Chemical and Petroleum Engineering MEng - 2026/7

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Students may be initially registered on the BEng programme and transfer to the MEng programme provided their academic performance in FHEQ level 5 is at the appropriate standard.

Students can transfer to MEng programme from the BEng programme at any time up to entry of FHEQ Level 6 provided they meet the MEng requirements. To remain on the MEng Programme or to transfer in from the BEng programme, a student, in addition to the normal progression requirements, is required to achieve an aggregate mark of at least 50% at the end of FHEQ Level 5. Students should have attained a weighted aggregate mark based on their FHEQ Level 4 and 5 performances of at least 50% prior to entering FHEQ Level 6. Students dropping below an aggregate mark of 50% in FHEQ level 6, but otherwise satisfying the normal progression requirements, will be required to transfer to the corresponding BEng programme. All completed MEng assessments will be transferred to the equivalent BEng programme and will then be assessed according to the BEng assessment procedure. This will require them to complete a BEng Individual Project at level FHEQ 6 before they can be eligible for the BEng award.


The School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering is committed to developing graduates with strengths in Employability, Digital Capabilities, Global and Cultural Capabilities, Sustainability, and Resourcefulness and Resilience. This programme is designed to allow students to develop knowledge, skills, and capabilities in the following areas:

Employability:
This programme will produce graduates of Chemical and Petroleum engineering of high employability. Graduates will be able to apply advanced chemical engineering skills from mathematical modelling of whole systems through the detailed analysis of unit operations to practical process operation specific to chemical and petroleum processes. In addition, graduates will have hands on experience in operating a small pilot plant and equipped with the knowledge and confidence to be able to contribute to the needs of the wider chemical industry in the context of current economic, social and environmental pressures. Graduates will develop transferrable skills such as time management, organisation, problem solving, teamwork, report writing, presentation and communication that are well sort after by employers of all disciplines. Graduates in their final year will be taking modules with very open-ended engineering and research problems that will elevate their critical thinking and problem solving skills in a multidisciplinary environment..

Digital Capabilities:
Graduates will have advanced skills, knowledge, and attitudes that enable confident, critical, and creative use of a wide range of digital technologies for information, communication, and problem-solving in chemical engineering which can also be applied to all aspects of life. Graduates will gain understanding in the benefits and risks of digitalisation and adopt a holistic and proportionate approach to the mitigation of security risks using process, cyber and automation, and behavioural measures.

Global and Cultural Skills:
The programme is taught in an interactive and collaborative way, in a cohort that commonly represents a wealth of nationalities, backgrounds and engineering disciplines. Graduates would have engaged and learnt from diverse perspectives through interaction and teamwork. In addition, graduates will understand the global responsibilities as a chemical engineer and to minimise impact on society and environment.

Resourcefulness and resilience:
Graduates will develop an opportunity-centred mindset and leadership, demonstrating confidence in responding effectively to opportunities, challenges, open ended complex problems, working under pressure and setbacks, reflecting and learning from own performance and experiences, and dealing with conceptually challenging real life chemical and petroleum engineering processes.

Sustainability:
Graduates will have awareness and understanding the ethical, social and environmental responsibilities as a chemical engineer in designing, developing and operating processes in chemical and petroleum industry, as well as consider alternative raw material, technologies and processes, to further optimise the process to minimise waste and energy consumption, and strive towards more sustainable processes to minimise environmental impact.