2014/15 Taught Postgraduate Programme Catalogue
MSc Chemical Engineering
Programme code: | MSC-CEM/EN | UCAS code: | |
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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:
PEME5000M | Research Project (MSc) | 60 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Chemical Engineering graduates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
PEME5312M | Multi-Scale Modelling and Simulation | 30 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
PEME5315M | Batch Process Engineering | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PEME5330M | Advanced Reaction Engineering | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PEME5340M | Advances in Chemical Engineering | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PEME5465M | Fuel Processing | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Non-Chemical Engineering graduates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
PEME5301M | Separation Processes | 30 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
PEME5305M | Chemical Process Technology and Design | 30 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
PEME5314M | Chemical Reaction Processes | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PEME5315M | Batch Process Engineering | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Chemical Engineering graduates will be required to study 30 credits from the following optional modules:
PEME5331M | Process Optimisation and Control | 30 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
PEME5351M | Industrial Polymer Engineering | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PEME5410M | Pollution Sampling and Analysis | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Non-Chemical Engineering graduates will be required to study 30 credits from the following optional modules:
PEME5351M | Industrial Polymer Engineering | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PEME5410M | Pollution Sampling and Analysis | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PEME5421M | Energy Management and Conservation | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PEME5465M | Fuel Processing | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Last updated: 21/03/2014
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