Adelaide University
Master of Professional Engineering (Chemical)
- Delivery: Face to Face
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 24 month
- Course Type: Master's
Advance your knowledge in designing processes for the production of medications and vaccines, as well as food and beverages, cosmetics and textiles.
Course overview
The Master of Professional Engineering (Chemical) is designed to challenge and extend your skills, enabling you to take your chemical engineering career to the next level.
With an elective-driven degree structure, you can tailor your studies to your specific chemical engineering interests and career goals. Whether that’s metallurgical processes, upstream bioprocessing, food processing and safety, brewery engineering or something else entirely, you’ll have plenty of options.
Core courses in engineering management and data analytics enable you to deepen and formalise your project management expertise.
Put your learning into practice through capstone design projects, a major research project and up to 450 hours of industry placement.
These experiences will ensure you’ll graduate with the advanced technical and professional skills to achieve your career goals.
CSP Subsidised Fees Available
This program has a limited quota of Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP). The indicative CSP price is calculated based on first year fees for EFT. The actual fee may vary if there are choices in electives or majors.
Key facts
Mawson Lakes Campus
What you will study
Students must complete 96 units comprising:
- 54 units from core courses.
- 12 units for all work-integrated learning.
- 30 units for electives.
Unless otherwise indicated, each course is worth six units.
Complete 54 units for all of the following:
- Separation Process Engineering
- Reaction Engineering
- Plant Equipment Design
- Professional Engineering Management
- Engineering Data Analytics
- Master's Engineering Research Project A
- Master's Engineering Research Project B (12 units)
- Process Dynamics and Control
Entry requirements
Admission criteria
To be eligible, an applicant must have achieved the following minimum entry requirements and demonstrate they fulfil any prerequisite and essential criteria for admission. In cases where there are more eligible applicants than available places, admission will be competitive with ranks based on the entry criteria.
A completed four-year bachelor's or bachelor's honours degree or higher in a field relevant to the chosen engineering specialisation from a recognised higher education institution.
Recognition of Prior Learning
Your previous studies can be credited towards your postgraduate studies, provided they meet the relevant course requirements.
If you receive an offer of enrolment and you’ve undertaken prior learning, you may be eligible to apply for Recognition of Prior Learning. The procedure is governed by the university's Recognition of Prior Learning policy. Contact the university for more details.
Outcomes
Career outcomes
Career opportunities span a wide range of sectors, including agriculture and agrochemicals, chemical manufacturing, consumer products, energy and fuels, environmental engineering, food and beverage, healthcare and medical devices, materials science and engineering, mining and minerals, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, renewable resources, research and development, textiles and fibres and water and waste management.
Fees and CSP
Fee information not provided.
Commonwealth Supported Places
The Australian Government allocates a certain number of CSPs to the universities each year, which are then distributed to students based on merit.
If you're a Commonwealth Supported Student (CSS), you'll only need to pay a portion of your tuition fees. This is known as the student contribution amount – the balance once the government subsidy is applied. This means your costs are much lower.
Limited CSP spaces are offered to students enrolled in selected postgraduate courses.
Student fees may vary in accordance with:
- The number of courses studied per term.
- The choice of major or specialisation.
- Choice of courses.
- Credit from previous study or work experience.
- Eligibility for government-funded loans.
You may also need to pay the student services and amenities fee.
Student fees shown are subject to change. Contact the university directly to confirm.
Commonwealth Supported Places
The Australian Government allocates a certain number of CSPs to the universities each year, which are then distributed to students based on merit.
If you're a Commonwealth Supported Student (CSS), you'll only need to pay a portion of your tuition fees. This is known as the student contribution amount – the balance once the government subsidy is applied. This means your costs are much lower.
Limited CSP spaces are offered to students enrolled in selected postgraduate courses.
Your student contribution amount is:
- Calculated per the course you're enrolled in.
- Dependent on the study areas they relate to.
- Reviewed and adjusted each year.
HECS-HELP loans are available to CSP students to pay the student contribution amount.