MEng (Hons) Chemical Engineering at University of Bradford

Train to make a difference in the chemical engineering sector. This degree course is shaped by the needs of employers in the industry. You'll focus on the key disciplines of oil, gas and petrochemical production.

Faculty: Faculty of Management, Sciences and Engineering  |  Department: School of Computing and Engineering  |  Duration: 4 years full-time; 5 years full-time with placement year  |  Study mode: full-time, placement year option, integrated  |  Intake: September (2027/28 entry)  |  Location: Bradford, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

First year (core): Design, Build and Test (Chemical), Fundamentals of Sustainability, Computer Aided Engineering, Engineering Materials, Thermofluids 1, Mathematical Methods and Applications. Second year (core): Chemistry For Engineers, Mass Transfer Operations, Reaction Engineering, Transport Processes, Engineering And Chemical Thermodynamics, Engineering Mathematics and Machine Learning. Third year (optional): Project Management And Six Sigma, Sustainable Energy. Third year (core): Process Design, Chemical Engineering Design Project, Process Dynamics and Control, Reliability and Safety Engineering. Final year (optional): Food and Pharmaceutical Process Engineering, Oil and Gas Management, Water and Wastewater Treatment, Risk Assessment and Management. Final year (core): Desalination Technology, Upstream Production and Refinery Operations, Advanced MEng Research Project, Transport Phenomena.

Career pathways

The chemical and allied industry is expected to grow more rapidly than the average for the whole of manufacturing industry. This, when coupled with the increasing appreciation of the value of chemical engineering in many areas such as the foodstuffs and pharmaceutical industry, metals extraction, medical science, and environmental protection, means your prospects as a graduate are bright. Recent graduates have gained employment at organisations including: Unilever, Lorien Engineering Solutions, SUEZ UK, Pladis Global, IMI Precision Engineering, British Sugar, KPMG, Read employer case studies, Nylacast, Solenis UK.

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