Program Overview

BEng (Honours) Chemical Engineering with Foundation Year

Course summary

This course focuses on sustainability, design, and employability, with an emphasis on solving industrial challenges. Students work on applied, industry-led projects from year one, including hydrogen production and carbon capture technology. The course is accredited by the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE).

How you learn

• Practical laboratory sessions
• Diverse lectures emphasizing peer collaboration
• Tutorials to practice and apply knowledge ahead of assessments
• Hands-on lab experience, including computational modeling and simulation
• Q&A and discussions to encourage self-reflection and understanding
• Support sessions for feedback and preparation for assessments
• Teamwork activities for collaboration in an innovative environment
• Project-based learning to apply knowledge, creativity, design, critical analysis, and professional skills to real-world projects

Modules

Year 1

• Engineering And Mathematics In Practice (20 credits)
  • Practical experiments and application of mathematical knowledge
  • Development of experimental and transferable skills
• Foundation Mathematics, Mechanics And Electronics 1 (40 credits)
  • Core topics in science, physics, and mathematics
  • Development of awareness of mathematics contexts and application
• Foundation Mathematics, Mechanics And Electronics 2 (40 credits)
  • Consolidation of previous learning, developing essential skills in science, physics, and mathematics
  • Mathematical, electrical, and mechanical areas of the subject with a structured approach to problem-solving
• Fundamentals Of Materials And Manufacturing (20 credits)
  • Physical and chemical principles underpinning materials science
  • Introduction to different manufacturing techniques, associated equipment, and tooling

Year 2

• Chemical Engineering Fundamentals (40 credits)
  • Basic knowledge and fundamental principles of material, energy, and momentum balancing for non-reacting and reacting steady-state systems
  • Overview of major equipment used in chemical processing plants
• Chemical Engineering Mathematics (20 credits)
  • Enhancement of essential mathematical skills to support application and understanding of key engineering principles
  • Development of skills and confidence using mathematical technology
• Chemistry, Materials And Employability For Chemical Engineers (20 credits)
  • Core areas of chemistry and material engineering related to chemical engineering
  • Application of knowledge to understand key principles required for design
  • Introduction to employability skills and labor market knowledge
• Practical Chemical Engineering (40 credits)
  • Understanding of what a professional chemical engineer does in industry
  • Development of understanding of different industry sectors chemical engineers operate in, focusing on process safety and sustainability

Year 3

• Chemical Engineering Principles (40 credits)
  • Mechanisms of mass, energy, and momentum transfer in steady and unsteady states
  • Implication of principles into the design and scale-up of unit operations and separation process operations
• Chemical Reaction Engineering & Thermodynamics (20 credits)
  • Fundamental aspects of chemical reaction engineering and thermodynamics
  • Scientific and engineering foundation to review, design, and analyze chemical reactors and separation units
• Process Modelling And Control (20 credits)
  • Development of understanding of process modeling, simulation, and control techniques
  • Experience using and applying commercial software
• Sustainable Chemical Engineering (40 credits)
  • Experience working on a sustainable chemical engineering project
  • Understanding of professional and ethical conduct
  • Importance of process safety and methods used by chemical engineers to identify, assess, and mitigate against hazards

Year 4

• Individual Design Project (40 credits)
  • Comprehensive design of chemical engineering units
  • Development of individual technical and professional skills to plan, execute, and evaluate design work
• Particle Processing And Applications (20 credits)
  • Fundamental principles of particle formation, processing, characterization techniques, and equipment design
  • Application of knowledge for a variety of applications
• Reactor Design (20 credits)
  • Fundamentals of chemical reaction engineering and reactor design
  • Systematic and detailed approach for designing and optimizing reactors for sustainable chemical processes
• Sustainable Design Project (40 credits)
  • Application and development of individual and collective technical knowledge and professional skills to produce a comprehensive design of a sustainable chemical process plant

Equipment and facilities

• Dedicated chemical engineering lab
• Interactive equipment, including distillation columns, absorption and desorption columns, mass transfer in liquid and gaseous systems, fluid transport equipment, and fluidized bed
• Industry-standard software, such as Ansys Workbench, Aspen Plus & Aspen HYSYS

Entry requirements

• UCAS points: 80
• GCSE: English Language at grade C or 4, Maths at grade C or 4, Science at grade C or 4
• Access: an Access to HE Diploma with at least 45 credits at level 3 and 15 credits at level 2

Fees and funding

• Home students: £9,535 per year (capped at a maximum of 20% of this during the placement year)
• International students: £18,000 per year (capped at a maximum of 20% of this during the placement year)