Chemical Engineering (Faculty of Engineering)

Chemical engineers design the processes and systems required to scale something a chemist produces in the lab (like plastics, pharmaceuticals and chemicals) into mass manufacturable products.

Studying chemical engineering at McGill will prepare you to design, run, model and optimize all kinds of systems — these can range from production and manufacturing systems, to corporate systems, economic systems, and even weather, population or global systems.

We need to produce things faster, cleaner and in a smarter way in order to sustain our growing population and the increasing demand on our world's natural resources. Chemical engineers consult with many different industries to address this issue.

Accepted international credentials

Applicants are reviewed on their high school transcript with particular emphasis on yearly averages and results in prerequisite subjects (prerequisite subjects must have been completed during the last two years of high school).

Bologna-signatory countries

Chemical engineers are in demand across fields. You can work in industries like pharmaceuticals, pulp and paper, food and beverage processing, petrochemicals, energy and advanced materials, mining, environmental engineering, and production and manufacturing.  

Your skills in designing efficient, safe and effective processes will make you an asset in any industry. Chemical engineers develop strong project management skills and many go on to managerial and executive positions.  

You could become a professional: 

• Energy manager 
• Production manager 
• Analytical chemist 
• Environmental engineer