesters 1 and 2: common first year for all engineering
- .
3' degrees.
P.
Intermediate Studies
a
Semesters
2.
3 to 5: subjects common for all students taking
2 chemical engineering.
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(1995 syllabus)
Code Subject
Semester I Semestw 2
m -
. Year 1 (Common First Year)
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CE102 Engineering Design 10
EFlOl Professional Skills 10
SC154N Chemistry 10
SM111,112 Mathematics 1, 2 10 10
SP124, 125 Physics 1, 2 10 10
EE182 Electronics and Instrumentation 10
MM140 Energy Systems 10
SKI80 Computing 10
TOTAL 50 50
Note:
To balance resources, the position of subjects may
change. Some subjects may be made available in both
semesters.
Year 2
MM235 Engineering Materials 10
SCE2Ol Basic Process Analysis and Calculations 10
SCE203 Industrial Process Eng & Management 10
SCE204 Biochemistty 1 ' 10
SM233,244 Engineering Mathematics 10 10
MM295 Measurement and Control Systems 10
SCE205 Chemistry 2 10
SCE206 Fluid Mechanics 10
SCE207 Chemical Engineering Laboratory 1 l,Q
TOTAL - 50 50
Year 3 (Coursework & IBL)
MM385 Engineering Management 10
SCE304 Microbiology 1 10
SCE302 Chemical Eng Thermodynamics 10
SCE305 Separation Processes 10
SM255A Engineering Mathematics 1P
52
SCE306 Industry Based Learning 50
Year 4 (IBL & Advanced Studies)
SCE406 Industry Based Learning 50
SCE402 Biochemistry 2 10
SCE400 Heat Transfer 10
SCE401 Mass Transfer 10
SCE405 Fluid Particle Systems and Advanced Fluid
Mechanics 10
SCE407 Chemical Eng Laboratory 2 10 -
- 50
Year 5
SCE500 Biotechnology l 10
SCE501 Research Project 10
SCE504 Process Equipment Design 10
SCE502 Reactor Design 10
SCE503 Process Control 10
SCE555 Bioprocess Engineering' 10
SCE505 Process Plant Design & Economic
Evaluation 20
SCE506 Environmental & Safety Assessment 10
SCE507 Chemical Engineering Management 10 -
TOTAL 50 - 50
Bioprocess stream 1
Students undertake the elective studies in bioprocessing as
listed below. The first five subjects are shared with other
degree programs. In order to accommodate the current
common first year as listed above, students entering second
year in 1996 will not have studied Cell Biology. Such
students will undertake bridging studies as an interim
arrangement.
SC208 Cell Biology 10
SCE204 Biochemistry 1 10
SCE402 Biochemistry 2 10
SCE304 Microbiology 1 10
SCE500 Biotechnology 10
SCE555 Bioprocess Engineering 10
It is possible that other elective studies (such as polymers) may
be developed in the future.
' Elective Studies: A program of five subjects forming an
elective stream in bioprocess engineering will be ~rovided.
This will be the only elective stream available initially.
Application procedure
Refer to pages 54 and 106.
Further Information
For further information on this new course please contact
the School of Chemical Science.