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

Get ready for a fulfilling career in chemical engineering and pharmaceutical sciences.

As the pharmaceutical industry expands in Australia and world-wide, your understanding of the engineering process and other scientific fields involved in drug development and production, will ensure you’re well equipped to work across a range of roles.

You’ll gain a thorough understanding of the principles of chemical engineering and pharmaceutical sciences, allowing you to apply your knowledge to large scale production in the pharmaceutical industry.

You’ll have the opportunity to design creative solutions through inspiring and sustainable design-and-build projects, as well as taking part in the Engineers Without Borders Challenge — a humanitarian-focused course offered in all RMIT engineering degrees.

To ensure you graduate job-ready, you’ll also have an opportunity to undertake a work-integrated learning (industry experience) elective.

As a graduate of the Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical Engineering) (Honours) / Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, major employment areas are to be found in:

• the chemical, petroleum, and petrochemical industries
• the food industry
• water
• environmental management and pollution control
• mineral and metallurgical industries
• plastics/polymers
• biomaterials and diagnostic agents
• pharmaceuticals and vaccines
• cosmetics
• electricity and gas utilisation
• research and development
• project design and consulting.

Graduates have gone on to work at a range of organisations including:

• Basell
• BP
• Cadbury
• Cryovac
• CSL
• CUB
• ExxonMobil
• Kraft
• Moldflow
• Rio Tinto.

Step 1: Find a course

Step 2: Check the entry requirements

Step 3: Collect required documents

Step 4: Submit your application

If you are applying for on-campus study in a coursework program (Bachelor, Associate Degree or Honours), use the online application system for international students. 

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