Program Overview

Chemical Engineering including an Industrial Year BEng

Overview

Launch your career as a highly sought-after chemical engineer with our BEng Chemical Engineering programme including an industrial placement year. After all, chemical engineers have a crucial role to play in addressing the world’s challenges – and are integral in key industries such as food and drink, pharmaceuticals, oil and gas, and renewable energy.

Why Choose This Course?

• Top 10 for Chemical Engineering in all three UK university guides (5th in The Guardian University Guide 2024,6th in The Times Good University Guide 2024 and8th in The Complete University Guide 2024)
• Expert teaching - Learn from research, industrial and teaching experts
• Year in industry - Get paid experience with opportunities for a year out in industry
• Accredited by the IChemE (Institution of Chemical Engineers)
• Accredited by the IOM3 (Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining)

Course Details

Qualification

• BEng Hons

Entry Requirements

• AAA
• Required subjects: A in Maths and A in either chemistry or physics.
• GCSE English grade 4 (C).
• Excluded subjects: General studies, critical studies, citizenship studies, global perspectives and research, thinking skills.

UCAS Code

• H81B

Duration

• 4 years full-time

Fees

• £9,535*

Course Overview

Chemical engineers have a crucial role in addressing challenges within our world. As the population grows, we need to create processes that convert raw materials into products in an efficient, safe and sustainable way.

You will focus on changing the chemical, biochemical and physical state of raw materials. Chemical engineers are vital to key industries such as food and drink, pharmaceutical, medicinal, polymer, oil and gas, renewable sustainability, and energy.

As well as chemical engineering, you will focus on process design. This will include process and plant design, starting from year one of your programme.

Throughout the duration of your degree, you will learn the fundamental skills needed to enter the engineering profession. You will also develop transferable skills:

• Project management
• Business management
• Finance
• Analytics
• Teamwork

Indicative Modules

Year One

• Fundamentals of Engineering Design
• Fluid Mechanics
• Chemistry for Engineers
• Process Engineering Principles
• Mathematical Methods for Chemical and Environmental Engineering
• Introductory Geology
• Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer

Year Two

• Chemical and Phase Equilibria
• Interfacial Chemistry
• Analytical Measurement
• Separation and Particle Technology
• Advanced Mathematical Modelling for Process Engineers
• Process Engineering Project
• Materials and Sustainable Processes
• Process Design and Control

Year Three

• Year in industry

Year Four

• Biochemical Engineering
• Industrial Process Analysis
• Reactor Design and Process Control
• Design Project
• Process Engineering Laboratories
• Process Simulation
• Multicomponent Separations
• Advanced Transport Phenomena

Teaching and Learning

How You Will Learn

• Lectures
• Seminars
• Design workshops
• Laboratory practicals
• One-to-one tutorials
• Group study
• Independent study

How You Will Be Assessed

• Coursework
• Examinations
• Group coursework
• Presentation
• Research project
• Practical assessment

Careers

Careers Overview

During this course you will develop your knowledge of science and engineering, together with a wide range of transferable skills including IT, communication, analysis, problem solving, team working and management.

Our graduates are well-regarded and find career opportunities in a range of industries, including:

• Energy
• Chemical manufacturing
• Pharmaceutical
• Food and drink
• Oil and gas
• Government agencies worldwide

Job Prospects

• Average starting salary and career progression: 88.7% of undergraduates from the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering secured graduate level employment or further study within 15 months of graduation. The average annual starting salary for these graduates was £30,412.