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Bachelor of Engineering Honours (Chemical)
Chemical engineering is about turning raw materials into useful products at scale, in areas such as minerals, food, plastics, fuels and pharmaceuticals.
- How long it takes
- 4 years
- full time
- Entry ATAR
- From 62.4
- Lowest offered at Charles Darwin University
- How you can study
- Online or on campus
- Leads on to
- Chemical Engineer
- $148,100 median pay
- Taught by
- 2 providers
- SA, NT
Is this course right for you?
What the Bachelor of Engineering Honours (Chemical) asks of you, and what you might want to check first.
It helps to have
- an interest in how materials and energy behave
- a methodical approach to solving problems
- comfort with maths and science subjects
- patience for careful measurement and testing
Before you start
Each provider sets its own entry requirements, so check the ones you are considering.
Where this course can take you
Jobs this qualification is a recognised route into, and the study that can follow it.
Jobs you can do with it
Chemical Engineer
Chemical engineers work out how to turn raw materials into products at industrial scale, designing the processes a plant runs on and keeping them efficient.
What else you need
Complete an appropriately accredited professional-engineering programme in the named discipline. Engineering technologist and associate awards are different routes. Check jurisdiction registration and practice requirements before undertaking regulated work. This catalogue groups awards: verify the chosen provider, programme and intake; the family-level link is not confirmation that every offering is approved.
Median pay$148,100
Pay is the median for everyone in the job, and “In demand” means the job is on the national shortage list.
Where you can study this course
There are 2 places you can study this course. When you compare them, check they teach it the way you want to study, how far you'd be from a campus, what it will cost you and what past students say about the teaching and support. They're listed by how often people search for them, and none of them pays to be here or to move up.
Charles Darwin University
Casuarina, NT
4.2from 619 Google reviews
- ATAR
- 62.4 lowest
- (70.65 median)
- How you study
- Online or on campus
- (full or part time)
- Course page for The University of Adelaide (opens in a new tab)
The University of Adelaide
Adelaide, SA
4.4from 869 Google reviews
- ATAR
- 84.65 lowest
- (90.85 median, 2024)
- How you study
- On campus
- (full or part time)
What you’ll learn
The main topics covered in the Bachelor of Engineering Honours (Chemical).
- Process design and operation
- Chemistry for engineers
- Reaction and separation processes
- Engineering mathematics
- Industry projects and practical experience
Questions to ask before you enrol
Providers run this course differently, so the answers change from one to the next.
- When is the next intake, and how many are there each year?
- What is the total cost, including materials, checks and any placement costs?
- Can I study part time or online, and how does that change the length?
- Do the units count towards a higher qualification if I go on to study further?