化学工程学科主要涉及材料和化学物质如何相互作用的知识的应用，或者可以作为加工，生产或精炼过程的一部分以某种方式转换为更有用的形式。化学工程师的工作范围很广，从矿物加工，采矿，石油和天然气到与服装，食品，包装，化肥，制药以及许多其他制造和生物过程相关的行业。与学校的所有工程计划一样，化学工程计划侧重于与专业工程实践相关的知识和技能的开发，并具有扎实的理论基础，包括解决实际问题，团队合作和项目开发的强大要素。结果，毕业生将获得强大的分析能力，并能够领导复杂的项目，并具有多种技术和可转让的技能能力。
The chemical engineering discipline is principally concerned with the application of knowledge of how materials and chemicals interact, or can be converted in some way to a more useful form, as part of a processing, production or refining process. Chemical engineers work in a wide range of domains from mineral processing, mining, and oil and gas through to industries associated with clothing, food, packaging, fertilisers, pharmaceuticals and many other manufacturing and biological processes. As with all of the Schools engineering programs, the Chemical Engineering program focuses on the development of knowledge and skills relevant to professional engineering practice and along with a sound theoretical base, includes strong elements of practical problem solving, team work and project development. As a result, graduates will gain strong analytical skills, and have the ability to lead complex projects as well as having multiple technical and transferable skill competencies.