Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Chemical) with Bachelor of Biotechnology (BE(Hons)(Chem)(BBiotech))

Program Code

BEDSR

Academic Year

2023

Special Notes

These Program Rules should be read in conjunction with the University's policies (http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies).

Overview

Through this double degree program students can combine the concepts of chemical engineering with science (Biotechnology). The chemical engineering program will provide students with a background in the physical sciences, chemical engineering core disciplines, integrated design skills and research training. Students choose a science specialisation in Energy and Environment, Process and Product Engineering, or Food, Wine and Bimolecular Engineering. Through the science program, students learn a number of transferable skills including analytical methods, laboratory and field techniques, information technology skills, teamwork, initiative and the ability to communicate and cooperate with people from a range of backgrounds and expertise.

The Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Chemical)/ Bachelor of Biotechnology is an AQF Level 08 qualification with a standard full-time duration of 5 years. This program is accredited by Engineers Australia and graduates of the program qualify for professional membership of Engineers Australia and the Institute of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) (UK).

Conditions

Condition of enrolment
Interruption of program: Students must apply for permission from the Executive Dean or delegate before taking a Leave of Absence. Any extension of the leave without approval will result in the loss of place in the program but an application may be made to be re-admitted to the program subject to the admission procedures in place at the time.

Academic Program Rules for Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Chemical) with Bachelor of Biotechnology

There shall be a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Chemical) with Bachelor of Biotechnology.

Qualification Requirements
Academic Program: 

To qualify for the double degree of Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Chemical)/ Bachelor of Biotechnology, the student must complete satisfactorily a program of study consisting of the following requirements with a combined total of not less than 120 units, comprising:

  1. Courses to the value of 84 units from the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Chemical).
  2. Bachelor of Biotechnology courses to the value of 36 units.
  3. A total of 8 weeks of approved engineering work placement is required. Students will need to enrol into the ENG 3100 Engineering Internship UG (0 units) course to complete this requirement.
  4. Unless exempted, International students are required to take ENG 1011 Introduction to Engineering EAL in lieu of ENG 1001 Introduction to Engineering.
  5. Students who have not undertaken SACE Stage 2 Specialist Mathematics (or equivalent) will be required to enrol in Mathematics IM, followed by Mathematics IA with Mathematics IB taken in Summer Semester to complete the Mathematics requirements at Level I. The satisfactory completion of Mathematics IM is in addition to the normal requirements of the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
Core Courses

To satisfy the requirements for Core Courses students must complete courses to the value of 120 units.

Chemical Core

All of the following courses must be completed:

Subject / Catalogue Course Title Unit Value
CHEM ENG 1007 Introduction to Process Engineering 3
CHEM ENG 2010 Process Design II 3
CHEM ENG 2011 Process Engineering Thermodynamics 3
CHEM ENG 2014 Heat and Mass Transfer 3
CHEM ENG 2018 Process Fluid Mechanics 3
CHEM ENG 3029 Material Science and Engineering 3
CHEM ENG 3030 Process Design III 3
CHEM ENG 3031 Process Control & Instrumentation 3
CHEM ENG 3033 Separation Process Engineering 3
CHEM ENG 3034 Chemical Reactor Engineering 3
CHEM ENG 3035 Fluid and Particle Mechanics 3
CHEM ENG 3036 Unit Operations Laboratory 3
CHEM ENG 4014 Plant Design Project 6
CHEM ENG 4034 Chemical Engineering Practice 3
CHEM ENG 4050 Advanced Chemical Engineering 3
CHEM ENG 4054 Research Project 3
CHEM ENG 4056 Process Design IV 3
ENG 1001 Introduction to Engineering 3
ENG 1003 Programming (Matlab and Excel) 3
ENG 3005 Research Methods and Project Management 3
MATHS 1011 Mathematics IA 3
MATHS 1012 Mathematics IB 3
MATHS 2106 Differential Equations for Engineers II 3
MATHS 2107 Statistics & Numerical Methods II 3

and

All of the following courses must be completed:

Subject / Catalogue Course Title Unit Value
CHEM 1100 Chemistry IA 3
CHEM 1200 Chemistry IB 3

or

All of the following courses must be completed:

Subject / Catalogue Course Title Unit Value
CHEM 1201 Foundations of Chemistry IB 3
CHEM 1101 Foundations of Chemistry IA 3

and

Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:

Subject / Catalogue Course Title Unit Value
CHEM ENG 4048 Biofuels, Biomass and Wastes 3
CHEM ENG 4051 Water and Wastewater Engineering 3
CHEM ENG 4058 Metallurgical Processes 3
CHEM ENG 4074WT Brewery Engineering 3
CHEM ENG 4075WT Winery Engineering 3
MECH ENG 4112 Combustion Technologies & High Temperature Processes 3

Biotechnology Core

All of the following courses must be completed:

Subject / Catalogue Course Title Unit Value
BIOLOGY 1101 Biology I: Molecules, Genes and Cells 3
BIOCHEM 2502 Biochem II (Biotech): Molecular and Cell Biology 3
BIOCHEM 2503 Biochemistry II (Biotechnology): Metabolism 3
BIOCHEM 3000 Molecular and Structural Biology III 6
BIOTECH 2010 Principles of Biotechnology II 3
BIOTECH 3000 Biotechnology Practice III 6
MICRO 2504 Microbiology II (Biotechnology) 3

and

Courses to the value of 9 units from the following:

Subject / Catalogue Course Title Unit Value
BIOCHEM 3001 Cancer, Stem Cells & Development III 6
BIOINF 3000 Bioinformatics III 3
BIOINF 3005 Transcriptomics Applications III 3
BIOINF 3010 Genomics Applications III 3
BIOTECH 3010 Advanced Research Platforms III 3
BIOTECH 3020 Molecular Microbiology and Vaccines III 3
BIOTECH 3030 Protein Purification: Principles and Practice III 3