Program Overview
This four-year Chemical Engineering program equips students with the skills to transform raw materials into products using efficient, safe, and sustainable processes. Accredited by IChemE and IOM3, it covers a vast range of topics encompassing fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, biochemical engineering, and process design. Graduates are highly sought after in industries such as energy, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and food and drink.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
Chemical engineers play a crucial role in addressing challenges within our world. As the population grows, we need to create processes that convert raw materials into products in an efficient, safe, and sustainable way. You will focus on changing the chemical, biochemical, and physical state of raw materials. Chemical engineers are vital to key industries such as food and drink, pharmaceutical, medicinal, polymer, oil and gas, renewable sustainability, and energy.
Outline:
Year 1
- Fundamentals of Engineering Design
- Fluid Mechanics
- Chemistry for Engineers
- Process Engineering Principles
- Mathematical Methods for Chemical and Environmental Engineering
- Introductory Geology
- Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer
Year 2
- Chemical and Phase Equilibria
- Interfacial Chemistry
- Analytical Measurement
- Separation and Particle Technology
- Advanced Mathematical Modelling for Process Engineers
- Process Engineering Project
- Materials and Sustainable Processes
- Process Design and Control
Year 3
- Biochemical Engineering
- Industrial Process Analysis
- Reactor Design and Process Control
- Design Project
- Process Engineering Laboratories
- Process Simulation 1
- Multicomponent Separations
- Advanced Transport Phenomena
Year 4
- MEng Project
- Food Processing
- Renewable Energy from Wastes
- Process Risk Benefit and Analysis
- Energy Storage
- Advanced Rheology and Materials
- Process Synthesis and Design
- Advanced Reaction Engineering
- Multiphase Systems
- Advanced Computational Methods
Assessment:
Assessment methods include coursework, examinations, group coursework, presentations, research projects, and practical assessments.
Teaching:
Teaching methods include group study, independent study, lab sessions, lectures, and practical classes.
Careers:
Graduates are well-regarded and find career opportunities in a range of industries, including:
- Energy
- Chemical manufacturing
- Pharmaceutical
- Food and drink
- Oil and gas
- Government agencies worldwide
Other:
- The program is accredited by the IChemE (Institution of Chemical Engineers) and the IOM3 (Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining).
- Students can apply to study abroad at one of the university's partner institutions or at University of Nottingham China or University of Nottingham Malaysia.
- Students may be able to undertake an optional placement year or an optional year in industry.
- The university offers a wide range of bursaries and scholarships to support students.
