Overview
Think you know about chemical engineering? Join our course here at Aston to learn how chemical engineers shape the world and get ready for a career in this exciting industry.
Course outline and modules
Chemical engineers change the world. From oil and gas to electronics and chemicals you’ll be using things designed and made by chemical engineers every day. Traditionally, chemical engineering has been about fuel, but now it’s much more than that. There are still many chemical engineers working in power production, however many graduates now go into the sustainable and ecological areas of the industry. During this course you’ll be trained to ensure the safe and profitable production of the chemicals and materials required to create products such as clothing, food, medicine, transport and home entertainment systems.
What you’ll learn
This course is designed to develop your engineering skills, in the context of a firm grounding in chemistry. To ensure this, you will share your first year with chemists, giving you a good grounding in the subject before gaining a deeper insight into the industrial processes.
In later years you will specialise at a more advanced level in the core engineering topics as well as studying business, management and sustainability, designed to further develop your problem-solving skills. There will also be a focus on computer modelling skills with a strong emphasis on process simulation.
You have the option to spend a year on placement in industry in your third year. Many students take advantage of this option and find the experience extremely beneficial both for their development as an engineer and their final year performance.
Modules
Core Modules:
• Mathematics for Chemical Engineers
• Sustainability, Design and Build
• Process and Product Design
• Introduction to Transfer Processes
• Introduction to Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
• Physical Chemistry for Engineers
• Chemistry for Engineers
• Professional Skills for Engineers
Accreditation
All our chemical engineering courses are accredited by the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE), which puts you on the path to acquiring Chartered Chemical Engineer status. This course fully meets the academic requirements for Incorporated Engineer and partially meets the requirements for Chartered Chemical Engineer status.
International students
Aston University is a diverse, close community and welcomes international students on many of our undergraduate programmes. Students from over 120 countries choose to study with us every year and Aston is not only a great place to study, based in the centre of Birmingham, it’s also a great place to live. Aston’s professional work placements can improve your chance of securing a graduate job. Placements give you experience, confidence and opportunities and as an Aston student, you’ll be better prepared for your future career. One of the great things about Aston is our focus on employability and our close links with businesses, industries and professions make this possible.
Choosing to start your Aston journey with one of our foundation programmes will help you develop specialist knowledge to ensure that you are fully prepared to study your chosen undergraduate course. During your foundation year, you’ll have excellent support from academics and group projects will give you the chance to meet new people, make new friends and build a network of peers who will share your university journey. We also have a Learning Development Centre that can provide additional support and offer pre-sessional English language programmes.
Learning, teaching and assessment
Our teaching is varied, including conventional lectures and tutorials, project team and individual work, plant visits, lab work and specialist supervision from consultants working in industry.
Your practical work will include exciting projects. Study here and you’ll be at the heart of a creative and career-focused culture, learning invaluable skills so you’re ready to start your life-changing career.
Assessment is by a combination of exams, project, lab and coursework. Your final degree classification is determined by your performance in all years after the first year.
Career prospects
In addition to the traditional oil and chemical-based industries, you will be well equipped to go into a wide range of careers including food production, pollution control, environmental protection, energy and resource conservation, waste recovery and recycling, medical science, health and safety, research, management and consultancy.
Our graduates have a strong record of finding suitable positions, reflecting the fact that the UK is a major contributor to the global chemical industry. Some of the companies our graduates have gone on to join include: Procter and Gamble, Stone and Webster, BP, ExxonMobil, Kodak, PriceWaterhouseCooper, Unilever, AMEC, British Energy, Kappa, Mowlem, BT, Corus and Pfizer.
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