Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
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| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Stream Combined Degrees |
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| To qualify for the Bachelor of Engineering Honours component in the combined degree, students must complete the following: | |||
| (a) 42 credit points from the Engineering Core Table, consisting of: | |||
| (i) 18 credit points of Engineering Foundation units | |||
| (ii) 24 credit points of Project units | |||
| (iii) The requirements of the Professional Engagement Program | |||
| (b) 102 credit points of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Stream Core units | |||
Stream Core |
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| CHEM1111 Chemistry 1A |
6 | A Students who have not completed HSC Chemistry (or equivalent) and HSC Mathematics (or equivalent) are strongly advised to take the Chemistry and Mathematics Bridging Courses (offered in February) N CHEM1001 or CHEM1101 or CHEM1901 or CHEM1903 or CHEM1109 or CHEM1011 or CHEM1911 or CHEM1991 Students who have not completed secondary school chemistry are strongly advised to instead complete Fundamentals of Chemistry 1A in the first semester of the calendar year (unless you require 12 credit points of Chemistry and are commencing in semester 2). You should also take the Chemistry Bridging Course in advance (offered in February, and online year-round https://sydney.edu.au/students/bridging-courses.html). |
Intensive January Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| CHEM1112 Chemistry 1B |
6 | P CHEM1111 or CHEM1911 or CHEM1991 or CHEM1101 or CHEM1901 or CHEM1903 or (75 or above in CHEM1011 or CHEM1001) N CHEM1002 or CHEM1102 or CHEM1902 or CHEM1904 or CHEM1108 or CHEM1012 or CHEM1912 or CHEM1992 |
Intensive January Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| CHEM1911 Chemistry 1A (Advanced) |
6 | A 80 or above in HSC Chemistry or equivalent N CHEM1001 or CHEM1101 or CHEM1901 or CHEM1903 or CHEM1109 or CHEM1011 or CHEM1111 or CHEM1991 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
| CHEM1912 Chemistry 1B (Advanced) |
6 | P CHEM1911 or CHEM1991 or CHEM1901 or CHEM1903 or (75 or above in CHEM1111 or CHEM1101) or (90 or above in HSC Chemistry or equivalent) N CHEM1002 or CHEM1102 or CHEM1902 or CHEM1904 or CHEM1108 or CHEM1012 or CHEM1112 or CHEM1992 Students who commence in semester 2 are strongly advised that you would be better served by taking the mainstream level units in sequence, Chemistry 1A before Chemistry 1B, rather than the Advanced units in the opposite order. |
Semester 2 |
| CHEM1991 Chemistry 1A (Special Studies Program) |
6 | A 90 or above in HSC Chemistry or equivalent N CHEM1001 or CHEM1101 or CHEM1901 or CHEM1903 or CHEM1109 or CHEM1011 or CHEM1111 or CHEM1911 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
| CHEM1992 Chemistry 1B (Special Studies Program) This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | P 75 or above in CHEM1991 or CHEM1903 or (90 or above in HSC Chemistry or equivalent) N CHEM1002 or CHEM1102 or CHEM1902 or CHEM1904 or CHEM1108 or CHEM1012 or CHEM1112 or CHEM1912 Entry is by invitation. This unit of study is deemed to be an Advanced unit of study. Students who commence in semester 2 are strongly advised that you would be better served by taking the mainstream level units in sequence, Chemistry 1A before Chemistry 1B, rather than the Special Studies Program units in the opposite order. |
Semester 2 |
| CHNG1103 Conservation of Mass and Energy |
6 | A HSC Mathematics Extension 1 |
Semester 2 |
| CHNG1106 Engineering for a Sustainable Society |
6 | A Knowledge of mass and energy balance concepts equivalent to content of CHNG1103 or CHNG9103 C CHNG1103 N CHNG2805 |
Semester 2 |
| CHNG2801 Fluid Mechanics |
6 | A It is assumed that students will be concurrently enrolled in or have already completed CHNG2802 or MATH2xxx P CHNG1103 |
Semester 1 |
| CHNG2802 Chemical Engineering Modelling and Analysis |
6 | A Calculus, linear algebra, descriptive statistics P (MATH1001 or MATH1021 or MATH1901 or MATH1921or MATH1931) and (MATH1002 or MATH1902) and (MATH1003 or MATH1023 or MATH1903 or MATH1923) and (MATH1005 or MATH1015 or MATH1905 or BUSS1020) and CHNG1103 |
Semester 1 |
| CHNG2803 Heat and Mass Transfer |
6 | A It is assumed that students will be concurrently enrolled in or have already completed: CHNG2801 or equivalent, and (CHNG2802 or MATH2XXX) P (MATH1001 or MATH1021 or MATH1901 or MATH1921 or MATH1931) and (MATH1002 or MATH1902) and (MATH1003 or MATH1023 or MATH1903 or MATH1923) and (MATH1005 or MATH1905 or BUSS1020) and (ENGG1801 or ENGG1810) and CHNG1103 |
Semester 1 |
| CHNG2804 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics |
6 | A Calculus, linear algebra, numerical methods, computational tools (Matlab, Excel), basic mass and energy balances, heat transfer, mass transfer, momentum (from fluid mechanics), reaction balances P CHNG1103 AND (CHEM1101 OR CHEM1111 OR CHEM1901 OR CHEM1911) |
Semester 2 |
| CHNG2806 Separation Processes |
6 | A It is assumed that students will be concurrently enrolled in or have already completed CHNG2804 or equivalent P CHNG1103 |
Semester 2 |
| CHNG3801 Process Plant Design |
6 | A Enrolment in this unit of study assumes that all core 2000 level chemical engineering units have been successfully completed P CHNG2801 AND CHNG2802 AND CHNG2803 AND CHNG2804 AND CHNG2806 |
Semester 2 |
| CHNG3802 Process Dynamics and Control |
6 | A Enrolment in this unit of study assumes that all core 2000 level chemical engineering units have been successfully completed P CHNG2802 or AMME2960 OR BMET2960 |
Semester 1 |
| CHNG3803 Reaction Engineering |
6 | A Enrolment in this unit of study assumes that all core 2000 level chemical engineering units have been successfully completed P CHNG2801 and (CHNG2802 or AMME2960 OR BMET2960) and CHNG2803 |
Semester 1 |
| CHNG3804 Biochemical Engineering |
6 | A CHNG2801, CHNG2802, CHNG2803 AND CHNG2806 or equivalents |
Semester 2 |
| CHNG3805 Particle Processing |
6 | A Enrolment in this unit of study assumes that all core 2000 level chemical engineering units have been successfully completed P CHNG2801 and CHNG2803 |
Semester 1 |
| CHNG3806 Risk Management for Chemical Engineering |
6 | A Enrolment in this unit of study assumes that all core 2000 level chemical engineering units have been successfully completed P CHNG2801 and CHNG2802 and CHNG2803 and CHNG2804 and CHNG2806 |
Semester 2 |
| CHNG4802 Chemical Engineering Design A |
6 | P CHNG3801 AND CHNG3804 AND CHNG3806 C CHNG3802 AND CHNG3803 AND CHNG3805 N CHNG4203 |
Semester 1 |
| CHNG4806 Chemical Engineering Design B |
6 | A Enrolment in this unit of study assumes that all core 3000 level chemical engineering units of study have been successfully completed, as well as the related first semester UoS CHNG4802 or CHNG4203 P CHNG4802 or CHNG4203 Permission required for enrolment prior to CHNG4802 in the case of Mid-Year Entry students. |
Semester 2 |