About the course
Reasons to study
- You'll be taught by staff with specialisms in chemistry and chemical engineering, who are all involved in forward-thinking research.
- Your learning will take place in new £18.2 million facilities such as our chemical sciences labs, as well as purpose-built chemical engineering facilities, where you'll access equipment used in industry.
- Boost your employability prospects through undertaking a year long work placement in the UK or abroad.
Known as the central science, chemistry provides a fundamental understanding of how the world works. Studying chemistry alongside chemical engineering, a branch of engineering concerned with the analysis and design of chemical processes for manufacturing purposes, could introduce you to potentially exciting career opportunities, allowing you to make an impact in a variety of fields, including pharmaceuticals and healthcare, process chemistry and food science.
Why study Chemical Engineering and Chemistry BSc(Hons)
Unsure whether to study chemistry or chemical engineering? With our Chemical Engineering and Chemistry BSc(Hons) course, you can do both, with the curriculum split 50:50 between the two main subject areas. This course will provide you with a solid understanding of the fundamentals of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, with an emphasis on developing skills such as such as problem-solving, logical reasoning, and imaginative thinking.
You’ll gain relevant real-world experience throughout this course. You’ll be taught by leading academics through lectures, seminars, and sessions, which will be supplemented by modern industry instruments in our specialist chemical science labs. Following your first two years in the course, you’ll put your knowledge and skills to the test in an optional supervised work placement. During this placement year, you’ll:
- Experience working in a real-world environment within the industry, in the UK or internationally.
- Explore employment opportunities within organisations related to your studies and chosen pathway.
- Network with potential employers and construct work experience profiles to prepare for a future Chemical Engineering or Chemistry career.
You’ll be learning from the best in this course, as the University of Huddersfield has been rated Gold in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) 2023. Not only that, but our teaching staff rank in the top three in England for the proportion who hold doctorates (HESA 2022).
This course will prepare you for a variety of potentially exciting careers in a range of fields in the industry, as well as for future study. You could work in chemical manufacturing, environmental consultancy, nuclear engineering or oil and gas.