MEng Chemical Engineering with Study in Europe

• Enjoy a year abroad, studying in France, Germany, or Spain - and learn a new language in the process.
• Study at the birthplace of chemical engineering: Manchester.
• Master the basics and hone your skills at the university ranked 4th for chemical engineering in the UK, and 7th in Europe (QS World University Rankings 2023).
• We're the most targeted university by the UK's leading graduate employers ( High Fliers Research 2023 ).
• All our courses are accredited by the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE).
• Get hands-on in one of the largest purpose-built pilot-scale laboratories in Europe.
• Become among the highest-paid graduates in the engineering field.
• Learn in our brand-new, purpose-built space for innovation and creativity that is transforming the way our students study, research, and shape the world forever. Explore  Our Home for Engineering and Materials .

Begin your journey towards a challenging yet rewarding career in chemical engineering by studying at the subject's birthplace: Manchester. In the second year you will learn a new language, preparing you for an exciting third year abroad - studying in either France, Germany or Spain.

The full foreign language course will include spoken language, grammar and some technical vocabulary. During your year abroad you will attend lectures and tutorials, participate in group work, write reports and take exams in the local language. You will also undertake a research project during your third year that will be assessed as part of your year abroad.

Across the four-year degree you will not only learn the fundamentals of this key subject; you will also have the opportunity to specialise in advanced areas, covering the key themes of modelling and energy. In fourth year you will undertake an open-ended team project to design a complete production process, with previous examples including the sustainable production of chemicals such as propylene oxide and ethylene glycol from waste. Our design teams have won more IChemE Macnab-Lacey Prize for their efforts than any other university.

At Manchester, all of our programmes are accredited by the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE), meaning your education will equip you to graduate with an industrially approved degree. There will be emphasis on the technical aspects of chemical engineering, and these revolve around managing the behaviour of materials and chemical reactions, as well as predicting and manipulating compositions, flows, temperatures, and pressures of solids, liquids and gases.

36 points overall with 6,6,6 at Higher Level, including Mathematics, the language to be studied (French, German or Spanish) and either Chemistry or Physics.

We accept Higher Level Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches only.

All applicants to the University (from the UK and Overseas) are required to show evidence of English Language proficiency. The minimum English Language requirement for this course is either:

• GCSE/iGCSE English Language grade 4/C
• IELTS 6.5 overall with no sub-test below 6.5
• TOEFL iBT 90 with no sub-test below 22
• Pearson PTE 70 overall with no sub-test below 70
• An acceptable equivalent qualification

Please note that if you hold English as a Second Language iGCSE qualification, we may also require you to offer one of our acceptable equivalents or achieve a higher grade in your iGCSE than the one stated above.

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