Chemical Engineering University of Huddersfield

Overview

Accredited by the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE), this Chemical Engineering course at University of Huddersfield builds on the foundations of our BEng programme, giving you a deeper understanding of process design, systems thinking, chemistry, mathematics, and safety. It also sets you on the path towards achieving Chartered Chemical Engineer status.

You’ll learn from leading academics and gain hands-on experience using industry-standard equipment in our specialist labs, including pilot-scale rigs. After your first two years, you’ll have the option to take a supervised work placement in the UK or overseas — a great opportunity to apply your learning, explore career options, and grow your professional network.

Your Career

The chemical industry is an important industrial sector employing many chemical and process engineers, and chemical engineers are unique in being able to design chemical processes. But chemical engineers can do much more, and chemical engineering graduates find employment in many other sectors that value the numerate and joined-up thinking that characterises the chemical engineer and gives them their power. As a graduate of this course, you may consider a career in a wide range of areas, including chemical manufacturing, environmental consultancy, nuclear engineering, scale-up and plant design, process plant trouble shooting, oil and gas, water, food and energy, research and development, patent law and teaching.

Previous graduates from our courses in the subject area of Chemical Engineering have gone on to work in roles such as Process Engineer at Spirit Energy, Process Operator at Dow, Process Engineer at Sterling Pharma Solutions, Safety Engineer at BAE Systems, Drilling Fluids Engineer at Halliburton, Process Safety Engineer at Flogas, Radiological Safety Assessor at National Nuclear Laboratory and Supply Chain Manager at Procter & Gamble.