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    BEng (Hons) Chemical Engineering

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    United Kingdom, Edinburgh

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    Key Facts

    Program Level

    Bachelor

    Study Type

    Full Time

    Delivery

    On Campus

    Course Code

    H800

    Campuses

    Edinburgh

    Program Language

    English

    Start & Deadlines

    Next Intake DeadlinesSeptember-2026
    Apply to this program

    Go to the official application for the university

    Duration 4 year(s)
    Tuition Fee
    GBP 25,808  / year
    Next Intake September-2026

    BEng (Hons) Chemical Engineering

    About

    Our BEng programme explores the fundamentals of chemical and process engineering. This grounding in science, maths and engineering will provide you with the practical abilities highly sought after by industry. After graduation, you can build upon these skills to become professional engineers.

    Heriot-Watt was ranked 1st in the UK for Chemical Engineering, based on overall student satisfaction, by the 2024 National Student Survey.

    The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024 ranked Heriot-Watt 2nd in Scotland and 10th in UK for Chemical Engineering.

    The BEng in Chemical Engineering is a four-year degree. At the end of fourth year, you can choose whether to swap to the five-year, more advanced MEng degree. The career-focused degree has specialist pathways in pharmaceutical chemistry, computational chemistry, biology or materials and nanoscience. This offers the flexibility to decide which degree and pathway best suits your career ambitions.

    In the final year of the BEng, you will undertake a group project, drawing upon the knowledge gained through your studies.

    As part of the programme, you will receive a student membership for the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE), paid for by the department.

    Requirements

    Entry Requirements

    Entry requirements

    We have standard entry requirements for all of our courses that you will have to meet.

    Standard entry requirements

    • Highers AABB (over two sittings). Must include Chemistry and Maths with one at A.
    • A-Levels BBC- ABB. Must include Chemistry and Maths, with one at B.
    • International Baccalaureate 29 points. Must include Chemistry and Maths, both at Higher Level 5.
    • BTEC Extended Diploma DMM. Must be relevant science subject including sufficient Chemistry and Maths.
    • HNC A in graded unit. Must be relevant science subject including sufficient Chemistry and Maths.
    • HND BB in graded unit. Must be relevant science subject including sufficient Chemistry and Maths.

    Minimum entry requirements *

    • Highers BBBC (over two sittings). Must include Chemistry and Maths at B.
    • A-Levels BCC. Must include Chemistry and Maths, with one at B.
    • International Baccalaureate 28 points. Must include Chemistry and Maths, both at Higher Level 5.
    • BTEC Extended Diploma MMM. Must be relevant science subject including sufficient Chemistry and Maths.
    • HNC B in graded unit. Must be relevant science subject including sufficient Chemistry and Maths.•
    • HND BB. Must be relevant science subject including sufficient Chemistry and Maths.

    * Minimum: under our Fair Access Policy, we will relax our standard entry requirements for some Scottish and Rest of UK status students depending on their circumstances. Our minimum requirements will apply if you:

    • live in an area within the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation lowest 20% (SIMD20) or POLAR4 Quintile 1 regions (RUK)
    • or are care experienced.

    We can also make exceptions for some Scottish students with grades above minimum but below standard. Read more about our Minimum and standard entry requirements.

    English Program Requirements

    English Language Requirements

    If your first language is not English, we'll need to see evidence of your English language ability.

    The minimum English language requirement for entry to this programme is IELTS 6.0 (or equivalent) with no score lower than 5.5.

    If you do not have IELTS 6.0, we offer a range of English language courses to help you meet the English language requirement for this programme prior to commencing your studies.

    Please see our detailed English language requirements.

    Fee Information

    Tuition Fee

    GBP 25,808 

    Application Fee

    GBP  
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    BEng (Hons) Chemical Engineering

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