Chemical Engineering with Energy and Environment The University of Manchester

Overview

Chemical engineers take raw materials and turn them into useful products via chemical or biological reactions.

As part of the MEng Chemical Engineering with Energy and Environment course offered at The University of Manchester you'll study a range of core material incorporating the fundamentals of chemical engineering, taking specialist units focused on energy and the environment in fourth year.

The technical aspects of chemical engineering revolve around managing the behaviour of materials and chemical reactions. This means predicting and manipulating compositions, flows, temperatures and pressures of solids, liquids and gases. You will discover how to understand and describe chemical, physical and biological processes using mathematical equations, as well as learning about and getting hands-on experience of using the equipment and techniques applied in industry for large-scale manufacturing.

The third year Design Project is a key component of our courses. Working in teams students undertake an open ended project to design a complete production process. Sustainability is embedded within the design project, with examples including the sustainable production of chemicals such as propylene oxide and ethylene glycol and succinic acid production from waste.

Career opportunities

Our graduates enter a diverse range of industry sectors including food and drink, chemical, oil, gas and petrochemical, pharmaceutical, fast moving consumer goods, energy generation and waste treatment. They work in design, operations, as consultants or undertake research and development.

Others use the skills they have gained for a career in non-chemical engineering sectors such as business, finance, marketing, banking, insurance, accountancy and IT.