Overview

The Chemical and Biochemical Engineering course from the University of Limerick fits you if you are interested in pursuing a career that can really make a practical contribution to helping people and society, e.g. The production of new drugs to fight disease, developing realistic ways for sustainable energy generation, providing efficient technologies for combating climate change?

Career opportunities:

Employability skills from this degree:

Solving problems and using analytical skills

Managing projects

Working in teams

Using leadership skills

Attention to detail

Communication and presentation skills

Ability to develop manufacturing processes for a wide variety of products

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Engineering Maths

General Chemistry

Physics for Engineers

Organic Chemistry

Process Engineering Computation Methods

Principles of Chemical Engineering Instrumentation

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-07 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-01 00:00:00

Language

English

Duolingo English Test

120

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TOEFL^® IBT

90

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PTE Academic

61

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

240 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Limerick, Ireland

Disciplines

Bio & Biomedical Engineering Chemical Engineering Biochemistry View 7 other Bachelors in Chemical Engineering in Ireland

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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120

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TOEFL^® IBT

90

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61

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants are required to hold at the time of enrolment the established Leaving Certificate (or an approved equivalent) with a minimum of six subjects which must include: Two H5 (Higher Level) grades and Four O6 (Ordinary Level) grades or four H7 (Higher Level) grades. Subjects must include Mathematics, Irish or another language, and English.

In addition, applicants must hold a minimum grade H4 in Mathematics and grade O6/H7 in one of the following: Physics, Chemistry, Physics with Chemistry, Engineering, Technology, Design & Communication Graphics/ Technical Drawing, Biology, Agricultural Science, Applied Maths, Construction Studies.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

21900 EUR / year

≈ 21900 EUR / year
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EU/EEA Nationals

4262 EUR / year

≈ 4262 EUR / year

Living costs

Limerick

Ireland

850 - 1150 EUR / month

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