BH087 - Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical Engineering) (Honours)/Bachelor of Science (Biotechnology)

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RMIT program code: BH087
Plan name: Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical Engineering) (Honours)/Bachelor of Science (Biotechnology)
Plan code: BH087SCBDD
Campus: City Campus
Credit points per semester:
Full time: 48
Part time: 24
CRICOS code: 079781B

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2024 Enrolment Program Structure

For students who commence their study in this program from 1 January 2016 onwards, please note that some courses listed in this structure will have their course marks count toward your program's weighted average mark. Your weighted average mark will determine the honours level of your award once you have completed the program. If a course counts toward your weighted average mark, that fact will be stated in its course guide. In Enrolment Online, after you completed your course enrolment, you will be notified which of the enrolled courses will count toward the weighted average mark.

   Year One of Program
 
AND   Year Two of Program
 
AND   Year Three of Program
 
AND   Year Four of Program
 
AND   Year Five of Program
 

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

You must complete a total of 516 credit points as follows:

– Thirty–Eight (38) core courses
– Four (4) approved STEM Science Courses (see options below)
– One (1) University Elective
 

ENROLMENT LOAD

Full–time study load is 48 credit points or Four (4) courses equivalent each semester.
Part–time study load is 24 credit points, or Two (2) course equivalent each semester.


COURSE REQUISITES

You are required to successfully complete relevant prerequisites in the program in order to progress to the next stage of your studies. Please ensure that you have met necessary prerequisites by checking course guides.
 

PROGRAM TRANSITION

BH087 has been discontinued and will no longer accept new students from 2021. The program will be taught out to current students until Semester 2 2026. If you are unable to complete your program by the end of 2026, you may consider transferring to one of the single degree offerings linked to BH087:

– BP226 Bachelor of Biotechnology; or
– BH079 Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical Engineering) (Honours)

For more information and advice on your enrolment, please contact your program manager, Dr Danilla Grando.
 

CONTACT STEM COLLEGE

For any enquiries, please visit STEM College Student Lifecycle for contact information and support.

– Program and course advice and planning
– Flexible semester courses
– Enrolment variation
– Credit transfer applications and Recognition of prior learning
– Results, program completion and graduation

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Year One of Program

Complete the following Nine (9) Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Prereqs/ Coreqs

Course Code

Campus

Semester 1 Class

Semester 2 Class
Introduction to Professional Engineering Practice 12 OENG1166 City Campus 1438 (STEM)
Engineering Science 12 OENG1208 City Campus 1444 (STEM)
Engineering Mathematics 12 Yes MATH2393 City Campus 1223 (STEM) 1207 (STEM)
Introduction to Chemical Engineering 12 PROC2128 City Campus 1425 (STEM)
Cell Biology and Biochemistry 12 BIOL2146 City Campus 1113 (STEM)
 
AND

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Year Two of Program

Please note we are phasing out University electives in 2022. Instead of a University elective, please chose the STEM Platform course COSC2960 Foundations of Artificial Intelligence for STEM (class search).

Please contcact your program manager, Dr Danilla Grando if you are enrolling in Year Two courses to confirm your courses.

Complete the following Eight (8) Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Prereqs/ Coreqs

Course Code

Campus

Semester 1 Class

Semester 2 Class
Numerical Methods/Statistics for Engineers 12 Yes MATH2114 City Campus 1187 (STEM)
Digital Fundamentals 12 OENG1206 City Campus 1443 (STEM)
Chemical Engineering Fundamentals 12 Yes PROC2077 City Campus 1447 (STEM)
Process Principles 12 Yes PROC2078 City Campus 1415 (STEM)
Genetics and Molecular Biology 12 BIOL2262 City Campus 2762 (STEM)
BIOL2263 Bundoora Campus 3540 (STEM)
Food Microbiology 12 Yes ONPS2113 City Campus 1216 (STEM)
AND

Select and Complete One (1) Course from any:

University Elective
 
AND

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Year Three of Program

Please add PROC2085 Transfer Processes - Class No: 1451 to your Semester 1 2024 enrolment. 

Please contcact your program manager, Dr Danilla Grando for advice on the courses you are required to enrol in for Year Three.

Complete the following Eight (8) Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Prereqs/ Coreqs

Course Code

Campus

Semester 1 Class

Semester 2 Class
Heat and Mass Transfer 12 PROC2082 City Campus 1416 (STEM)
Reaction Engineering 12 PROC2083 City Campus 1417 (STEM)
Process Thermodynamics 12 PROC2080 City Campus 1449 (STEM)
Fluid Flow and Particle Mechanics 12 PROC2079 City Campus 1448 (STEM)
Immunology 12 Yes ONPS2388 Bundoora Campus 1224 (STEM)
AND

Select and Complete One (1) of the following Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Prereqs/ Coreqs

Course Code

Campus

Semester 1 Class

Semester 2 Class
Environmental Biotechnology 12 Yes BIOL2324 City Campus 3144 (STEM)
 
AND

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Year Four of Program

If you have not completed one of BIOL2184 Gene Technologies or BIOL2324 Environmental Biotechnology, please add one to your Semester 1 2024 enrolment.

If you have not yet completed OENG1206 Digital Fundamentals, please add to your Semester 1 2024 enrolment.

If you have not completed ONPS2388 Immunology, please add to your Semester 2 2024 enrolment.

Complete the following Seven (7) Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Prereqs/ Coreqs

Course Code

Campus

Semester 1 Class

Semester 2 Class
Transfer Processes 12 Yes PROC2085 City Campus 1451 (STEM)
Process Plant Design and Economics 12 Yes PROC2089 City Campus 1419 (STEM)
Chemical Engineering Computer Design 12 Yes PROC2121 City Campus 1454 (STEM)
Process Systems Design 12 Yes PROC2088 City Campus 1418 (STEM)
Process Control and Simulation 12 Yes PROC2090 City Campus 1420 (STEM)
Engineering Experimental Investigations 12 Yes PROC2084 City Campus 1450 (STEM)
Environmental and Hazard Analysis 12 Yes PROC2086 City Campus 1452 (STEM)
AND

Select and Complete One (1) of the following Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Prereqs/ Coreqs

Course Code

Campus

Semester 1 Class

Semester 2 Class
Advanced Chemical Engineering Specialisation 1 12 Yes PROC2093 City Campus 1421 (STEM)
Environmental Engineering 12 Yes PROC2094 City Campus 1422 (STEM)
Polymer Engineering 12 Yes PROC2095 City Campus 1423 (STEM)
 
AND

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Year Five of Program

Year Five - Students who have not completed OENG1167 Engineering Capstone Project A should enrol in OENG1167 in Semester 1 2024 of Year Five.

Students are advised to enrol in ONPS2186 Applied Science Project in Semester 2 2024 of Year Five.

Complete the following Six (6) Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Prereqs/ Coreqs

Course Code

Campus

Semester 1 Class

Semester 2 Class
Industrial Biotechnology 12 ONPS2116 Bundoora Campus 1233 (STEM)
Applied Science Project 12 Yes ONPS2186 City Campus 1237 (STEM) 1219 (STEM)
Engineering Capstone Project Part A 12 Yes OENG1167 City Campus 1439 (STEM) 1409 (STEM)
Engineering Capstone Project Part B 12 Yes OENG1168 City Campus 1440 (STEM) 1410 (STEM)
Chemical Engineering Design Project 1 12 PROC2126 City Campus 1455 (STEM)
Chemical Engineering Design Project 2 12 Yes PROC2127 City Campus 1424 (STEM)
AND

Select and Complete One (1) of the following Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Prereqs/ Coreqs

Course Code

Campus

Semester 1 Class

Semester 2 Class
Ecotoxicology 12 Yes BIOL2162 City Campus 1114 (STEM)
AND

Select and Complete One (1) of the following Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Prereqs/ Coreqs

Course Code

Campus

Semester 1 Class

Semester 2 Class
Cell and Tissue Culture 12 Yes BIOL2264 City Campus 1145 (STEM)
Environmental Biotechnology 12 Yes BIOL2324 City Campus 3144 (STEM)
 

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Contact details and related links

Program structure enquiries

For program enquiries, please contact your program manager, Dr Danilla Grando.

 

STEM College
For any enquiries, please see our STEM College Student Lifecycle hub for contact information and support.

 

https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/contact-and-help/school-and-college-contacts/stem-college

Timetabling

Please go to the Class timetables web page to access timetabling information.

 

Material fees

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Enrolment

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*Semester 1 classes generally commence in February and Semester 2 classes generally commence in July. Please contact your school for more information about specific class start days.

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Student Electives

University Electives are available to Undergraduate students, and in selected Postgraduate programs.

Information about University Elective courses at RMIT is available on the University Electives web site.

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