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MEng, BEng Chemical Engineering
This course offers you the chance to learn and practice the fundamentals of chemical engineering and gives you the flexibility to tailor the degree to your interests.
Chemical engineering addresses many of the world’s greatest challenges faced by society in areas such as energy, environment, health, water and food. The ability to solve problems, design and optimise processes means that chemical engineers are in high demand.
As we move to a more technologically advanced and sustainable future, chemical engineers will provide the innovation and leadership to decarbonise industry, manufacture products from sustainable feedstocks, advance healthcare by designing and manufacturing personalised medicines and digitally transform the chemicals industry.
Our team of expert academics will educate you in core chemical engineering subjects, along with chemical engineering practice and design. You will have the opportunity to learn advanced chemical engineering topics such as digital design, machine learning, intensified processes and product formulation – disciplines that are the future of chemical engineering.
Studying a chemical engineering degree at Leeds will provide you with the fundamental concepts and new skills used by the modern chemical engineer. You will develop the specialist knowledge, skills and experience you need to begin your career in this highly valued profession and make a real impact in the field of chemical sciences and engineering.
Year 1, 2 and 3
The first two years of our chemical engineering degree provide you with the fundamental training to become a practicing chemical engineer. Your abilities in mathematics and science subjects will be developed and you’ll learn how to apply those skills to solve chemical engineering problems.
You will learn about core chemical engineering topics including: material and energy balances; fluid mechanics; chemical thermodynamics; heat and mass transfer; reaction engineering; process optimisation and control; process modelling; separation processes; and process safety. To embed the learning, you will routinely apply your training so you become competent in chemical engineering practice and process design.
In year 3, you will learn more about sustainable chemical engineering and engineering management and have the opportunity to select your pathway of future learning in digital manufacturing and processes, energy, materials or nuclear, giving you the opportunity to broaden your education and prepare you for the next step in your chosen career. All your training will culminate in you delivering a major chemical plant design project where you will become a practising chemical engineer working collaboratively as part of a team to design a full chemical plant.
During the first three years of your degree, you will have lots of opportunities to develop laboratory skills. Chemical engineering labs go from the basic skills training in year 1 to you running several unit operations yourself in year 2 and then onto a challenging discovery lab in year 3, where you will design the experiment to test a hypothesis, collect and analyse data, and then iterate your approach to get to the solution. You will then have all the skills needed to undertake the independent capstone project in year 4.
Year 4
The frontier topics that are taught in year 4 feed directly from our research strengths, providing you with the necessary training to influence and make an impact in the chemical engineering sector. You will continue on your chosen pathway and learn more about those topics that most interest you, as well as carry out an innovative capstone proje
ct.
(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)
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Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAPE1100 | Professional Engineering Skills | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| CAPE1150 | Engineering Mathematics | 10 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| CAPE1310 | Process, Biochemical and Reaction Engineering Fundamentals | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| CAPE1320 | Thermodynamics and Transport Phenomena Fundamentals | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| CAPE1330 | Mass and Energy Balances Fundamentals | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| CAPE1720 | Materials Science and Engineering | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Candidates will be required to study 10 credits from the following modules which will be selected for them based on entry requirements:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAPE1050 | Foundation Mathematics | 10 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| CAPE1080 | Foundation Chemistry | 10 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| CAPE1090 | Foundation Physics | 10 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| CAPE1700 | Topics in Nanotechnology | 10 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)
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We are currently refreshing our courses to make sure students have the best possible experience. Full module details for years 2, 3 and 4 are not yet available. Before you enter years 2, 3 and 4 details of modules for those years will be provided.
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules: - Advanced Engineering Mathematics and Numerical Methods - 20 credits - Process Safety and Environmental Engineering - 20 credits - Applied Thermodynamics and Transport Phenomena - 20 credits
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAPE2330 | Chemical Engineering Practice and Process Simulation | 20 | ||
| CAPE2340 | Separation Process Principles | 20 | ||
| CAPE2350 | Chemical Reaction Engineering | 20 |
(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)
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We are currently refreshing our courses to make sure students have the best possible experience. Full module details for years 3 and 4 are not yet available. Before you enter years 3 and 4 details of modules for those years will be provided.
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules: - Process Plant Design Project - 20 credits - Multi-phase Separations and Solids Processing - 20 credits - Engineering Management and Discovery Labs - 20 credits
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAPE3321 | Process Optimisation and Control | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Candidates will be required to study 20 credits from the following optional modules:
(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
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We are currently refreshing our courses to make sure students have the best possible experience. Full module details for year 4 are not yet available. Before you enter year 4 full details of modules for that year will be provided.
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules: - Research and Innovation Project - 40 credits
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAPE5300M | Chemical Products Design and Development | 15 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| CAPE5320M | Multi-Scale Modelling and Simulation | 30 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Candidates will be required to study 30 credits from the following optional modules:
Digital Manufacturing and Processes pathway:
- Process Digitalisation and Machine Learning - 15 credits
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAPE5330M | Advanced Reaction Engineering | 15 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Materials Engineering pathway
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAPE5730M | Materials Selection and Failure Analysis | 15 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| CAPE5770M | Nanomaterials | 15 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Nuclear Engineering pathway
- Nuclear Engineering and Decommissioning - 15 credits
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAPE5380M | Nuclear Futures | 15 | Not running in 202425 |
Last updated: 08/10/2024 11:19:50
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