Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Chemical Product Engineering)

Chemical Product Engineering is the new frontier for chemical engineers. It incorporates the technical and entrepreneurial skills needed to innovate, develop and design new chemical and consumer products for large and small businesses.

Chemical Engineering has an emphasis on product design and development. A major focus in this field is on new materials and breakthrough technologies that overcome high costs and scarcity to create value-adding solutions. Chemical Engineers work in areas from cosmetics, drugs and solar cells to advance biomedical devices by identifying customer needs and creating products that meet those needs.

You'll build on the study of chemical and physical sciences and processes to create the types of products that can be commercialised in a number of fields such as pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, agricultural chemicals and foods. Through academic and project work as well as applying your skills during 60 days of approved industry training, you'll graduate with the tools and skills you need to create products across a wide range of industries.

We're ranked 1st in Australia and 31st globally for Engineering and Technology by QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2024. For the past three years, we’ve received a five-star rating for employability, teaching and research.

You’ll study in facilities that deliver a world-class research and teaching environment, providing purpose-built modern laboratories and collaborative learning spaces. We’ve invested $1 billion into delivering state-of-the-art facilities for our engineering students, researchers and academics.

Benefits of studying with us:

• Strong partnerships with industry in education, research, training and employment
• 60 days of Industry Training built into your degree to promote career readiness
• Our degrees are accredited by Engineers Australia and acknowledged by the Washington Accord meaning they’re globally recognised
• Study in ultra-modern teaching labs and cutting-edge facilities such as the newly opened Science and Engineering Building 
• We’re making important research discoveries in Food, Health & Medicine, Environmental Technology, Manufacturing & Resourcing and Energy Engineering
• We offer a flexible first-year program with a wide choice of electives and five core courses in Maths, Physics, Engineering, Design and Computing
• $3 million worth of scholarships are provided each year

Engineering a Better Future

The School of Chemical Engineering is focused on working with national and international partners to develop sustainable chemical solutions in the energy, resources, water, food and health sectors.

We partnered with Goodman Fielder, one of the major flour millers in Papua New Guinea (PNG), to improve public nutrition through micronutrient-fortified wheat flour. In a collaboration between universities, private companies and governments, this research initiative is providing better food sources for vulnerable communities.

You can explore how to use your engineering knowledge and skills for positive change through our courses in: 

• Environment & Sustainability
• Fundamentals of Humanitarian Engineering
• Humanitarian Engineering Project
• Sustainable Product Engineering & Design and Ecology
• Sustainability & Environmental Science 

^{* QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023}