Chemical Engineering

Chemical engineers turn scientific understanding into processes that deliver everyday items, from car batteries to antibiotics and foods. This three-year BEng begins with a shared general engineering year that covers design, materials science, thermodynamics, energy transfer and mathematics. Specialist chemical engineering starts in the second year. Students apply teamwork, creativity and technical skills in hands-on laboratory work and project assignments, learning to design solutions for real problems in modern facilities. Optional placements give students real working experience during their studies. Graduates enter careers that develop the technologies and processes supporting sustainable industry and economic growth. Graduates arrive in professional roles already familiar with engineering teams and their wider contexts. The three-year pace suits students who want an earlier route into the profession.