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2014/15 Taught Postgraduate Programme Catalogue

MSc Chemical Engineering

Programme code:MSC-CEM/ENUCAS code:
Duration:12 Months Method of Attendance: Full Time
Programme manager:Dr Tariq Mahmud Contact address:T.Mahmud@leeds.ac.uk

Total credits: 180

Entry requirements:

A good Second Class Honours (or equivalent) degree in Chemical Engineering or a related science/engineering discipline. Appropriate industrial experience at a professional level will be considered.

School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:

Process, Environmental and Materials Engineering

Examination board through which the programme will be considered:

Process, Environmental and Materials Engineering

Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:

Engineering

Programme specification:

At the end of the programme students should be able to:
- demonstrate in-depth, specialist knowledge and mastery of techniques relevant to the areas of chemical engineering and process technology
- demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of, and an ability to critically analyse, concepts, information and techniques at the forefront of chemical engineering
- exhibit mastery in the exercise of generic and subject-specific intellectual abilities
- demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of techniques applicable to their own research
- take a proactive and self-reflective role in working and develop professional relationships with others
- formulate ideas and hypotheses and to develop, implement and execute plans to evaluate these
- evaluate current issues, research and advanced scholarship in chemical engineering.

The programme is designed to equip all graduates with a range of advanced chemical engineering and process technology skills, thereby enhancing their career prospects in the chemical and related industries. As well as catering for entrants with a chemical engineering background, the programme structure enables students with other science/engineering backgrounds to convert to a specialisation in chemical engineering through an appropriate combination of optional modules and a short plant design project organised in line with guidelines prescribed by the IChemE for accreditation.

The MSc programme consists of a number of compulsory and optional modules as well as a major research project, totalling 180 credits, whereas the equivalent PGDip programme excludes the project module and accounts for 120 credits. The taught modules cover a range of advanced topics and current process technologies in chemical engineering.

There is also the opportunity to satisfy particular interests through the research project topic. The project accounts for one-third of the credits/marks for the MSc programme and enables students to gain experience of planning, executing and reporting on work of the type they will undertake in an industrial or academic environment.

Students initially enrolled on the PGDip programme will be eligible for transfer to the MSc programme at the start of semester 2, provided that they have successfully passed all modules assessed in semester 1.


Year1 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment, Learning Context]

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory module:

PEME5000MResearch Project (MSc)60 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Optional modules:

Chemical Engineering graduates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

PEME5312MMulti-Scale Modelling and Simulation30 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
PEME5315MBatch Process Engineering15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PEME5330MAdvanced Reaction Engineering15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PEME5340MAdvances in Chemical Engineering15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PEME5465MFuel Processing15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Non-Chemical Engineering graduates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

PEME5301MSeparation Processes30 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
PEME5305MChemical Process Technology and Design30 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
PEME5314MChemical Reaction Processes15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PEME5315MBatch Process Engineering15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Chemical Engineering graduates will be required to study 30 credits from the following optional modules:

PEME5331MProcess Optimisation and Control30 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
PEME5351MIndustrial Polymer Engineering15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PEME5410MPollution Sampling and Analysis15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Non-Chemical Engineering graduates will be required to study 30 credits from the following optional modules:

PEME5351MIndustrial Polymer Engineering15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PEME5410MPollution Sampling and Analysis15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PEME5421MEnergy Management and Conservation15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PEME5465MFuel Processing15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Last updated: 21/03/2014

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