Advanced Chemical Engineering MSc

Our Advanced Chemical Engineering programme will enable you to address the frontiers of important global challenges.

You will learn about diverse and cutting-edge developments, from carbon capture to sustainable water resources and alternative energy technologies to advanced pharmaceutical processes.

We place a particular emphasis on multi-scale approaches and integrated solutions to chemical engineering problems, from the nano-scale to the process-scale.

How will I learn?

You will deepen your knowledge through opportunities to:

• learn from leading experts across the breadth of the Chemical Engineering discipline
• explore industrial processes, with an emphasis on design and energy efficiency
• acquire technical and human skills
• implement solutions to actual chemical engineering problems
• hone your communication skills to present your original achievements

Industry specialists

You will benefit from our strong industry connections across the UK and EU. The programme is advised by an Industrial Advisory Board, and all our dissertation projects are formulated with our partners to reflect the latest industry trends and challenges.

Accreditation

The programme is accredited by the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE). This recognition from an independent professional body gives students and employers confidence in the quality of our programme.

Accreditation for CEng (Further Learning) means that our graduates who are seeking to become Chartered Engineers can count the MSc in Advanced Chemical Engineering as one year of further learning when applying for the Chartered Engineer status.

These entry requirements are for the 2025/26 academic year and requirements for future academic years may differ. Entry requirements for the 2026/27 academic year will be published on 1 Oct 2025.

A UK 2:1 honours degree, or its international equivalent, in chemical engineering or a closely related field such as process, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, food, materials engineering, industrial chemistry, or chemical technology. We may also consider your application if you have a degree in an adjacent field.

Students from China

This degree is Band C.

• Postgraduate entry requirements for students from China

International qualifications

Check whether your international qualifications meet our general entry requirements:

• Entry requirements by country

English language requirements

Regardless of your nationality or country of residence, you must demonstrate a level of English language competency which will enable you to succeed in your studies.

English language tests

We accept the following English language qualifications at the grades specified:

• IELTS Academic: total 6.5 with at least 6.0 in each component. We do not accept IELTS One Skill Retake to meet our English language requirements.
• TOEFL-iBT (including Home Edition): total 92 with at least 20 in each component. We do not accept TOEFL MyBest Score to meet our English language requirements.
• C1 Advanced (CAE) / C2 Proficiency (CPE): total 176 with at least 169 in each component.
• Trinity ISE: ISE II with distinctions in all four components.
• PTE Academic: total 65 with at least 59 in each component. We do not accept PTE Academic Online.
• Oxford ELLT: 7 overall with at least 6 in each component.

Unless you are a national of a majority English speaking country, your English language qualification must be no more than three and a half years old from the start of the month in which the programme you are applying to study begins. If you are using an IELTS, PTE Academic, TOEFL, Trinity ISE, or Oxford ELLT test, it must be no more than two years old on the first of the month in which the programme begins, regardless of your nationality. (Revised 14 January 2025 to include Oxford ELLT.)

Degrees taught and assessed in English

We also accept an undergraduate or postgraduate degree that has been taught and assessed in English in a majority English speaking country, as defined by UK Visas and Immigration:

• UKVI list of majority English speaking countries

We also accept a degree that has been taught and assessed in English from a university on our list of approved universities in non-majority English speaking countries (non-MESC).

• Approved universities in non-MESC

If you are not a national of a majority English speaking country, then your degree must be no more than five years old at the beginning of your programme of study.

Find out more about our language requirements:

• English language requirements

Academic Technology Approval Scheme

If you are not an EU, EEA or Swiss national, you may need an Academic Technology Approval Scheme clearance certificate in order to study this programme.

• Academic Technology Approval Scheme

Our graduates enjoy diverse career opportunities in:

• pharmaceuticals
• healthcare and biotech
• food and drink
• oil and gas, energy
• specialty chemicals
• consumer products
• banking and finance
• management consulting

Our Careers Service provides information and advice for taught postgraduate students:

• Careers service

(Revised 11 October 2024 to update career prospects)

Research reputation

As an MSc student at The School of Engineering, you will be immersed in a research-intensive, multidisciplinary environment, with many opportunities to interact with academics, researchers and PhD students from a range of programmes and Institutes across our vibrant community.

Find out more about our research:

• Research at the School of Engineering