Program Overview

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Facilities

We’re one of the only universities in the world that enables you to experience the complete chemical manufacturing process, rather than just pilot-scale individual operations such as distillation.

In Year 3, you’ll carry out a realistic exercise in operating

our pilot scale processing plant

, taking responsibility for factors such as safety, profitability and environmental impact.

In addition, in Year 1 and 2 you’ll complete laboratory experiments, including investigating the performance of a centrifugal pump, a heat exchanger and multiple stirred-tank chemical reactors. You also receive 24-hour access to our computer rooms.

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Personal and professional skills

We recognise chemical engineers need a wide range of skills in addition to technical proficiency to perform to the highest level. We also recognise experience is the main driving force in developing these skills.

Chemical engineers often work in teams to solve problems, they adopt leadership roles and are required to be effective communicators. Our personal and professional skills programme is designed to give you a head start in developing in these areas.

Employers see the personal development skills our courses provide as giving you ‘something extra’ in addition to your technical competence.

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Prizes

Alongside general university scholarships and bursaries, our extensive contacts in industry have resulted in prizes being awarded to undergraduates by Atkins, Halliburton KBR, Air Products, UOP, IChemE and the Worshipful Company of Engineers.

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Professional recognition

BEng (Hons) - Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE)

Accredited by the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer and partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer.

MEng - Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE)

Accredited by the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) for the purpose of fully meeting the educational requirement for Chartered Chemical Engineer.

BEng (Hons) - Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE)

Accredited by the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer and partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer.

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Careers and graduate prospects

We offer

careers information, advice and guidance

to all students whilst studying with us, which is extended to our alumni for three years after leaving the University.

On average, chemical engineers earn more than any other engineering discipline, and graduates are consistently paid more than chemists and other scientists. The high salaries reflect the level of responsibility and importance that chemical engineering graduates quickly attain.

Demand for graduates in the oil and gas and petrochemicals sectors is expected to remain strong. New developments in these sectors include:

Adaption of refineries to use more of the barrel as petrochemical feedstock

Decommissioning of exhausted offshore facilities

Liquefied natural gas projects

Carbon capture and storage schemes

New feedstocks for petrochemical plants.

We’ve worked closely with industrial organisations to design our courses around their needs, ensuring our graduates are highly attractive to employers when they leave. You’ll also be taught the latest technically literate approaches to future chemical production.

Recent graduates have entered employment in roles such as:

Associate Process Engineer, Fluor Corporation

Chemical Engineer, Saudi Aramco

Utilities Shift Supervisor, Qatar Petroleum.