400-level

ENCH494
Process Engineering Design 3
Description
A group project, where students have the opportunity to go through all the steps of designing a process plant including feedstock and process selections, mass and energy balances, control strategy, project economics, process safety, environmental impact, and community engagement.
Occurrences
Semester Two 2026
Points
30 points
Prerequisites
a pass in all compulsory Second Professional Year courses, ENCH496 and ENCH497

ENCH495
Research Project
Description
An independent research project introducing students to planning a research project, literature searching, design of equipment, development of project plan/timeline, laboratory work and/or computer simulations as well as presentation and research report writing.
Occurrences
Summer Nov 2025
Whole Year 2026
Points
30 points
Prerequisites
a pass in all compulsory Second Professional Year courses

ENCH496
Advanced Separations
Description
This course develops further the study of separation methods introduced in ENCH396. It aims to provide understanding of, and the ability to analyse, a wider range of process separation units.
Occurrences
Semester One 2026
Points
15 points
Prerequisites

ENCH497
Process Management
Description
Engineering economics and finance, project management, design and investment decisions, ethics, and safety in the process industry.
Occurrences
Semester One 2026
Points
15 points