Engineering (Chemical) MEng

• Introduction to Chemical Engineering
• Mathematical Modelling & Analysis I
• Design & Professional Skills I
• Engineering Challenges
• Computational Modelling & Analysis
• Physical Chemistry
• Thermodynamics
• Transport Phenomena

All first-year modules are compulsory.

Year 2

• Chemical Reaction Engineering I
• Design & Professional Skills II
• Engineering Experimentation
• Mathematical Modelling & Analysis II
• Particulate Systems and Separation Processes II
• Process Design Principles
• Process Heat Transfer
• Separation Processes I

Minor I*

*Students will choose a minor stream in years two and three that allows them to gain a grounding in another engineering, or relevant discipline or an interdisciplinary topic, by offering a coherent set of three 0.5 course-unit modules allowing an introduction to a field, as well as an opportunity to cover an interdisciplinary topic to reasonable depth. Students intending to study abroad in a non-English speaking country will need to choose relevant language modules.

Year 3

• Advanced Safety & Loss Prevention
• Chemical Reaction Engineering II
• Process Dynamics and Control
• Process Plant Design Project
• Transport Phenomena II

Minor II*
Minor III*

*Students will choose a minor stream in years two and three that allows them to gain a grounding in another engineering, or relevant discipline or an interdisciplinary topic, by offering a coherent set of three 0.5 course-unit modules allowing an introduction to a field, as well as an opportunity to cover an interdisciplinary topic to reasonable depth. Students intending to study abroad in a non-English speaking country will need to choose relevant language modules

Year 4

Chemical Engineering route:

• Chemical Engineering Research Project
• Process Systems Modelling and Design

Biochemical Engineering route:

• Applied Molecular Biology
• Bioprocess Validation and Quality Control
• Cell Therapy Biology, Bioprocessing and Clinical Translation
• Design and Control of Biochemical Reactors
• Fundamental Biosciences
• Integrated Biochemical Engineering Design
• Integrated Downstream Processes
• Sustainable Industrial Bioprocesses and Biorefineries

Study Abroad route:

You will spend your final year in a selected university in Europe (France, Germany, Spain, Italy), in the USA or in Australia. If you spend your final year in a non-English speaking country, you will need to have taken language modules earlier in the programme as a minor in years two and three, unless you are already proficient in the language.

Chemical Engineering route:

You will select from a range of advanced optional modules in Chemical Engineering, other engineering disciplines, Chemistry, Management or Languages. A list is shown on the department website.

Modules may include:

• Advanced MaterialsProcesses and Nanotechnology
• Advanced Process Engineering
• Advanced Separation Processes
• Nature Inspired Chemical Engineering
• Energy Systems and Sustainability
• Electrochemical Engineering and Power Sources
• Fluid-particle Systems
• Molecular Thermodynamics

Biochemical Engineering route:

All final-year modules are compulsory.

You will be taught through a combination of lectures, interactive tutorials and computer workshops supplemented by coursework and laboratory training, and through our innovative and award-winning scenario-based learning. For problem-solving and design classes you will be using leading-edge computer software. Our programmes offer regular opportunities for students to put their learning into practice.

You will be assessed through a combination of coursework during term-time, usually contributing 20-50% of the module mark, and final examinations in the third term, except for a few modules which are assessed on the basis of project or coursework alone.