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

About the course

This double degree combines chemical engineering and pharmaceutical sciences to give you end-to-end capability across designing, developing and scaling pharmaceutical products. You’ll build strong engineering fundamentals alongside applied pharmaceutical knowledge, with an emphasis on large-scale manufacture and process design. Graduates complete a Bachelor Degree / Honours Degree focused on engineering–chemical and pharmaceutical production contexts. The programme combines engineering fundamentals, design projects, and industry-ready technical problem-solving skills.

Career outcome

Career options span pharmaceutical and chemical process industries where product development and manufacturing intersect. You may work in process and production engineering, scale-up, manufacturing operations, quality and compliance, or process optimisation within pharmaceutical, biotechnology and related manufacturing organisations. Graduates are prepared for technical roles that leverage a Bachelor Degree / Honours Degree in chemical engineering and pharmaceutical sciences. Preparing graduates for graduate engineer, project support, and technical design roles across engineering sectors.

Entry requirements

ATAR 83.55* or equivalent.

Living Costs in Sydney**

Restaurant (Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant) A$ 17 - 22	Rent per Month (1 bedroom in City Centre) A$ 2,207 - 2,918	Rent per Month (1 bedroom Outside of Centre) A$ 1,599 - 2,115
Transportation (Daily) A$ 9 - 10	Utilities per Month (Electricity, Mobile & Internet) A$ 219 - 290

Average Salary***

*Source: QS World University Subjects Rankings (2026)

**Source: numbeo.com

***Source: PayScale.com (2026)