BH098 - Bachelor of Science (Applied Chemistry)/Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical Engineering) (Honours)

Plan: BH098SACDD - Bachelor of Science (Applied Chemistry)/Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical Engineering) (Honours)
Campus: City Campus

Program delivery and structure

Approach to learning and assessment
Work integrated learning
Program structure
Program transition plan

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Approach to learning and assessment

Several courses in the program are delivered online, rather than on-campus, and you are likely to find that other courses transition to online delivery as you progress through the program.

You will experience a wide range of learning environments – lectures, tutorials, laboratories, site visits, online delivery and individual and group work. Of particular importance will be the high proportion of time spent in the laboratory and undertaking project work, which will give practical emphasis, develop teamwork and time-management skills and provide context for your learning.

Formative assessment
In-class discussions, revision problems, and past exam papers are available for you to gauge your understanding of the lecture material.

Summative assessment
You will be assessed using a variety of methods, as appropriate to the material being taught and the skills being acquired. Exams, assignments, oral and written presentations, laboratory reports and project reports will all be used as part of, and as a measure of your learning.

If you have a long term medical condition, disability and/or other form of disadvantage it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or the Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.

If you have already developed areas of skill and knowledge included in this program (for example, through prior studies or work experience), you can apply for credit once you have enrolled in this program. There is information on the RMIT University website about how to apply for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL): http://www.rmit.edu.au/students/enrolment/credit/he.

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Work integrated learning

RMIT is committed to providing you with an education that strongly links formal learning with workplace experience.  Work Integrated Learning will be undertaken in many courses in your program. As a student enrolled in this RMIT program you will:

• undertake and be assessed on structured activities that allow you to learn, apply and  demonstrate your professional or vocational practice;
• interact with industry and community when undertaking these activities and receive feedback through assessment tasks; and
• complete these activities in real or simulated work contexts or situations.

Any or all of these aspects of a WIL experience may be in a simulated workplace environment.

In this program, you will be doing specific course(s) that focuses on work integrated learning (WIL).  You will be assessed on professional or vocational work in a work place setting (real or simulated) and receive feedback from those involved in your industry.

In this program you will complete a final year chemistry course – ONPS2186 Science Project 1. This course is designed to simulate the workplace experience, while teaching advanced laboratory skills and reinforcing the key chemistry theory presented in other courses.

The following two 12 CP core course include WIL activities where 50% or more of the assessment involves assessors from a WIL partner organisation:

• OENG1166 Introduction to Professional Engineering Practice where you will participate in an "Engineers Without Borders (EWB)" project which is focussed on sustainable development as identified by EWB and community organisations. 
• OENG1168 Engineering Capstone Project Part B where you will work under the guidance of a professional engineer who may be from industry or be an academic or research staff member. You will apply your technical knowledge, research, design and professional engineering skills to either discipline specific, or cross disciplinary engineering problems, through robust research and established engineering design processes. 

Engineering Professional Practice Module

If you are a student commencing a higher education engineering coursework degree from Semester 1 2024, completing the Engineering Professional Practice (EPP) module will be a requirement for graduation. This applies to all students in all locations. Students commencing before Semester 1 2024 may opt into the module. The EPP module will help you to prepare for a career as a fully accredited professional engineer. Completing the module will showcase your sound proficiencies in engineering knowledge, applications of engineering processes, professional skills and values that align with the competencies expected from a professional engineer in the workplace. This will be through a whole-of-program embedded e-portfolio that captures artefacts and reflection on learning for the purpose of professional accreditation, career development learning and employability.

The EPP module is ongoing throughout your degree, providing continuous development and requires you to complete a minimum number of hours of engineering-related activities. 420 hours are required for bachelor students. Articulating and masters students will complete a number of hours in proportion to the number of years of study in their offer letter. The total hours can comprise a combination of work, volunteering, roles in clubs, organisations and events, and professional development activities.

RMIT will support you in completing your EPP module by providing opportunities to participate in engineering-related activities. You will receive an annual summary statement documenting your achievements and verifying your continual professional development throughout your degree. The summary statement can be used as supporting material for job applications.

For further details on EPP, please contact RMIT Student Connect.

In addition to these courses you are strongly recommended to undertake at least 10 weeks of engineering work experience supervised by a professional engineer. If your work experience meets the requirements it may be assessed concurrently with your work experience as part of courses such as 

• OENG1165 Professional Engineering Experience. 

You can enrol in OENG1165 while you are undertaking engineering work experience at any time during your program as a University elective course.

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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.
For more information about the weighted average mark, please click here. To graduate you must complete the following: All courses listed may not be available each semester.
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Year One of Program
Complete the following Eight (8) Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Introduction to Professional Engineering Practice 12 OENG1166 City Campus Engineering Mathematics 12 MATH2393 City Campus Creative Engineering CAD 12 OENG1204 City Campus Introduction to Chemical Engineering 12 PROC2128 City Campus Chemistry Fundamentals 1 12 CHEM1313 City Campus Chemistry Fundamentals 2 12 CHEM1314 City Campus Physical Sciences in Action 12 ONPS2701 City Campus Digital Fundamentals 12 OENG1206 City Campus
AND
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Year Two of Program
Complete the following Seven (7) Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Numerical Methods/Statistics for Engineers 12 MATH2114 City Campus Fluid Flow and Particle Mechanics 12 PROC2079 City Campus Process Thermodynamics 12 PROC2080 City Campus Chemical Engineering Fundamentals 12 PROC2077 City Campus Heat and Mass Transfer 12 PROC2082 City Campus Process Principles 12 PROC2078 City Campus Reaction Engineering 12 PROC2083 City Campus
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Select and Complete One (1) of the following Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Foundations of Artificial Intelligence for STEM 12 COSC2960 City Campus STEM for Sustainable Development 12 ONPS2702 City Campus Innovation Ecosystem and the Future of Work 12 OENG1235 City Campus Foundations in Digital Health 12 BIOL2525 City Campus Professional Engineering Experience 12 OENG1165 City Campus
AND
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Year Three of Program
Complete the following Eight (8) Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Transfer Processes 12 PROC2085 City Campus Chemical Engineering Computer Design 12 PROC2121 City Campus Engineering Experimental Investigations 12 PROC2084 City Campus Analytical Techniques 12 CHEM1053 City Campus Instrumental and Environmental Analysis 12 CHEM1054 City Campus Process Control and Simulation 12 PROC2090 City Campus Process Systems Design 12 PROC2088 City Campus Process Plant Design and Economics 12 PROC2089 City Campus
AND
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Year Four of Program
Complete the following Five (5) Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Environmental and Hazard Analysis 12 PROC2086 City Campus Concepts in Chemistry 12 CHEM1039 City Campus Chemistry Laboratory 12 CHEM1041 City Campus Chemical Engineering Specialisation 12 PROC2087 City Campus Further Concepts in Chemistry 12 CHEM1040 City Campus
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Select and Complete One (1) of the following Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Advanced Chemical Engineering Specialisation 1 12 PROC2093 City Campus Environmental Engineering 12 PROC2094 City Campus Polymer Engineering 12 PROC2095 City Campus
AND
Select and Complete One (1) of the following Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Advanced Instrumental Analysis and Spectroscopy 12 CHEM1080 City Campus Chemistry of Drugs and Toxins 12 ONPS2188 City Campus
AND
Select and Complete One (1) Course from any:
University Elective
AND
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Year Five of Program
Complete the following Eight (8) Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Engineering Capstone Project Part A 12 OENG1167 City Campus Advanced Chemistry Laboratory 12 CHEM1069 City Campus Advanced Chemistry Theory 12 CHEM1067 City Campus Advanced Topics in Chemistry 12 CHEM1068 City Campus Engineering Capstone Project Part B 12 OENG1168 City Campus Chemical Engineering Design Project 1 12 PROC2126 City Campus Chemical Engineering Design Project 2 12 PROC2127 City Campus Applied Science Project 12 ONPS2186 City Campus
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Program transition plan

Transition Plan for 2023

Minor amendments have been made in the program to Year One and Year Two of the program as listed below. If you have already completed courses from the list of removed courses below, your credit from these courses will be counted towards your completion.

If you have commenced Year One and have not yet completed one or more of the removed courses in the list below, please contact your Program Manager, Associate Prof. James Tardio, for enrolment advice.

Year One of program

1. The following core courses have been removed:
• OENG1208 - Engineering Science
• CHEM1030 - Chemistry of Materials 1
• CHEM1031 - Chemistry of Materials 2
• CHEM1257 - Analytical Science

1. The following core courses have been added:
• CHEM1313 - Chemistry Fundamentals 1
• CHEM1314 - Chemistry Fundamentals 2
• ONPS2701 - Physical Sciences in Action
• OENG1206 - Digital Fundamentals

Year Two of program

1. The following core courses have been removed:
• OENG1206 - Digital Fundamentals

1. The following option courses have been added (select 1 from the following):
• COSC2960 - Foundations of Artificial Intelligence for STEM
• ONPS2702 - STEM for Sustainable Development
• OENG1235 - Innovation Ecosystem and the Future of Work
• BIOL2525 - Cyber-Physical-Biological Systems: Technology for a Digital World
• OENG1165 - Professional Engineering experience

Transition Plan 2021

The following table shows courses that will be replaced from Semester 1 2021 as part of a program transition. If you have successfully completed any of the previous courses before the commencement of Semester 1 2021 they will continue to count as a core course in your program and contribute towards the successful completion of your program.

Prior to 2021	Credit Points	Replacement Courses	Credit Points
PROC2076 Introduction to Chemical Engineering MATH2129 Mathematics and Statics  MATH1122 Mathematics for Engineers PROC2048 Fundamentals of Biochemistry MATH2128 Engineering Mathematics B	12 CP each	OENG1208 Engineering Science OENG1206 Digital Fundamentals MATH2393 Engineering Mathematics OENG1204 Creative Engineering CAD PROC2128 Introduction to Chemical Engineering	12 CP each

The following courses have been moved within the program. If you have successfully completed any of the courses before the commencement of Semester 1 2021 they will continue to count as a course in your program and contribute towards the successful completion of your program:

• PROC2077 Chemical Engineering Fundamentals (year two)
• OENG1167 Engineering Capstone Project A (year five)

Students who require enrolment advice should contact their program manager

Transition Plan 2019

The following table shows courses that will be replaced/ amended from Semester 1 2019 as part of a program transition. If you have successfully completed any of the old courses before the commencement of Semester 1 2019 it will continue to count as a core course in your program and contribute towards the successful completion of your program.

Year	Old course	Credit points	Year	Replacement / amended course	Credit points
4	OENG1167 Engineering Capstone Project Part A	12	4	PROC2126 Chemical Engineering Design Project 1	12
4	OENG1168 Engineering Capstone Project Part B	12	4	PROC2127 Chemical Engineering Design Project 2	12
4	PROC2122 Research Project	12	4	OENG1167 Engineering Capstone Project Part A	12
4	PROC2120 Research Project (Advanced level)	12	4	OENG1168 Engineering Capstone Project Part B	12

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