ObjectivesChemical Engineering is concerned with the design and operation of processes for making a wide range of products on which everyone's standard of living depends. These include food, fuels, medicines, plastics and the basic materials for high technology industries. Once a chemical, biological or physical process has been successfully accomplished on the laboratory scale, professional engineering skills are required to translate it into industrial practice which is safe, economically viable and environmentally acceptable.
Entry requirements-GCE/VCE A Levels - ABB or equivalent -BTEC National Diploma - Overall Merit including Distinction in Mathematics -Two GCE A Levels plus two GCE AS Levels - AB+BB -Scottish Highers - AABB -Irish Leaving Cert. - AAABB -International Baccalaureate - 34 points -Core Requirements - Maths and Chemistry at GCE A Level. Applicants offering special combinations of Vocational A Levels in Engineering and Science with GCE A/AS Level Maths and Chemistry will also be considered.
Academic titleChemical Engineering BEng
Course descriptionThis is a list of modules that have been offered in the past. We expect similar modules to be offered for courses starting in 2009.
Typical First Year Modules
Module/Unit
-Applied Chemical Engineering
-Mathematics (Chemical)
-Chemical Engineering Science 1
-Chemical Engineering Science 2
-Chemical Process Principles 1
-Chemical Process Principles 2
-Chemical Thermodynamics
-Engineering Design
-Fluid Mechanics
-Organic Chemistry for Chemical Engineers
Typical Second Year Modules
Module/Unit
-Applied Chemical Engineering
-Chemical Reaction and Process Engineering
-Separation Processes
-Transport Processes
-Fuel and Energy Utilisation
-Mathematics III (Chemical)
-Particle Science and Processing
-Process Dynamics and Control
Typical Third Year Modules
Module/Unit
-Process Design Project
-Advanced Chemical Engineering
-Chemical Engineering Design
-Crystal Science and Engineering
-Engineering Management and Economics
-Environmental Protection
-Microbial Growth, Structure and Function
-Nuclear Reactor Engineering
-Oil and Gas Utilisation
-Renewable Energy