The School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering conducts teaching and research in the areas of Chemical Engineering, Industrial Chemistry and Food Science.

The main undergraduate programs taught are:

3040 Chemical Engineering (plans in Chemical Engineering and in Food Engineering)
3060 Food Science and Technology (plans in Food Science and Technology, and in Food Science and Nutrition
3100 Industrial Chemistry

The main postgraduate coursework programs taught are:

8033 and 8034 Food Science and Technology
8358 and 8359 Master of Engineering Science
(plans in Chemical Process Engineering and in Food Process Engineering)

This Learning and Teaching Plan lists specific goals for the School, informed by the Engineering Faculty Learning and Teaching Plan.

Developing and continuously improving our programs

• Following the approaches outlined in the Faculty Plan, the School aims to
  •Improve first year flexibility by offering CEIC1001 Engineering Chemistry in mixed mode over summer session.
  •Further improve the first year for undergraduate students by reviewing and improving the first year courses offered within the School.
  •Improve the flexibility of our postgraduate coursework programs by offering selected postgraduate courses in distance mode.
  •Review our professional elective offerings with a view to developing opportunities for structured, coherent themes for specialisation within our programs.

Supporting and enriching the student learning experience

• Following the approaches outlined in the Faculty Plan, the School aims to
  •Continue to support the Taste of Research scholarships
  •Implement a peer mentoring scheme for undergraduate students

Introducing new learning spaces and environments

• Following the approaches outlined in the Faculty Plan, the School aims to
  •Review and update the Chemical Engineering and Food Science Pilot Plants.
  •Develop flexible learning spaces within the School that can be used for team project work.
  •Expand the range of web-based learning technologies and actively develop our expertise in their use for engineering education by offering selected courses in mixed or distance mode.

Expanding formal and informal staff development in learning and teaching

• Following the approaches outlined in the Faculty Plan, the School aims to
  •Continue to offer recognition for professional development in teaching in the School workload allocation.
  •Increase staff interest in teaching by presenting a short (5 minute presentation) teaching improvement case study at staff meetings.

Organising research activity in practice-based engineering education

• Following the approaches outlined in the Faculty Plan, the School aims to
  •Identify opportunities for educational research through the School’s Teaching Reference Group and to encourage the participation of staff in pursuing such opportunities.
  •Identify and pursue funding opportunities for educational research within and across Schools.