COURSE OVERVIEW
The MSc in Chemical Engineering provides an advanced and systematic understanding of the field, equipping you with the required awareness and insight to become a credible chemical engineer.Our course is founded upon a wide body of respected research, from specific areas of advanced chemical engineering to complex workplace regulations.
Your research project gives an opportunity to collaborate with expert academic staff specialised in a certain research areas, and may also involve collaboration with industry.
WHY CHEMICAL ENGINEERING AT SWANSEA?
- Top 10 in the UK for Graduate Outcomes (The Complete University Guide 2023)
- Top 10 in the UK for Course Satisfaction (The Guardian University Guide 2022)
- Top 10 in the UK for Teaching Quality (NSS 2022)
- 100% world-leading and internationally excellent environment – Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021
- Within six months of graduating, 96% of Chemical Engineering graduates are employed or in further study (16/17 DLHE)
- Top 200 in the World (Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2022)
- Top 250 in the World (QS World University Rankings 2023)
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Graduates of the MSc Chemical Engineering degree at Swansea are strongly positioned for stimulating and rewarding opportunities. Your future could lie in any of the following roles.
- Chemical engineer
- Energy engineer
- Petroleum engineer
- Product/process development scientist
- Mining engineer
- Technical plant manager
Modules
Students starting in September or January will study the same core modules as part of the programme. Dates for January intake to be confirmed.
The first year of the MSc contains compulsory and optional 10-credit modules on subjects including desalination, environmental analysis, membrane technology, polymers and principles of nanomedicine, as well as 30-credit group project.
Your second year is entirely dedicated to a dissertation project, worth 60 credits.
MSc 1 Year Full-time - September
FHEQ 7 Taught Masters / PGDip / PGCert
Students choose 120 credits from the following:
Compulsory Modules
- MSc Research Practice
- Complex Fluids and Flows
- Water and Wastewater Engineering
- Colloid and Interface Science
- MSc Design Project
* Scholarships available for international students.

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