BH122 - Bachelor of Engineering(Chemical Engineering)(Honours)/Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Plan: BH122CEHDD - Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical Engineering(Honours)/Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Sciences
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.

The program consists of theoretical and practical components designed to equip you with advanced theoretical and practical knowledge for entry into engineering careers in the pharmaceutical industry. The practical program is designed to help your understanding of selected theoretical components and develop key competencies.

Project-based learning is the dominant teaching paradigm, focused in a spine of Design courses in each semester of the program.  Sustainability concepts provide an essential aspect of the framework for decision making in this new program.  

You will develop your graduate capabilities through laboratory and engineering design courses. The design courses present successively more complex projects across the breadth of industry sectors.  These projects will include all aspects of project design, i.e. the technical, environmental, social and sustainability aspects.

Year-level integrated themes are used across the five years of the program to allow you to develop and apply your knowledge and skills and imbue a sense of identity as a learner and emerging professional:

Year 1: Developing commitment
The aim is to assist you to make the transition to higher education and to start the process of helping you "think like an engineer".  At the end of the year you should be able to confidently describe the role of a pharmaceuticals engineer in industry, the skills needed to be successful in such a role and develop your commitment to become such an engineer.

Year 2: Core technical concepts
You will learn the foundational core content in pharmaceutical science and chemical engineering.  The emphasis is on conceptual understanding and quantification to a level appropriate to the task.  Mathematical and scientific rigour is important but no more so than practical application.

Year 3 and 4: Extension and application
You will expand your knowledge and skills to relate to processes rather than principles i.e. industry connections become much more explicit.  At the end of this year you should have sufficient skills and confidence to perform as a junior engineer in a plant, for example in vacation work.

Year 5: Preparing for the workforce
You will undertake a research project, either based at university or in industry. You will also undertake a major team-based design project. 

Assessment activities will consist of a variety of methods such as: written tests, open-book exams, online tests, project reports and presentations, individual and group reports, assignments and examinations at the end of a semester.

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. 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.

You will receive ongoing feedback throughout the program about your assessment outcomes. Together with tutorials, this will enable you to review and evaluate your progress and your ability to comprehend the material presented in order to  successfully complete this program.

Inherent requirements
The following information on inherent requirements outlines the tasks you will be required to undertake during professional placement and on-campus learning activities. The non-academic abilities listed are provided for information only and are not entry requirements.

If there are any activities outlined which may be difficult for you to undertake, there are a range of adjustments to your study conditions available to enable and support you to demonstrate these abilities. Please contact the Equitable Learning Service to discuss any adjustments you may require.

Please read the full list of the Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical Engineering) (Honours) inherent requirements.

By understanding the types of activities you’ll participate in, you can:

• understand more about the program
• determine if you may need support during your studies
• make an informed decision about whether the program is suitable for you

Please note that if you have a disability, long-term medical condition and/ or mental health condition ELS can support you to create reasonable adjustments to ensure you can participate in your studies. You can contact the Equitable Learning Services (ELS) unit if you would like to find out more. Information about ELS can be found at: www.rmit.edu.au/students/support-services/equitable-learning

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Work integrated learning

RMIT University is committed to providing you with an education that strongly links formal learning with professional or vocational practice. As a student enrolled in this RMIT University 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;
• complete these activities in real work contexts or situations; and
• these interactions and the work context provide a distinctive source of feedback to you to assist your learning.

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

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. 

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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 Seven (7) Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Introduction to Professional Engineering Practice 12 OENG1166 City Campus Engineering Science 12 OENG1208 City Campus Engineering Mathematics 12 MATH2393 City Campus Introduction to Chemical Engineering 12 PROC2128 City Campus Digital Fundamentals 12 OENG1206 City Campus Introduction to Engineering Design 12 OENG1250 City Campus Numerical Methods/Statistics for Engineers 12 MATH2114 City Campus
AND
Complete Two (2) Courses from the following STEM Foundation Courses. However, if you have not completed VCE Maths methods or VCE Specialist Maths or equivalent, you must choose Introduction to Engineering Mathematics from this list
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Introduction to Engineering Mathematics 12 MATH2395 City Campus Foundations of Artificial Intelligence for STEM 12 COSC2960 City Campus COSC3094 Bundoora Campus STEM for Sustainable Development 12 ONPS2702 City Campus ONPS2749 Bundoora Campus Foundations in Digital Health 12 BIOL2525 City Campus BIOL2566 Bundoora Campus Innovation Ecosystem and the Future of Work 12 OENG1235 City Campus OENG1279 Bundoora Campus
AND
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Year Two of Program
Complete the following Eight (8) Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Chemical Engineering Fundamentals 12 PROC2077 City Campus Human Anatomy and Physiology 1 12 BIOL2529 Bundoora Campus Human Anatomy and Physiology 2 12 BIOL2530 Bundoora Campus Engineering Chemistry 12 PROC2129 City Campus Fluid Flow and Particle Mechanics 12 PROC2079 City Campus Process Thermodynamics 12 PROC2080 City Campus Heat and Mass Transfer 12 PROC2082 City Campus Reaction Engineering 12 PROC2083 City Campus
AND
Select and Complete One (1) Course from any:
University Elective
AND
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Year Three of Program
Complete the following Eight (8) Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Process Principles 12 PROC2078 City Campus Integrative Physiology 12 BIOL2533 Bundoora Campus Drug Discovery and Development 12 ONPS2713 Bundoora Campus Ethics, Governance and Quality 12 ONPS2715 Bundoora Campus Principles of Pharmacology and Toxicology 12 ONPS2032 Bundoora Campus Applied Pharmacology 12 ONPS2563 Bundoora Campus Human Physiology 1 - Body Systems 12 BIOL2043 Bundoora Campus BIOL2371 City Campus Human Physiology 2: Body Systems 12 BIOL2044 Bundoora Campus BIOL2373 City Campus
AND
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Year Four of Program
Complete the following Nine (9) Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Transfer Processes 12 PROC2085 City Campus Process Plant Design and Economics 12 PROC2089 City Campus Chemical Engineering Computer Design 12 PROC2121 City Campus Process Systems Design 12 PROC2088 City Campus Process Control and Simulation 12 PROC2090 City Campus Pharmacology of Medicines for Systemic Conditions 12 ONPS2493 Bundoora Campus Therapeutic Pharmacology 12 ONPS2494 Bundoora Campus Engineering Experimental Investigations 12 PROC2084 City Campus Principles of Toxicology 12 ONPS2387 Bundoora Campus
AND
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Year Five of Program
Complete the following Seven (7) Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Drug Research and Development 12 ONPS2305 Bundoora Campus Preclinical Drug Testing 12 ONPS2307 Bundoora Campus Engineering Capstone Project Part A 12 OENG1167 City Campus OENG1180 Bundoora Campus OENG1224 Melbourne transfer to Vietnam Engineering Capstone Project Part B 12 OENG1168 City Campus OENG1179 Bundoora Campus OENG1231 Melbourne transfer to Vietnam Environmental and Hazard Analysis 12 PROC2086 City Campus Chemical Engineering Design Project 1 12 PROC2126 City Campus Chemical Engineering Design Project 2 12 PROC2127 City Campus
AND
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
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Program transition plan

Transition Plan for 2024

Minor amendments have been made to Year Two and Year Three of the program as listed below. If you have already completed courses from the list of removed courses below before the commencement of Semester 1 2024, your credit from these courses will be counted towards your completion.

The following core courses have been removed:

• BIOL2256 Introduction to Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics (year 2)
• BIOL1177 Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 1 (year 2)
• BIOL1181 Clinical Biochemistry 1 (year 2)
• BIOL2480 Introduction to Human Biosciences (year 2)

The following core courses have been added:

• PROC2129 Engineering Chemistry (year 2)
• BIOL2533 Integrative Physiology (year 3)
• ONPS2713 Drug Discovery & Development (year 3)
• ONPS2715 Ethics, Governance and Quality (year 3)

The following core courses have moved years:

• PROC2078 Process Principles (moved from year 2 to year 3)
• PROC2079 Fluid Flow/Particle Mechanics (moved from year 3 to year 2)
• PROC2080 Process Thermodynamics (moved from year 3 to year 2)
• PROC2082 Heat Mass Transfer (moved from year 3 to year 2)
• PROC2083 Reaction Engineering (moved from year 3 to year 2)

If you have completed Year Two and are commencing Year Three in 2024 you should complete PROC2079, PROC2080, PROC2082 and PROC2083 in place of PROC2078, BIOL2533, ONPS2713 and PROC2715.

If you have partially completed Year Two please contact your Program Manager, Dr Nevena Todorova, for enrolment advice.

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, Dr Nevena Todorova, for enrolment advice.

If you are commencing year 2 in 2023 complete OENG1206 Digital Fundamentals & MATH2114 Numerical Methods/Statistics instead of BIOL2529 Human Anatomy and Physiology 1 & BIOL2530 Human Anatomy and Physiology 2.

1. The following core courses have been removed from Year 1:
• ONPS2164 Medicines, Drugs and Poisons
• CHEM1030 - Chemistry of Materials 1
• CHEM1031 - Chemistry of Materials 2
• BIOL1159 Cell Biology and Biochemistry
2. The following courses have been added to Year 1 as Option courses (Choose 2 of 5)
• MATH2393 Introduction to Engineering Mathematics
• COSC2960 Foundations of Artificial Intelligence for STEM
• ONPS2702 STEM for Sustainable Development 
• BIOL2525 Cyber-Physical-Biological Systems 
• OENG1235 Innovation Ecosystems & Future of Work 

3. OENG1204 Creative Engineering CAD has had a title change to OENG1250 Introduction to Engineering Design and is a direct replacement in Year 1

4. The following core courses have moved from Year 2 to Year 1:
• OENG1206 Digital Fundamentals
• MATH2114 Numerical Methods/Statistics
5. The following core courses have been added to Year 2:
• BIOL2529 Human Anatomy and Physiology 1
• BIOL2530 Human Anatomy and Physiology 2

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 Course/s	Credit Points
MATH2129 Mathematics and Statistics PROC2076 Introduction to Chemical Engineering Design MATH2128 Engingeering Mathematics B MATH1122 Mathematics for Engineers	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 one to year two)
• PROC2082 Heat and Mass Transfer (year two to year one)
• PROC2083 Reaction Engineering (year two to year three)
• PROC2078 Process Principles (year three to year two)
• PROC2088 Process System Design (year three to year four)
• PROC2089 Process Plant Design and Economics (year three to year four)
• PROC2090 Process Simulation and Control (year three to year four)
• BIOL2043 Human Physiology 1 - Body Systems (year four to year three)
• BIOL2044 Human Physiology 2 - Body Systems (year four to year three)
• University Elective (year four to year two)

If you require enrolment adivce, please contact your 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	Prior Courses	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

Transition Plan 2018

The following table shows courses that will be replaced/ amended from Semester 1 2018 as part of a program transition. If you have successfully completed any of the old courses before the commencement of Semester 1 2018 it will continue to count as a core course in your program and contribute towards the successful completion of your program.

Year	Prior Courses	Credit Points	Year	Replacement / amended course/s	Credit Points
1	CIVE1185 Engineering Practice 1 (Skills for Engineering)	12	1	OENG1166 Introduction to Professional Engineering Practice	12
3	PROC2087 Chemical Engineering Specialisation^	12	4	PROC2087 Chemical Engineering Specialisation	12
4	PROC2114 Research Project	24	4	PROC2122 Research Project and one 12 credit point final year option course from your Program structure	2x12
4	PROC1025 Design Project	24	4	OENG1167 Engineering Capstone Project Part A and OENG1168 Engineering Capstone Project Part B	2x12
4	PROC2091 Process System Integration	12	3	PROC2121 Chemical Engineering Computer Design	12

^Students who have successfully completed PROC2087  before Semester 1 2018 and have not completed PROC2091 Process System Integration can either undertake the new course PROC2121 Chemical Engineering Computer Design OR select an extra final year option course from their Program structure.

-Before 2018, PROC2114 (24cp) Research Project incorporated 12 credit points of compulsory WIL work experience.

From 2018, PROC2114 (24cp) Research Project (24cp) will be replaced by PROC2122 (12cp) and you may take the Option course OENG1165 Professional Engineering Experience or any other option course in your final year program structure.

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