Program Overview

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Chemical Engineering (with Foundation Year) BEng (Hons)

Overview

The modern world needs competent engineers who can design and operate industrial processes in a green and sustainable way. Our chemical engineering degree provides cutting-edge and sought-after knowledge and expertise within sustainable chemical and process engineering.

Course Details

Foundation Year Core Modules

• Engineering Design and Modelling
• Foundation Engineering Principles
• Foundation Mathematics
• Professional Practice in Engineering

Year 1 Core Modules

• Engineering Mathematics
• Heat Transfer and Fluid Mechanics
• Mass and Energy Balances
• Practical Skills for Chemical Engineers
• Science for Chemical Engineers
• Thermodynamics for Chemical Engineers

Year 2 Core Modules

• Applied Mathematical Methods
• Chemical Process Design
• Control and Simulation
• Practical and Professional Skills
• Process Operations
• Reactors and Bioreactors

Optional Work Placement Year

• Work placement

Final-Year Core Modules

• Advanced Process Operations
• Chemical Engineering in Industry
• Chemical Engineering Project
• Environment and Sustainable Processing
• Reactors and Catalysis

How You Learn

You learn through lectures, seminars, and hands-on lab sessions. You are also expected to undertake self-guided study time to review lecture notes, prepare coursework assignments, work on projects, and revise for assessments.

How You Are Assessed

You are assessed through coursework assignments, project reports, lab reports, presentations, and formal exams.

Entry Requirements

• Any combination of recognised Level 3 qualifications
• GCSE maths at grade 4+ or an equivalent

Employability

Our graduates are working across sectors including pharmaceutical, energy, recycling, battery production, pulp and paper, cement, fertilisers, chemical, food production, biochemical production/biotechnology, and consultancy companies.

Professional Accreditation

This degree is accredited by the Institution of Chemical Engineers, under licence from the Engineering Council. It fully satisfies the requirements for Incorporated Engineer (IEng) status and partially satisfies the requirements for Chartered Engineer (CEng) status.

Other Course Routes

• Integrated masters: MEng (Hons) Chemical Engineering
• Work placement: Study this course with an optional work placement year, at no extra cost.

Fees

• UK applicants: £9,535 a year
• International applicants: £17,000 a year

Duration

• 4 years (5 with work placement)

UCAS Code

• H814 BEng/CEFY

Start Date

• September

Semester Dates

• Available on the university website

Typical Offer

• 48-64 points

Overview of Entry Requirements

• Available on the university website

Apply Online

• Available on the university website

Facilities

• Pilot laboratory
• Unit process and operation laboratory
• Wet laboratory
• Hydrogen laboratory
• Greenhouse gas separations laboratory
• Process design, modelling and simulation laboratory
• Biochar and water treatment laboratory

International Travel Opportunities

You have the opportunity to travel internationally through student mobility visits, or you could spend a semester studying abroad with one of our partners in countries such as China, the Czech Republic, Spain, and Malaysia.

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