Undergraduate courses in chemical engineering
Chemical engineers change the world by transforming ideas into products and services in an ethical, safe, responsible and efficient way.
Department of Chemical Engineering
We offer undergraduate and postgraduate degrees that draw on our innovative research and links with industrial and commercial sectors.
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Undergraduate study
We design our chemical engineering degrees to equip you with the academic, technical and professional skills demanded by industry. Find out more about our courses and read about our students' and graduates' experiences.
Improve your employability with an engineering placement year
Put your theory into practice with a year-long, paid placement during your engineering degree. You could earn between £16,000 and £25,000.
Taking ideas from bench scale to process scale with chemical engineering projects
Our group and individual projects give you the chance to work on problems relevant to industry and develop your technical, professional and design skills.
Chemical engineering offer holder days
We run offer holder days for our undergraduate degrees on a regular basis between February and April. Find out why you should attend one.
Starting out in pharmaceuticals: Sam’s placement story
Sam Lewis is spending his placement year working as an Engineering Intern at Patheon, a contract development and manufacturing organisation.
'When deciding your course, I believe it’s best to start by looking at the world around you'
Oruese Omoru explains why he chose to study chemical engineering and how the University of Bath has set him up for the future.
Postgraduate degrees
Our master's course and research degrees give you the opportunity to take your career to the next level. Find out more about our MSc, current research studentships or look for a PhD supervisor among our academic team.
Chemical Engineering taught postgraduate courses
We offer two specialist master's courses that focus on sustainable and environmental elements of chemical engineering processes and products.
Chemical Engineering research degrees
Our international reputation for research makes Bath an ideal place to pursue a research degree, whether you want an academic career or to work in industry.
Chemical Engineering PhD projects on FindaPhD.com
Find out about the latest funded and self-funded PhD project and studentship opportunities in our Department and Doctoral Training Centres.
Navigating a complex environmental challenge: lithium mining in the Atacama Desert
Each year, MSc students across the university engage in an interdisciplinary project on the social and environmental impacts of lithium mining in Chile.
Our research
We carry out internationally-recognised research aiming to address the challenges of today’s chemical, materials, pharmaceutical, biochemical, biomedical, water and waste treatment industries.
Department of Chemical Engineering research
Our research focuses on sustainability. We improve products and processes in areas key to society including water, energy and food, health and well-being.
Health-threat ‘forever chemicals’ removed from water with 3D-printed ceramic ink
3D printing offers effective, scalable way to remove harmful chemicals
Soil power: UK startup Bactery is generating sustainable energy from the earth
University of Bath startup creates sustainable power from bacterial batteries – ‘Bacteries’ – that harvest electricity from soil
Seaweed packaging innovator Kelpi secures £4.35 million in new funding
Firm co-founded by University of Bath Bioprocess Engineer Prof Chris Chuck set to expand
New polystyrene recycling process could be world’s first to be both economical and energy-efficient
Chemical method identified to tackle hard-to-recycle packaging material, cutting landfill waste
£1 million funding for project using Bath research to develop low-emission food systems
The project will be led by Clean Food Group working in collaboration with the University of Bath's bioprocess engineering and yeast biotechnology research teams
Work with us
We work with industry on teaching, placements and research. From small local companies to large international organisations, we're dedicated to building mutually beneficial relationships with industry. Find out more about what we can offer businesses.
Recruit engineering students for professional placements
How your company can employ our multi-skilled undergraduate and postgraduate engineering students for professional placements.
How your company can work with the Faculty of Engineering & Design
From consultancy to student project work there are many ways to collaborate with us across our engineering and design departments.
Awards and accolades
Our rankings and achievements.
About us
We are a small and friendly department with around 50 academic and research staff, 600 undergraduate students and 100 postgraduate students. We nurture a collaborative teaching and research environment in which students can develop their ideas and realise their potential.
Get in touch
Contact our Department office with any general queries or our admissions team about our undergraduate courses.