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Overview
Careers
As a chemical engineer, you could work in a diverse range of industries, such as petrochemicals, minerals processing, mining, pharmaceutical, chemical manufacturing, natural gas and environmental consulting.
Transferable skillset
You’ll gain a transferable skillset that will be highly valued in management consulting, finance, business analysis, project management and many other areas.
Our graduates are working in a diverse range of sectors such as:
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Accreditation
An internationally recognised qualification
The Master of Chemical Engineering is professionally accredited by the Institute of Chemical Engineers (IChemE®).
Supporting your next step in your career:
If you’ve completed your undergraduate studies at an Australian university, you’ll be automatically considered for a Melbourne Graduate Scholarship to support you starting the next chapter in your career. There’s no need to apply, because we’ll assess your application and you could be eligible for A$5,000.
If you’re an international student, whether you're a new or current student, you could be eligible for a merit-based scholarships of A$10,000 or more, wherever you are in the world. Learn more about undergraduate study options or graduate study options.
Rika Enriga Hobart
My university degree has been helpful in giving me a baseline knowledge of the types of unit operations available to us, finding technologies that might work, allowing me to know what to search for and what type of outcomes I might be able to expect. From my industry experience, I retain the respect for the operators and the importance of considering the workflow and logistics of the operations we design.
Graduate pathways
Once you've completed your undergraduate degree, you can go on to gain employment or begin a graduate degree and work towards a professional qualification such as law, engineering or medicine. Or you could join our graduate research community and contribute to our world-changing research.
Your graduate degree will be internationally recognised, and set you apart from those who study a traditional Australian single or double degree.
Explore the graduate pathways available once you complete your undergraduate degree here.