MEng Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology at University of Cambridge

Programme overview

The Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology course at Cambridge looks at the challenge of how processes can make products in a sustainable way. Chemical Engineers make chemical products from raw materials. Biotechnologists use living systems and organisms to make products.

Faculty: School of Technology | Department: Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology | Duration: BA (Hons) 3 years full-time, or MEng 4 years full-time | Study mode: full-time (integrated: optional fourth year after the BA) | Intake: October 2027 | Location: Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 (Part IA): You will study: Chemistry from Part IA of Natural Sciences, Mathematics from Part IA of Natural Sciences. Year 2 (Part IB): In the second year, you will study: supporting topics like engineering mathematics, data analysis, and safety principles, You will also take:. Year 3 (Part II): In the first term, you will study further applications. These include: advanced biotechnology, equilibrium thermodynamics, reaction engineering, separation technology.

Career pathways

There are many well-paid career opportunities within chemical engineering and biotechnology. Some of our graduates go on to postgraduate study before entering employment. Graduates may go on to work as: engineers in the process industries, research scientists, technical managers, The skills you learn on the course will also prepare you for careers outside of the subject.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Minimum offer: A level A*A*A; IB: 41-42 points, with 776 at Higher Level. Required subjects (A level/IB Higher Level or equivalent): Mathematics; Chemistry; a third science/mathematics subject (Biology, Physics or Further Mathematics). Admission assessment: All applicants for Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology are required to take the Engineering and Science Admissions Test (ESAT) at an authorised assessment centre. You must register in advance for this test. Submitted work: You won't usually be asked to submit examples of written work.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). Home fee status; subject to inflationary increases in later years. Source

International applicants: GBP 46,872 a year (2027/28). Overseas fee status University tuition fee, fixed for the course; a separate College fee (varies by College) is payable in addition. Source

Intake: October 2027

Duration: BA (Hons) 3 years full-time, or MEng 4 years full-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/applying

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