The five-year double degree combines the best of the current single degrees in chemical engineering and applied biology and biotechnology, offered by the departments of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering and Biotechnology and Environmental Biology.
Biotechnology is one the world s fastest growing and exciting scientific disciplines.
It has a major impact on our world and the way we live. Biotech scientists work with the building blocks of life to help fight human, animal and plant diseases and create innovative solutions to the problems they face. Graduates of this new double degree will apply chemical engineering skills with the knowledge of biotechnology to make these innovative new products economically on a large scale. Jobs in Victoria s Biotech industry are highly paid and offer unique opportunities for the future. Graduates of the new double degree will be ideally placed to enter this dynamic new industry.