MEng Chemical Engineering
Entry requirements
A level: AAA including mathematics and chemistry, with a pass in the Practical exam (where it is separately endorsed) IB: Pass, with 36 points overall with 18 points at Higher Level, including 6 at Higher Level in chemistry and 6 at Higher Level in mathematics (Analysis and Approaches) or 7 at Higher Level in mathematics (Applications and Interpretation)
About this course
Master of Engineering in Chemical Engineering, a chemical engineering degree centred on using chemicals and materials to design sustainable processes and giving them practical applications in the real world. Core topics include Programming, Data Analysis, Mathematical Modelling, Research Methods, and Engineering Design. The 4-year degree includes a group design project, a chemical engineering advanced research project, and meets the educational requirements for chartered engineer status upon accreditation. The first year covers the foundations through An Introduction to Engineering Design, Chemical Principles, and Data Science and Computing for Engineers. The second year develops core theory with Heat and Mass Transfer, Process Control and Safety, and Reaction Engineering. The third year introduces advanced technical studies alongside compulsory modules such as Chemical Engineering Group Design Project and Management of Safety in Chemical Plants, while offering optional modules in areas such as sustainable energy, pharmaceutical applications, and water engineering. The final year focuses on advanced research and commercialisation through modules including Chemical Engineering Advanced Research Project, Designing for Scale: Commercialising Chemistry, and Process Integration and Intensification, with further options spanning bioenergy, food technology, electrochemistry, process optimisation, and waste management.
Modules
- An Introduction to Engineering Design
- Chemical Principles
- Data Science and Computing for Engineers
- Mathematics for Engineering and the Environment
- Mechanics, Structures and Materials
- Principles of Chemical Engineering
- ThermoFluids
- Unit Operations 1 -Particle Technology
- Chemical Reactions
- Heat and Mass Transfer
- Mathematics for Engineering and the Environment Part II
- Practical Operations and Numerical Analysis
- Process Control and Safety
- Reaction Engineering
- Unit Operations 2 - Fluid Technology
- Advanced Reaction Engineering (Bio Reactors and Catalysis)
- Chemical Engineering Group Design Project
- Chemical Engineering Part 3 Labs
- Management of Safety in Chemical Plants
- Professional Aspects of Chemical Engineering
- Unit Operations 3 - Separation Processes
- Chemical Engineering for Sustainable Energy
- Chemical Engineering for the Pharmaceutical Sector
- Urban Water and Wastewater Engineering
- Chemical Engineering Advanced Research Project
- Designing for Scale: Commercialising Chemistry
- Process Integration and Intensification
- Bioenergy
- Chemical Engineering for the Pharmaceutical Sector
- Chemical Engineering in Food Technology
- Principles, Techniques and Energy Applications of Electrochemistry
- Process Optimisation and Control
- Waste Resource Management