Chemical Engineering (Honours) / Business

About the course

This combined degree builds advanced chemical engineering capability alongside broad business knowledge to expand your career options. You’ll study core chemical engineering concepts such as thermodynamics, heat and mass transfer, fluid mechanics, reaction engineering, and sustainable process design, while developing skills in accounting, finance, law, management and leadership. Strong industry connections and real-world experience support professional readiness in bachelor-level chemical engineering and business.

Career outcome

Graduates can work across process industries and business-facing engineering roles where technical and commercial decisions intersect. Career paths may include chemical, biotechnology, mineral processing or water treatment engineering, process and safety management, environmental remediation, and design of sustainable plants and systems. The business component supports progression into project leadership, operations management, consulting, entrepreneurship or corporate roles, combining bachelor-level chemical engineering expertise with business capability.

Career outcome

Upon graduating from this program, you may be employed in roles such as industrial relations officer, Metallurgical Engineer, mining engineer, chemical engineer, and etc. in companies including Shell, ExxonMobil, Sinopec, SABIC, DowDuPont, and etc.

Living Costs in Newcastle**

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Restaurant (Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant) A$ 22 - 29	Rent per Month (1 bedroom in City Centre) A$ 1,199 - 1,586	Rent per Month (1 bedroom Outside of Centre) A$ 1,079 - 1,427
Transportation (Daily) A$ 7 - 8	Utilities per Month (Electricity, Mobile & Internet) A$ 267 - 353

Average Salary**

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