As the pharmaceutical industry expands in Australia and world-wide, your understanding of the engineering process and other scientific fields involved in drug development and production, will ensure you’re well equipped to work across a range of roles. You’ll gain a thorough understanding of the principles of chemical engineering and pharmaceutical sciences, allowing you to apply your knowledge to large scale production in the pharmaceutical industry. You’ll have the opportunity to design creative solutions through inspiring and sustainable design-and-build projects, as well as taking part in the Engineers without Borders Challenge - a humanitarian-focused course offered in all RMIT engineering degrees. To ensure you graduate job-ready, you’ll also have an opportunity to undertake a work-integrated learning (industry experience) elective. International student visa holders can only study full-time. Multiple campuses The chemical engineering parts of this double degree are delivered on the Melbourne City campus. Pharmaceutical sciences are delivered on the Bundoora campus. Career In Australia, major employment areas are to be found in: the chemical, petroleum, and petrochemical industries the food industry water environmental management and pollution control mineral and metallurgical industries plastics/polymers biomaterials and diagnostic agents pharmaceuticals and vaccines cosmetics electricity and gas utilisation research and development project design and consulting Graduates have gone on to work at a range of organizations including: Basell BP Cadbury Cryovac CSL CUB ExxonMobil Kraft Moldflow Rio Tinto Further study When you successfully complete this program, you may be eligible for entry into an RMIT postgraduate program or RMIT Masters by Research or Doctoral (PhD) program.