Note that the entry codes for these subjects when taken for the GradDipPPT are CHE9160 to CHE9168. The Department of Chemical Engineering offers a Master of Engineering Science degree by coursework and minor thesis in the area of pulp and paper technology. The course is applicable to people currently employed in the pulp and paper industry and to new graduates and others wishing to enter the industry. It is designed to provide students with a scientific and technical understanding of paper properties, pulping, papermaking and associated operations. Students will be brought into close contact with the industry through the contribution made to the course by lecturers from pulp and paper companies, mill and plant visits, minor thesis projects and attendance at the annual Appita conference.
Many past graduates are now in senior positions in mills and with supplier companies.
Past students have been drawn from a number of disciplines including chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, chemistry, forestry and mathematics. Students from Bangladesh, India, Indonesia and Thailand have completed the course. An applicant should normally have qualified for the Bachelor of Engineering degree with honours. In certain circumstances, applicants may be admitted if they hold the pass degree of Bachelor of Engineering or some other appropriate degree from this or another university together with honours equivalent work experience. The design project work module will require each student to successfully participate in and complete seven design project sessions, each of one to two days duration.