Chemical engineering
Undergraduate courses starting in 2025
Chemical engineering benefits society and the environment by combining science and mathematics to develop new and sustainable technologies, processes and products.
Chemical engineers change the world by transforming ideas into products and services in an ethical, safe, responsible and efficient way. With a chemical engineering degree, you're equipping yourself to tackle some of our most important societal challenges and improve quality of life. You could have a role in providing clean water and sanitation, recovering valuable materials and energy from waste, developing and delivering food, or improving healthcare and chemical products.
Shape your degree experience
We offer BEng and MEng courses with and without a placement year. Our MEng degrees give you an in-depth study experience through advanced taught units and project work. They also fulfil the educational requirements you need to become a Chartered Engineer. By choosing to take a placement year during your degree, you’ll get to put your theory into practice and earn a wage while you work alongside professional engineers.
Courses
Chemical Engineering BEng/MEng
Chemical Engineering with Environmental Engineering MEng
What are the differences between our BEng and MEng chemical engineering courses?
Find out in our video with Dr Bernardo Castro Dominguez, Director of Undergraduate Recruitment, Access & Admissions
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