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What Is Chemical Engineering? Chemical Engineering and 2020 Analytical Science Undergraduate brochure Ranked 4th in the UK for Chemical Engineering and 26th in the world Chemical engineering is (QS World University ranked as the 4th highest Rankings 2019). paid graduate job (The Times Good University Chemical Guide, 2018). Engineering at Manchester Enjoy access to the largest and best-equipped pilot scale area of any UK University. There has never been a better time to undertake a career path in chemical engineering. In the 21st century, mankind faces great challenges in providing sustainable supplies of energy, in protecting our environment, supplying Manchester is the birthplace of chemical clean water and adequate food for all and in engineering. developing benign processes for the chemical Our courses have and pharmaceutical industries. industry focus and real-world relevance and are all accredited by the IChemE. Professor Christopher Hardacre Head of Department, Chemical Engineering 3 What will I learn? How does chemical The technical aspects of chemical engineering engineering relate to What is Chemical revolve around managing the behaviour of subjects studied at school? materials and chemical reactions. In physics and mathematics courses at This means predicting and manipulating school you will have learned basic heat-transfer Engineering? compositions, flows, temperatures and (eg, conduction, convection and radiation) pressures of solids, liquids and gases. You and calculations of motion and momentum. Chemical engineering is sometimes also called ‘process’ or ‘manufacturing’ will discover how to understand and describe From chemistry classes you have probably engineering and is concerned with designing processes to carry out chemical, physical and biological processes carried out process operations – such as molecular transformations at large scale, in order to provide the products using mathematical equations, as well as distillation and filtration – on a small scale, and and materials we all need. Chemical engineers take raw materials and, learning about and getting hands-on experience you may have studied the gas laws and factors through an understanding of the underlying engineering and scientific of using the equipment and techniques applied influencing chemical reaction rates. These are principles, turn them into useful products via chemical or biological in industry for large-scale manufacturing. At some of the topics that chemical engineers reactions. The main challenge chemical engineers overcome is carrying Manchester, safety and sustainability are also study in depth. out a process developed by a chemist in a laboratory at industrial scale. studied in depth. You will develop skills that will be of great use to you in your future career, Without chemical engineers, we wouldn’t have chocolate, painkillers, For more information about chemical such as teamworking, problem-solving, plastics, antibiotics, paper, ink, detergents, petrol, paint, or toothpaste. engineering, see the Institution of Chemical communication and the use of information Chemical engineers are widely employed by major manufacturing Engineers website: technology. companies and are among the highest paid of the different engineering www.whynotchemeng.com professions. Working in industry, chemical engineers manufacture essential products and generate profit for companies by adding value to raw materials in a safe and cost-effective way. Chemical engineering jobs can focus on any part of a process, for example: Designing and selecting equipment Solving process problems Designing procedures to ensure safety and minimise environmental impact Being responsible for daily plant operations Determining process economics Developing and researching new products. 4 5 BEng Chemical Engineering MEng Chemical Engineering As part of this degree you’ll study a range of with Industrial Experience core material incorporating the fundamentals In the first two years of this course you’ll gain of chemical engineering. You’ll discover how a thorough understanding of the fundamentals to understand and describe chemical, physical of chemical engineering. This will prepare you and biological processes using mathematical for a year-long industrial placement, through equations, as well as learning about and getting which you’ll gain invaluable experience of hands-on experience of using the equipment working as a Chemical Engineer, at companies and techniques applied in industry for large-scale such as AkzoNobel, AstraZeneca, BP, manufacturing. The third year design project, a JaguarLandRover, Rolls Royce, or one of many key component of all our Chemical Engineering others that regularly welcome our students degree courses, gives you the opportunity to on industrial placement. You’ll return to the work in a team to undertake an open ended University in the final year to complete the project to design a complete production process. design project and further specialist units in advanced chemical engineering. MEng Chemical Engineering Like the BEng course, our four-year MEng course MEng Chemical Engineering incorporates the fundamentals of chemical engineering and the design project. In addition, with Study in Europe you can then choose a specialist theme in the Alongside learning about the fundamentals of final year, such as sustainable development and chemical engineering, you can take a foreign industry or advanced biotechnology, through language course to prepare you for a year of which you’ll gain a deeper understanding of areas study in either France, Germany, Italy or Spain. of advanced chemical engineering. You’ll also You’ll spend the third year at a university in your carry out a research project and write a chosen country where you’ll attend lectures and dissertation. tutorials and take examinations in the local language, as well as preparing a research project report on which you’ll be assessed. The design MEng Chemical project and further specialist taught units make Engineering with Energy up the fourth and final year of this course. and Environment Sustainability is a key aspect of this course and, as well as the fundamentals of chemical engineering, you’ll take specialist units covering aspects of energy and the environment, such as distributed and renewable energy systems and the nuclear fuel cycle. Sustainability is embedded within the design project and your final year research project will investigate an energy and environment-related issue. 6 7 Course structure Year 1 Chemical Engineering MEng Chem Eng + MEng Chem Eng + MEng Chem Eng + BEng Chem Eng MEng Chem Eng 2 Energy & Environment Industrial Experience Study in Europe Design project 3 Industrial Placement MEng MEng w/E&E Study in Europe (Dissertation) BEng Theme options Energy and Environment Modelling Separation Energy Unit Options and Research Design project Dissertation Project Research Dissertation Project 4 MEng MEng MEng MEng w/E&E w/IE w/SiE IChemE accreditation E C U All our chemical engineering courses are accredited by the IChemE. After gaining G appropriate industrial experience, graduates may apply for corporate membership E Athena SWAN N D E and gain professional recognition as a Chartered Engineer (CEng), with average R R The Athena SWAN Charter recognises and celebrates C E earnings of £15,000 more per year than their non-chartered colleagues. HA R T commitment to advancing gender equality in academia. 8 9 Apply Typical How to apply www.manchester.ac.uk/study/ offer undergraduate/applications BEng/MEng Please note that the course units listed in this A-level: A*AA-AAB including Maths at Grade brochure only represent a sample of the full A and either Physics or Chemistry. We would breadth of available units for each course. normally require a pass in the Practical Units are reviewed on an annual basis and as Assessment in the newly reformed science such may vary slightly to those advertised. A-levels. For up-to-date course information, including IB: 37-35 points overall. unit detail and entry requirements in full, 7,6,6 - 6,6,5 in Higher Level subjects including visit our course finder: Maths at Higher Level 6 and either Physics www.manchester.ac.uk/undergraduate or Chemistry. For full details of our entry requirements: www.manchester.ac.uk/ugcourses Our courses UCAS code BEng 3 years H800 Chemical Engineering MEng 4 years H801 Chemical Engineering with Energy and Environment MEng 4 years H8F4 Chemical Engineering with Industrial Experience MEng 4 years H803 Chemical Engineering with Study in Europe MEng 4 years H810 10 11 Which course? Choosing your course Flexible options for Our courses provide broad coverage of changing courses principles, techniques and applications and, Undergraduate teaching is modular, with after the first year, offer considerable choice, core units shared by the different courses. enabling you to specialise in areas of particular This means that it is often possible to change interest. between courses up to the end of your first Our interdisciplinary and joint courses combine year, and (grades permitting) transfer to core material from different disciplines, the MEng or variant of your course. equipping graduates for jobs that require rich skill sets and cross traditional topic boundaries. Find out more information about our courses at: www.ceas.manchester.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/2020 Industrial experience Study abroad Competition in the graduate job market Our Chemical Engineering with Study in has risen dramatically over the last ten years, Europe course gives you the
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