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MEng (Hons) Chemical Engineering

University of the West of Scotland, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

Professionally accredited, and with paid placement opportunities, the MEng (Hons) / BEng (Hons) Chemical Engineering offers excellent job prospects and the potential to help create a sustainable planet. This course combines academic study, hands-on experience, and group projects to ensure you develop the essential practical and communication abilities required by employers in the chemical engineering and processing industries. Chemical engineering is at the forefront of the quest to produce clean energy and satisfy human needs across a number of areas in an environmentally friendly and sustainable way. These areas include pharmaceuticals, health, food, drink, oil, gas, petrochemicals, agriculture, fine chemicals, and materials. Chemical engineers are involved in the design, operation, and management of plants and processes resulting in products that influence our wellbeing and quality of life. The MEng/BEng Chemical Engineering prepares you for a long and rewarding career in the chemical and processing industries.

General Eligibility

Our Minimum Entry Requirements are applicable to those applicants who have not had an equal opportunity to demonstrate their academic ability at school or college and are known as ‘widening access’ applicants. We also sometimes refer to this type of applicant as receiving a ‘contextual’ offer. We may be able to provide you with a contextual offer if you fall into one of the categories below:

  • You have been in care (care-experienced/care-leaver)

  • You are a young carer

  • government-recognizedecognised asylum or refugee status

  • You are estranged from your family or guardians

  • You live in a SIMD decile 1-4 (SIMD20/40)* Scottish postcode area

Part Time Work Details

20 hours per week.

What You'll Study

1 Year 1

Studies include engineering fundamentals, mathematics, and chemistry.

2 Year 2

Studies focus on core chemical engineering topics in addition to mathematics and chemistry.

3 Year 3

Core chemical engineering subjects including process design, transport processes, engineering thermodynamics, separation processes, process safety, and process control are covered.

4 Year 4

The study includes core and advanced topics in separation processes, chemical reactor design, thermal systems design and integration, process safety, process control, and some economic aspects of the process industry. You will also undertake a chemical engineering design study.

Language Requirement

  • IELTS5.5
  • TOEFL59
  • PTE50
  • Duolingo69

IELTS 6.0 with no skill below 5.5

Additional Information

6 years full-time (sandwich)

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