The Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) is a four-year program that will prepare you for a career as an engineer. Depending on your choice of major, you might work anywhere from infrastructure and hospitals to energy and software. Choose one major, dual major or extended major from 18 different options. UQ is home to the largest number of engineering disciplines in Australia. Undertake a flexible first year, where you can mix and match introductory courses from across the majors to see what you like best. If you prefer, you can also enrol directly in your chosen major from day one. Graduate with a respected honours qualification, with advanced knowledge and skills that will set you apart in a competitive job market, prove your leadership material, and provide a pathway to future research or learning. Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering (Dual Major) The dual major in Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering provides an excellent broad education in chemical engineering and specialist skills in metallurgy courses. Metallurgical engineers play a key role in ensuring a sustainable society. Almost everything in the material world including our major energy sources is derived from minerals, or recycled metals and materials. Metallurgical engineers develop, design and carry out sustainable processes that transform raw materials into useful, high-value mineral and metal products. As a metallurgical engineer, you'll also design metal parts, solve problems and work on major, high-tech projects with prospects for international travel. Metallurgical engineers often work closely with mining engineers. Career outcomes As a Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering graduate, you'll have all the employment opportunities of a chemical engineer, as well as further possibilities as a metallurgical engineer. Chemical engineers work in a wide range of industries, government departments and private consultancies. They work in areas including: Environmental protection, management and safety Natural resource utilisation and the energy sector Chemical, petroleum and petrochemical industries Biochemical, biomedical and pharmaceutical industries Computer-aided process and control engineering Advanced materials design and manufacture Minerals processing and related industries Food processing and biotechnology Product design and development Metallurgical engineers are usually employed in production operations, engineering design, consultancies, laboratories, marketing, finance and commerce, and in research and development.