2023/24 Taught Postgraduate Programme Catalogue

MSc Advanced Chemical Engineering

Total credits: 180

Entry requirements:

A bachelor degree with a 2:1 (hons) in chemical engineering. Appropriate industrial experience at a professional level will be considered.

All applicants will need to have GCSE English Language at grade C or above, or an appropriate English language qualification eg IELTS 6.5 overall, with no less than 6.0 in any component.

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

School of Chemical and Process Engineering

Examination board through which the programme will be considered:

School of Chemical and Process Engineering

Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:

Engineering

Programme specification:

At the end of the programme students should be able to:
- demonstrate in-depth, advanced and specialist knowledge and mastery of techniques relevant to the areas of chemical engineering;
- 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 a 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 graduates with a range of advanced chemical engineering skills, thereby enhancing their career prospects in the chemical and related industries.

The MSc programme consists of a number of compulsory and optional modules as well as a major research project (60 credits), totalling 180 credits. The taught modules cover a range of advanced and specialist topics in chemical engineering.

There is also the opportunity to satisfy particular interests through the research project topic and choice of optional modules. The project accounts for one-third of the credits 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.

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

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

Optional modules:

Candidates will be required to study 45 credits from the following optional modules:

CAPE5331M is not available to students who have previously studied CAPE3331

Last updated: 28/04/2023 14:32:07

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