Course summary
- Gain hands-on practical skills to support technical understanding.
- Build your knowledge of key chemical engineering topics, such as mass and energy balances, thermodynamics, process safety and reaction engineering.
- Progress your professional skills through group and project work.
- Understand the role of a chemical engineer in wider society.
This course establishes core chemical engineering knowledge through practical and project-based learning – with an emphasis on industrial challenges. The skills and experience gained will enable you to design safe, sustainable and cost-effective chemical plants and processes.
Future careers
This course prepares you for a career in
- pharmaceuticals
- oil and ga
- food manufacturing
- renewable and bio-energy
- consultancy
Previous graduates of this course have gone on to work for
- Atkins
- British Glass
- Envirogen Water Technologies
- National Grid
- Oil and Gas Corrosion
Modules
Module and assessment information for future years is displayed as currently validated and may be liable to change. When selecting electives, your choices will be subject to the core requirements of the course. As a result, selections may be limited to a choice between one of two or more specified electives in some instances.
You can take an optional placement in year 4.
Year 1
Compulsory modulesModuleCreditsAssessmentApplied Engineering Mathematics20CourseworkExam
Chemical Engineering Practice20Coursework
Practical
Chemical Process Principles20Coursework
Exam
Chemistry For Chemical Engineers20Coursework
Engineering Materials20Coursework
Practical
Introduction To Transport Phenomena20Coursework
Exam
Year 2
Compulsory modulesModuleCreditsAssessmentChemical Process & Plant Design20CourseworkChemical Process Modelling, Instrumentation & Control20Coursework
Exam
Chemical Reaction Engineering & Thermodynamics20Coursework
Exam
Professional Chemical Engineering Practice20Coursework
Practical
Transport Phenomena20Coursework
Exam
Unit Operations & Separation Processes20Coursework
Exam
Year 3
Optional modulesModuleCreditsPlacement Year-Year 4
Compulsory modulesModuleCreditsAssessmentDesign & Commissioning Group Project40CourseworkPractical
Environment & Safety20Coursework
Particle Processing & Applications20Coursework
Exam
Process Modelling, Safety & Design20Coursework
Reactor Design20Coursework
Exam
Final year
Compulsory modulesModuleCreditsAssessmentAdvanced Process Control15CourseworkExam
Advanced Process Design Optimisation15Coursework
Exam
Advanced Reaction Engineering15Coursework
Exam
Research Project60Coursework
Elective modulesModuleCreditsAssessmentChemical Environment Management15Coursework
Exam
Particle Processing And Powder Handling15Coursework
Exam
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