This dual award program gives students the chance to develop their skills and knowledge in two areas - a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Materials Science and Engineering degree plus an additional area leading to a Bachelor of Engineering Science in Chemical Engineering. Students have a pathway to enhance their professional opportunities through developing cross-disciplinary skills and knowledge within a five year program. The School of Materials Science and Engineering administers the program, and the School of Chemical Engineering provides advice on the Chemical Engineering component of the program.

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Program outline

Year 1

Term 1

COURSE CODE COURSE NAME
MATS1192, opens in a new window Design and Application of Materials in Science and Engineering
CHEM1811, opens in a new window Engineering Chemistry 1A
ENGG1811, opens in a new window OR COMP1911, opens in a new window Computing for Engineers OR Computing 1A

Term 2

COURSE CODE COURSE NAME
MATH1131 Mathematics 1A
PHYS1121 Physics 1A
CHEM1821* Engineering Chemistry 1B


* Alternative combinations are (MATS1101 and CEIC1001)  or (CHEM1011 and CHEM1021) or (CHEM1031 and CHEM1041).

If MATS1101 and CEIC1001 are done then MATS1192 cannot be done and instead recommended that CVEN/MMAN1300 be done.

Term 3

COURSE CODE COURSE NAME
DESN1000, opens in a new window Introduction to Engineering Design and Innovation
MATH1231, opens in a new window Mathematics 1B

 

Year 2

Term 1

COURSE CODE COURSE NAME
MATS2001, opens in a new window

 

Physical Properties of Materials

MATS2003, opens in a new window Materials Characterisation
MATH2089, opens in a new window Numerical Methods and Statistics

Term 2

COURSE CODE COURSE NAME
MATS2004, opens in a new window Mechanical Behaviour of Materials
MATS2005 Introduction to Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer
MATH2008 Thermodynamics and Phase Equilibria

Term 3

COURSE CODE COURSE NAME
MATS2006, opens in a new window Diffusion and Kinetics
MATH2019 Engineering Mathematics 2E

 

Year 3

Term 1

COURSE CODE COURSE NAME
MATS3001, opens in a new window

 

Micromechanisms of Mechanical Behaviour of Metals

MATS3002, opens in a new window Fundamentals of Ceramic Processing
CEICXXXX, opens in a new window School of Chemical Engineering Elective

Term 2

COURSE CODE COURSE NAME
MATS3004, opens in a new window Polymer Science and Engineering 1
MATS3006, opens in a new window Design and Application of Materials in Science and Engineering 3
CEICXXXX School of Chemical Engineering Elective

Term 3

COURSE CODE COURSE NAME
CEICXXXX or MATSXXXX CEIC/MATS  Elective
MATS2007

 

Sustainable Materials Processing

 

Year 4

Term 1

COURSE CODE COURSE NAME
CEICXXXX, opens in a new window CEIC elective
CEICXXXX CEIC elective
MATSXXXX, opens in a new window MATS professional elective

Term 2

COURSE CODE COURSE NAME
CEICXXXX CEIC elective
CEICXXXX CEIC elective
MATSXXXX MATS professional elective

Term 3

COURSE CODE COURSE NAME
CEICXXXX or MATSXXXX CEIC/MATS elective
General Education Any non-science or non-engineering general education course

 

Year 5

Term 1

COURSE CODE COURSE NAME
MATS4100, opens in a new window Materials Engineering Project
Stream Prof. Elec Stream professional elective
CEICXXXX, opens in a new window CEIC elective

Term 2

COURSE CODE COURSE NAME
MATS4100 Materials Engineering Project
Stream Prof. Elec Stream professional elective
MATS3007, opens in a new window Materials Industry Management

Term 3

COURSE CODE COURSE NAME
MATS4100 Materials Engineering Project
CEICXXXX or MATSXXXX

 

CEIC/MATS Elective

 

  • COURSE CODE
    MATH1131
    COURSE NAME
    Mathematics 1A
  • COURSE CODE
    PHYS1121
    COURSE NAME
    Physics 1A
  • COURSE CODE
    CHEM1821*
    COURSE NAME
    Engineering Chemistry 1B
  • COURSE CODE
    CEICXXXX or MATSXXXX
    COURSE NAME
    CEIC/MATS  Elective
  • COURSE CODE
    MATS2007
    COURSE NAME

    Sustainable Materials Processing

  • COURSE CODE
    CEICXXXX
    COURSE NAME
    CEIC elective
  • COURSE CODE
    CEICXXXX
    COURSE NAME
    CEIC elective
  • COURSE CODE
    MATSXXXX
    COURSE NAME
    MATS professional elective
  • COURSE CODE
    CEICXXXX or MATSXXXX
    COURSE NAME
    CEIC/MATS elective
  • COURSE CODE
    General Education
    COURSE NAME
    Any non-science or non-engineering general education course
  • COURSE CODE
    MATS4100
    COURSE NAME
    Materials Engineering Project
  • COURSE CODE
    Stream Prof. Elec
    COURSE NAME
    Stream professional elective
  • COURSE CODE
    MATS3007, opens in a new window
    COURSE NAME
    Materials Industry Management
  • COURSE CODE
    MATS4100
    COURSE NAME
    Materials Engineering Project
  • COURSE CODE
    CEICXXXX or MATSXXXX
    COURSE NAME

    CEIC/MATS Elective

Year 1

Term 2

COURSE CODE COURSE NAME
MATH1131, opens in a new window Mathematics 1A
PHYS1121, opens in a new window Physics 1A
CHEM1821* Engineering Chemistry 1B


* Alternative combinations are  (MATS1101 and CEIC1001)  or (CHEM1011 and CHEM1021) or (CHEM1031 and CHEM1041).

If MATS1101 and CEIC1001 are done then MATS1192 cannot be done and instead recommended that CVEN/MMAN1300 be done.

Term 3

COURSE CODE COURSE NAME
ENGG1000, opens in a new window Introduction to Engineering Design and Innovation
MATH1231, opens in a new window Mathematics 1B

 

Year 2

Term 1

COURSE CODE COURSE NAME
MATS1192, opens in a new window Design and Application of Materials in Science and Engineering
CHEM1811, opens in a new window Engineering Chemistry 1A
ENGG1811, opens in a new window OR COMP1911, opens in a new window Computing for Engineers OR Computing 1A

Term 2

COURSE CODE COURSE NAME
MATS2004, opens in a new window Mechanical Behaviour of Materials
MATS2005, opens in a new window Introduction to Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer
MATH2008, opens in a new window Thermodynamics and Phase Equilibria

Term 3

COURSE CODE COURSE NAME
MATS2006, opens in a new window Diffusion and Kinetics
MATH2019, opens in a new window Engineering Mathematics 2E

Year 3

Term 1

COURSE CODE COURSE NAME
MATS2001, opens in a new window Physical Properties of Materials
MATS2003, opens in a new window Materials Characterisation
MATH2089, opens in a new window Numerical Methods and Statistics

Term 2

COURSE CODE COURSE NAME
MATS3004, opens in a new window Polymer Science and Engineering 1
MATS3006, opens in a new window Design and Application of Materials in Science and Engineering 3
CEICXXXX, opens in a new window CEIC elective

Term 3

COURSE CODE COURSE NAME
CEICXXXX or MATSXXXX, opens in a new window CEIC/MATS Elective
MATS2007, opens in a new window Sustainable Materials Processing

Year 4

Term 1

COURSE CODE COURSE NAME
MATS3001, opens in a new window Micromechanisms of Mechanical Behaviour of Metals
MATS3002, opens in a new window Fundamentals of Ceramic Processing
CEICXXXX, opens in a new window School of Chemical Engineering Elective

Term 2

COURSE CODE COURSE NAME
CEICXXXX, opens in a new window CEIC elective
CEICXXXX CEIC elective
MATSXXXX, opens in a new window MATS professional elective

Term 3

COURSE CODE COURSE NAME
CEICXXXX or MATSXXXX CEIC/MATS Elective
General education Any non-science or non-engineering general education course

Year 5

Term 1

COURSE CODE COURSE NAME
CEICXXXX CEIC elective
CEICXXXX CEIC elective
MATSXXXX MATS professional elective

Term 2

COURSE CODE COURSE NAME
MATS4100, opens in a new window Materials Engineering Project
Stream Prof. Elec Stream professional elective
MATS3007 Materials Industry Management

Term 3

COURSE CODE COURSE NAME
MATS4100 Materials Engineering Project
CEICXXXX or MATSXXXX CEIC/MATS Elective

Year 6

Term 1

COURSE CODE COURSE NAME
MATS4100 Materials Engineering Project
Stream Prof. Elec Stream professional elective
CEICXXXX CEIC elective

 

  • COURSE CODE
    CEICXXXX or MATSXXXX
    COURSE NAME
    CEIC/MATS Elective
  • COURSE CODE
    General education
    COURSE NAME
    Any non-science or non-engineering general education course
  • COURSE CODE
    CEICXXXX
    COURSE NAME
    CEIC elective
  • COURSE CODE
    CEICXXXX
    COURSE NAME
    CEIC elective
  • COURSE CODE
    MATSXXXX
    COURSE NAME
    MATS professional elective
  • COURSE CODE
    MATS4100, opens in a new window
    COURSE NAME
    Materials Engineering Project
  • COURSE CODE
    Stream Prof. Elec
    COURSE NAME
    Stream professional elective
  • COURSE CODE
    MATS3007
    COURSE NAME
    Materials Industry Management
  • COURSE CODE
    MATS4100
    COURSE NAME
    Materials Engineering Project
  • COURSE CODE
    CEICXXXX or MATSXXXX
    COURSE NAME
    CEIC/MATS Elective
  • COURSE CODE
    MATS4100
    COURSE NAME
    Materials Engineering Project
  • COURSE CODE
    Stream Prof. Elec
    COURSE NAME
    Stream professional elective
  • COURSE CODE
    CEICXXXX
    COURSE NAME
    CEIC elective

Year 1

Term 3

COURSE CODE COURSE NAME
ENGG1000, opens in a new window Introduction to Engineering Design and Innovation
MATH1231, opens in a new window Mathematics 1B

Year 2

Term 1

COURSE CODE COURSE NAME
MATS1192, opens in a new window Design and Application of Materials in Science and Engineering
CHEM1811 Engineering Chemistry 1A
ENGG1811, opens in a new window OR COMP1911, opens in a new window Computing for Engineers OR Computing 1A

Term 2

COURSE CODE COURSE NAME
MATH1131, opens in a new window Mathematics 1A
PHYS1121, opens in a new window Physics 1A
CHEM1821 Engineering Chemistry 1B


* Alternative combinations are (MATS1101 and CEIC1001)  or (CHEM1011 and CHEM1021) or (CHEM1031 and CHEM1041).

If MATS1101 and CEIC1001 are done then MATS1192 cannot be done and instead recommended that CVEN/MMAN1300 be done.

Term 3

COURSE CODE COURSE NAME
MATS2006

Diffusion and Kinetics

 

MATH2019 Engineering Mathematics 2E

Year 3

Term 1

COURSE CODE COURSE NAME
MATS2001, opens in a new window Physical Properties of Materials
MATS2003, opens in a new window Materials Characterisation
MATH2089, opens in a new window Numerical Methods and Statistics

Term 2

COURSE CODE COURSE NAME
MATS2004, opens in a new window Mechanical Behaviour of Materials
MATS2005, opens in a new window Introduction to Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer
MATH2008, opens in a new window Thermodynamics and Phase Equilibria

Term 3

COURSE CODE COURSE NAME
CEICXXXX or MATSXXXX, opens in a new window CEIC/MATS Elective
MATS2007, opens in a new window Sustainable Materials Processing

Year 4

Term 1

COURSE CODE COURSE NAME
MATS3001, opens in a new window Micromechanisms of Mechanical Behaviour of Metals
MATS3002, opens in a new window Fundamentals of Ceramic Processing
CEICXXXX, opens in a new window School of Chemical Engineering Elective

Term 2

COURSE CODE COURSE NAME
MATS3004, opens in a new window Polymer Science and Engineering 1
MATS3006, opens in a new window Design and Application of Materials in Science and Engineering 3
CEICXXXX, opens in a new window CEIC elective

Term 3

COURSE CODE COURSE NAME
CEICXXXX, opens in a new window or MATSXXXX, opens in a new window CEIC/MATS Elective
General Education Any non-science or non-engineering general education course

 

Year 5

Term 1

COURSE CODE COURSE NAME
CEICXXXX CEIC elective
CEICXXXX CEIC elective
MATSXXXX MATS professional elective

Term 2

COURSE CODE COURSE NAME
CEICXXXX CEIC elective
CEICXXXX CEIC elective
MATSXXXX MATS professional elective

Term 3

COURSE CODE COURSE NAME
MATS4100 Materials Engineering Project
CEICXXXX or MATSXXXX CEIC/MATS elective

 

Year 6

Term 1

COURSE CODE COURSE NAME
MATS4100, opens in a new window Materials Engineering Project
Stream Prof. Elec Stream Professional Elective
CEICXXXX, opens in a new window CEIC elective

Term 2

COURSE CODE COURSE NAME
MATS4100, opens in a new window Materials Engineering Project
Stream Prof. Elec Stream Professional Elective
MATS3007, opens in a new window Materials Industry Management

 

  • COURSE CODE
    MATS2006
    COURSE NAME

    Diffusion and Kinetics

  • COURSE CODE
    MATH2019
    COURSE NAME
    Engineering Mathematics 2E
  • COURSE CODE
    CEICXXXX
    COURSE NAME
    CEIC elective
  • COURSE CODE
    CEICXXXX
    COURSE NAME
    CEIC elective
  • COURSE CODE
    MATSXXXX
    COURSE NAME
    MATS professional elective
  • COURSE CODE
    CEICXXXX
    COURSE NAME
    CEIC elective
  • COURSE CODE
    CEICXXXX
    COURSE NAME
    CEIC elective
  • COURSE CODE
    MATSXXXX
    COURSE NAME
    MATS professional elective
  • COURSE CODE
    MATS4100
    COURSE NAME
    Materials Engineering Project
  • COURSE CODE
    CEICXXXX or MATSXXXX
    COURSE NAME
    CEIC/MATS elective